Oregon Film Trail

09/17/2026

🎬 TRAIL TOWN THURSDAY: SILVER FALLS + SILVERTON

Hoa hoa hoa season has arrived at Silver Falls State Park, where the forest played a memorable role in Twilight. Begin at the Oregon Film Trail marker at the Howard Creek Trailhead, near the location of the opening deer-hunting scene, and the “spider monkey” scene, use SetJetters to explore more nearby locations.

The park’s screen credits also include The Hunted (2003), Just Before Dawn (1981) and the opening scenes of Yogi Bear (2010).

Make a day of it: hike the Trail of Ten Falls, stop at historic South Falls Lodge, then explore the 130-acre The Oregon Garden in close by Silverton. Buy a custom hat at the Flyin High Hat Co. or browse the antique stores and vintage clothing boutiques, and head over to the historic downtown for coffee, good eats, locally owned shops and more than 30 amazing murals. (Let us know if you Bobby the Wonder Dog 🐾)

Come for the Twilight locations. Stay for the waterfalls, gardens, murals and small-town charm. 🌲

📍 Silverton + Silver Falls State Park
🎥 Find the movie scenes on SetJetters

09/14/2026

We had an amazing couple of days at the Buster Keaton Conference in Cottage Grove, celebrating the 100th anniversary of The General 🚂
Thank you Cottage Grove, Or. Historical Society.

09/14/2026

We’ll see you there!
Spirit of Halloweentown

09/04/2026

09/03/2026

TRAIL TOWN THURSDAY: LA GRANDE 🎬

📍A film conceived in La Grande came home to the community that helped bring it to life.

✍️Written and directed by H. Nelson Tracey, Breakup Season was developed through the Eastern Oregon Filmmaker Residency and filmed entirely in La Grande during the winter of 2023. The independent holiday film stars Chandler Riggs, Samantha Isler, James Urbaniak, Brook Hogan, Carly Stewart and Jacob Wysocki.

🎭Following its hometown screening at the 2024 Eastern Oregon Film Festival, an Oregon Film Trail marker was unveiled in downtown La Grande, celebrating the film and the community behind it.

👀Find the sign on Adams Avenue and explore more Oregon filming locations with SetJetters .

🗺️While you’re in town, explore downtown La Grande’s cafés, shops and art spaces, then head just two miles from down town to Mount Emily Recreation Area for trails and sweeping views of the Grande Ronde Valley. Film lovers can plan a visit October 15–17, 2026, when the 17th annual Eastern Oregon Film Festival brings independent films, live music and filmmakers to downtown La Grande.

08/28/2026

TRAIL TOWN THURSDAY | ATHENA 🎬🌾

Nearly a century ago, the wheat fields outside Athena became a movie set for City Girl, directed by legendary silent-film filmmaker F.W. Murnau and starring Mary Duncan and Charles Farrell.

Filmed near Athena in 1928 and released in 1930, City Girl brought a 72-person production company to a farm at Thorn Hollow. Local residents appeared in the film and supplied farm equipment, two combine harvesters and 80 mules for its sweeping harvest scenes. During filming, Mary Duncan was also named queen of the 1928 Pendleton Round-Up.

Today, Athena’s connection to the film lives on at the restored Gem Theatre, where you’ll find the City Girl mural and an Oregon Film Trail marker.

Oregon’s silent-film history is also taking center stage in Cottage Grove this weekend. On August 28 and 29, the community is marking 100 years since Buster Keaton and his crew came to town to film The General with a weekend of art, music, history and a special centennial screening.

From Athena’s wheat fields to Cottage Grove’s railroads, Oregon’s landscapes and communities helped shape some remarkable moments in early film history.

Visit the marker, scan the QR code and use the SetJetters app to activate the stop and collect the City Girl digital badge.