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1937 Steiner Log Church

1937 Steiner Log Church is a sightseeing stop in Welches, OR, part of the Portland, Oregon guide. Cost: under $25.

68835 E. Barlow Trail Road · Welches, OR

Why you should go…

The 1937 Steiner Log Church was built by Henry Steiner and his family, who hand-built about 100 log cabins and two log churches at the base of Mount Hood from logs, roots and river stones. It no longer holds services, and after 46 years of restoration it opened to the public at 68835 E. Barlow Trail Road in Welches. Public tours run on the first Saturday of every month from 10am to 4pm with no reservation needed, at $10 per person or $8 for students, seniors and military, cash only.

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