Corner of 6th + Lawrence · between the 5th St Market District and the Whiteaker
Your basecamp for
Oregon.
Our own short lists for eating, drinking, getting outside and shopping, plus how far everything really is.
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On foot
Walking distance from your door
- 1Crux Rock Gym5 min
- 2Play Eugene4 min
- 3VENUE 2525 min
- 4Elevation Bouldering + Escape the Room6 min
- 5Smith Family Bookstore8 min
- 6Skinner Butte0.5 mi
- 75th Street Public Market0.6 mi
- 8Owen Rose Garden15 min
Also close: Hult Center 0.4 mi · Blairally + The Circuit 0.8 mi · Level Up Arcade 0.9 mi
Eat + drink.
A few of our local Eugene favorites, from first coffee to last call. Tap any name for directions.
Breakfast + coffee
- Meraki Coffee & Co. · coffee, tea + baked goods
- Tailored Coffee Roasters · great coffee + breakfast
- Farmers Union Coffee Roasters
- Brail's Diner on 5th
- Magpie Coffeeshop
- Jazzy Ladies
- Provisions Market Hall · 5th St Market
Lunch
- Bo & Vine · burgers, tots + shakes
- Yardy Rum Bar · Caribbean food + drinks
- Mezza Luna Pizzeria · NY style thin crust
- Osteria DOP + Pizzeria DOP · wood fired
- Tiger Mama · Korean
- Jade Dumpling & Noodle House
- Sip Champagne & Dessert Bar · brunch + treats
- Cafe Yumm · Northwest bowls
- Beer Garden · food trucks + 42 taps
Dinner + drinks
- Izakaya Meiji Co. · Japanese small plates
- Marché · French, local ingredients
- Sushi Pure · 5th St Market
- Kennedy's Steak House · 5th St Market
- Carlita's Eugene Rooftop · tacos, tequila, whiskey
- Tacovore · tacos + tequila
- Beppe & Gianni's Trattoria · Italian, near campus
- Sabai · Thai, Oakway Center
- Lemon & Olive · craft cocktails
Active or chill.
Hikes + walks
- Owen Rose Garden · 15 min walk
- Skinner Butte · 0.5 mi
- Spencer's Butte · our favorite hike
- Mount Pisgah
- Hendricks Park · 80 acres
- Pre's Trail · 4 flat miles
- Willamette River path
Indoors
- 5th St Market + Market Alley
- Play Eugene · 4 min walk
- Crux Rock Gym · 5 min walk
- Smith Family Bookstore · 8 min walk
- Blairally Vintage Arcade · 0.8 mi
- The Circuit Bouldering · 0.8 mi
- Oregon Axe
- House of Records
- Hult Center · 0.4 mi
- Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
- Shelton-McMurphy-Johnson House
Outdoors
- McKenzie River rafting · 45 min
- Dune boarding · 1 hr
- Crater Lake · full day
- Cascades Raptor Center
- Private wine tours
- Golf, valley to coast
Family + kids
- Elevation Bouldering · 6 min walk
- Escape the Room · 6 min walk
- Level Up Arcade · 0.9 mi
- Emerald Lanes · 1.5 mi
- Defy Eugene
- Museum of Natural + Cultural History
- Eugene Science Center
- Camp Putt Adventure Golf
Thrift, makers + galleries
Start right here on the property, then head to the 5th St Market.
On site · The Local Motel & ShopsYamada Vending Co + La Mouette Bread Shop →
Clothing + vintage
Gifts
- 5th St Public Market
- Pendleton Woolen Mills · 5th St Market
- New Twist · 5th St Market
- Passion Flower · downtown
- Sassy Kitchen & Gifts
- Luxe · Oakway Center
- The Duck Store
The perfect 2 days
Pick a pace. Each one is planned hour by hour, with maps.
The classic
Farmers Union coffee, the rose garden, 5th St Market, a mural walk, Beer Garden, then wine and a show. All on foot.
Keep it chill
Riverfront walks, a Hayward Field tour, wine tasting, a Ducks game and Salt & Straw after.
Keep it active
Spencer's Butte, Pre's Trail and a climb, then a coast day: Heceta Head, Sea Lion Caves and Florence.
Park the van. Then go.
Oregon is waiting. Drive times from our lot, sorted by how far.
Under 1 hr
- King Estate · 20 mi
- Sweet Cheeks Winery · 30 min
- Sarver Winery · 30 min
- McKenzie River rafting · 45 min
- Fall Creek Reservoir · 45 min
- OSU + Reser Stadium · 50 min
- Oregon Coast · 1 hr
1 to 2 hrs
- Wildlife Safari · 1 hr 20
- Sea Lion Caves · 1 hr 30
- Heceta Head Lighthouse · 1 hr 30
- Cape Perpetua · 1 hr 45
- Soter + Willamette Valley wineries · 1 hr 45
2 to 3 hrs
- Portland · 2 hr
- Bend + Sunriver · 2 hr
- Multnomah Falls · 2 hr 20
- Crater Lake · 2 hr 20
- Bandon Dunes · 2 hr 30
Road trip
- Mt St Helens · 3 hr 30
- Astoria · 3 hr 45
- Trees of Mystery · 4 hr 30
- maybe you'll see bigfoot?
In town for something?
Ducks games, Hayward Field meets, shows at the Hult and big weekends every month. Big weekends book up fast.