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Cascades Raptor Center

32275 Fox Hollow Rd · Eugene, OR

Why you should go…

Cascades Raptor Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit nature center and wildlife hospital founded in 1987, now home to about 30 resident raptors from 21 species. The center's clinic treats 250 to 300 sick, injured or orphaned birds each year, and visitors walk an outdoor gravel path of enclosures. It is open Tuesday through Sunday and closed Mondays.

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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.

What's around here?

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