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FreeGateway to Oregon's Willamette Valley wine country, with over 100 wineries, a walkable downtown and a historic Hoover home.
17300 Parrett Mountain Rd · Sherwood, OR
Carriage House Lavender is a small family lavender farm on Parrett Mountain Road outside Sherwood, at the edge of Oregon's Willamette Valley wine country. Visitors stroll the park-like fields, cut their own lavender from designated u-cut rows or buy pre-cut bundles, and browse a gift shop of small-batch lavender skincare and oils made from the farm's own plants. There is no admission charge. Bloom peaks the last week of June through mid-July, when fields are open 11 am to 6 pm and the shop 10 am to 6 pm; the shop is open year-round but call ahead outside summer.
General sport & outdoor guidance
Habits that pay off across this whole category, not rules for this one venue. Always check the official site for the specifics.
Weather calls the shots
Check the forecast the morning of and keep an indoor backup in your pocket for the day it turns.
Shoes, water, sun cover
The three things that decide whether you last the whole outing or cut it short after an hour.
Parking and launches fill early
On a nice weekend, lots and trailheads are often full by mid-morning.
Daylight shrinks in shoulder season
Spring and fall visits need an earlier start than the same trip in July.
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