Even if your timing isn't perfect enough to coincide with the handful of hours each week where the mill is "open" for business, this volunteer-run "living museum" is worth a visit alone for its rustic exterior and picturesque surroundings. It's one of the best places in the greater Portland area to experience the full spectrum of autumn arborea, from late September through November, including the scenic drive when approaching from either direction. It is, perhaps unsurprisingly, one of the...

This place is cool. It's a grist mil powered by Cedar Creek. It's kind of unique in that instead of using a water wheel to turn a a grist stone, it uses a turbine to spin a drive shaft that runs the length of the building. Using pulleys and belts, that drive shaft could power any number and type of machinery. Built in 1876, in the early 1900s it was used as a machine shop for a logging company. They still have a water-powered lathe and drill press left over from that time. It was abandoned...

The Cedar Creek Grist Mill and its surroundings, are absolutely beautiful! ✨️ I first came across this awesome historic site by seeing a photo from another local Google guide.

This mill was registered as a historic place in 1961, and built in 1876. It still runs today. They produce flour, cornmeal, and even apple cider here. Only water power is used; no electricity or gas in the production of these products. In fact, it's the only grist mill in Washington state that still has its original...