Welcome Packet
Estacada, OR 97023
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History of Estacada
Estacada is a town of 2,700 located 18 miles SE of Oregon City and I-205. It is a rural
community on the Clackamas River and at the entrance to the Mt. Hood National
Forest.
The town was founded in 1905 as a camp for workers building Cazadero Dam—a
power plant to generate electricity for Portland street lights. Because the river was not
easily accessible by road, the Oregon Water Power Railway Co. constructed a rail line
which carried freight and construction crews for work on the dam. The rail line then
became an excursion line for city folks who picnicked at the riverside park and lodged at
the Estacada Hotel.
When paved roads reached the town and penetrated deeper into the woods, Estacada
became a mill town. Log trucks rumbled through town one after another in the 1950s
and 1960s with logs so big that three of them often made a load. In the boom times you
could smell and hear the saw mill day and night. If the mill shut down or the trucks
stopped rolling, it was Sunday.
Today the timber industry in the Estacada area is just a shadow of its former self. Now
the area today is better known for its wide variety of cultural events and outdoor
adventure. Local attractions include Eagle Fern Park with its old growth cedar and
Douglas-fir trees. Nearby is the Phillip Foster Farm, where pioneers on the Oregon Trail
first arrived to the Willamette Valley via the Barlow Road.
Estacada today has a new $3.55 million library, a thriving community of artists, and a
huge back yard—Mt. Hood National Forest.
Just up the Clackamas River from town are campgrounds, hiking trails, Bagby Hot
Springs, and the huckleberry fields of the high Cascades. Hunters, fishers, whitewater
rafters and kayakers also frequent the upper Clackamas.
Downstream from town, the river hosts steelhead anglers in winter and rafters in
summer.
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Estacada Library
Estacada – Recent Developments
 2006 New $3.55M Library Opens
 2008 Urban Renewal Agency set up to enhance and
revitalize the downtown area
 2009 - Estacada joins the Main Street Program for
Clackamas County and the State of Oregon which
facilitates revitalizing the downtown core.
 2010 ODOT completes $1.3M beautification to Hwy 224 in
Estacada
 2011 - Estacada adds 130 acres to its industrial park to
accommodate additional development.
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 2011 - Siegel Planning Services completes the Estacada
Downtown and Riverside Area Plan for guiding future
development.
 2011 - Funding secured for $450k skate park as part of
Wade Creek Park - Phase II
 2012 - LRS Architects completes a study for façade
improvement for the west side of Broadway St.
CLACKAMAS COUNTY
30 DOWNTOWN PROGRAM
ESTACADA FACADE IMPROVEMENTS
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Concept Design by
LRS ARCHITECTS, INC.
2012.02.21
Estacada Arts – Typical Events
 Annual Fourth of July fireworks show
 Annual two day Summer Celebration
 Annual painting of a downtown mural (16 murals completed
to date)
 Actors from Oregon Shakespeare Festival work with high
students to present several scenes from Shakespearian
plays.
 Monthly First Friday events at the Spiral Gallery
Cooperative and other businesses downtown.
 Artist’s Repertory Theatre Play
 PGE’s Powerhouse Project - A group of 24 artists visit the
Estacada Oak Grove Powerhouse and then create original
art based on the experience.
 Annual Writers Night
 Clackamas Repertory Theater annual play
 Various productions from the high school: multiple plays, a
set of one act plays, performance by the choir and the
spring concert
 Annual play from the Performing Arts Group of Estacada
 Annual play from the Springwater Players
 Quasi-Annual International Teeny Tiny Film Festival
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Estacada Adventure Opportunities
 Annual white water festival on the Clackamas River
 Annual Best Dam Run along the Clackamas River
 Frisbee Golf Course in Timber Park
 Fishing, boating, kayaking and white water rafting all
available on the Clackamas River in the Estacada area.
 Bagby Hot Springs
 Mountain bike trails
 Equestrian trails
 Designated 75 mile Scenic Bike Route from Estacada to
Detroit (in progress)
 Hiking, Rock Climbing and Camping all available in the
Estacada area.
 On the federally designated “Wild and Scenic” Clackamas
River
 At the edge of the 500,000 acre Mt. Hood National Forest
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Estacada – At a Glance
Located 18 miles SE of Oregon City and I-205
Demographics
Population
Market Area Population 2008
2,700
17,089
(as defined by school district boundaries)
Population within a 10 mile radius
Median age in market area
Median household income in market area
45,726
41.8
$61,044
(Market data from ESRI BIS)
10,000 vehicles per day pass thru Estacada on Hwy 224/211.
Additional Information
www.cityofestacada.org (Website for City of Estacada)
www.estacadatogether.org (Performing Arts Information)
www.estacadaarts.org (Estacada Area Arts Commission)
www.spiralgallery.com (Local Artists’ Cooperative)
www.estacada.lib.or.us (Estacada Library)
www.clackamas.us/parks (Clackamas County Parks)
www.cityofestacada.org/skatepark (Wade Creek City Park)
www.estacadaareaevents.com (Estacada Community Area Events)
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