The closest accommodations to the Painted Hills are in the cozy town of Mitchell, a quintessentially Eastern Oregon town of 130. There’s a grocery store, restaurants and a fun little park downtown.

The colorfully striped Painted Hills of Eastern Oregon are often featured in picture books of the state, but did you know that this scenery isn’t limited to the John Day Fossil Beds National ...

The Oregon Painted Hills feature stripes of red, tan, orange, and black. (Photo: Lijuan Guo/Shutterstock) The hills hold not only the colors but also the fossils to prove their age.

Get in the car and explore Oregon's stunning "Seven Wonders" with this circular road trip around the state with stops on the ...

Bike ride in Eastern Oregon visits Painted Hills, John Day River, back side of cows. Updated: Jun. 18, 2013, 1:00 p.m. ... gateway to the Painted Hills and National Monument, ...

Oregon's got no shortage of stunning destinations. And some are obviously more high-profile than others. A list from USA Today of "hidden gems" for each state singles out the Painted Hills in ...

Warm weather and savvy marketing are two elements fueling the boom of visitors to Eastern Oregon’s Painted Hills during the past two years. The yellow, black and red splashed hills near Mitchell ...

The Painted Hills in eastern Oregon are not only striking, they are a lesson in stratigraphy – the study of rock layers and how those layers were deposited.

Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley is proposing to create 58,000 new acres of Wilderness covering the Painted Hills and Sutton Mountain. The area is located northeast of Prineville in Eastern Oregon.

MITCHELL, Ore. — It’s difficult to say why, but I always suspected Eastern Oregon’s Painted Hills were overrated. There are a handful of places in Oregon that look great in photographs but ...

Cycle Oregon will stage its biggest ride of the year in Eastern Oregon in September. Dubbed “Ride the Painted Hills,” the event will run Sept. 10-17. The event will start and finish in John ...

MITCHELL, Ore. — It’s difficult to say why, but I always suspected Eastern Oregon’s Painted Hills were overrated. There are a handful of places in Oregon that look great in photographs but ...