Reviews of Collier Logging Museum (Museum)

J

Great value! It's Free. Self guided tour about the history of logging. Clean restrooms.

greg s

we were there after the season was over and the museum was still the best i have seen. even without the tours, it was still a very informative visit. they laid the pathways right through the old equipememt with lots of info signage. we really injoyed the displays

Brian Brown

Great history

Casey McDonald

Great little museum about the different eras of logging. Amazing old equipment is displayed throughout the grounds.

Sharon Walsh

It was very Interesting and we want to go ba ck next year to see the things we missed.

Pete H

Wow! Will need to come back when we have more time. This is a gem.

Dustin Cotton

Great little break from driving. Free to check out and a patient pace will take you through multiple eras of logging. Worth the stop with kids to get out and stretch your legs. Nice little gift shop as well

Judy Crockett

Love it we go every year just enjoy the whole thing.

Nolan Ferdinand

Great state park. The campground was clean and quite. Right next to Williamson River with some great fishing. Bathrooms and showers were clean. The logging museum was awesome. My son loved seeing all the old tractors and logging equipment. The gift shop has lots of cool items for purchase and very reasonable prices. Lots of activities for the whole family.

matt m

It was a fun

Sandra Booth

Open once a year on Father's Day we just happened to see it and stopped fun stuff

Dan Wolff

Lots of cool exibits. Very informative.

Dallas Witte

One of the best museums i have been to. It is an easy walk around the premises looking at old logging equipment accompanied by info stands. Location near the stream is amazing.

Shaun Aungst

Great place to see some history, not a lot for kids to do as they don't want you climbing on stuff however it is very cool to see the old machinery, cabins ect. Make sure to walk along the creek while there

Annette Wilcox

Fun outdoor museum. Lots of very old logging machinery from the Oregon Logging heydays. Great places for the kids to run around. Gravelled trails are easy to walk on.

Cloll Let

A hidden gem! An American treasure! Learn the local history, see the fascinating machine6& cabins. Right next to crater lake. A wonderful stop

James Dillard

We really enjoyed our visit today. Lots of great history.

Nikki Brown

Take a peaceful stroll through a beautiful park and learn about the history of logging in the NW. Lots of cool old tools and machines to see.

Saul Ballaine

A must stop

Andrei ILYIN

Great place to spend couple hours outside

Jimmy Dean

Great place wish you could find more places like this. Lots of things to look at trails to walk on 3 park sections all with bathrooms river for boating swimming fishing.

Jess Nik.

Fun little stop. Great for the kids and parents to stretch and play for a bit!

Bill Elliott

Very interesting place. Very large equipment to see.

Rhonda Ravega

Very cool place, a piece of history. Today they were running some of the steam engines, some are a century old. It was very interesting. I love historical places and museums and learning every visit. Its important for everyone to know our history so we don't have history repeat itself. and choose to remember the truly outstanding memories and learn from the other memories and move on. Today was truly an outstanding memory to hold on to. This is a cool place to visit even if you miss the one day a year that they run some of the steam engines. We saw wood being cut by an incredibly old steam run huge saws that cuts a log into a square block or post. We had a great time. The one day a year may be father's day or June 16th. I don't really know.

Jay Neil

Beautiful park with lots of trails.

Andreas Fuchs

Has also an excellent campground for Tents and RV's

Jim Alkire

Great place and is FREE

Jessie Rollstin

It was fun to explore the old cabins and look at all of the different logging equipment. The tours were very informative.

Monte Welbourn

Really awesome outdoor museum. Was really luck ti have such great weather too.

A. Blanchard

Museums of hard work - man vs nature- forever amaze me. This is a sweet little spot. Buy something from the gift shop or donate.

Erin Bennett

Awesome museum. Worth checking out. Takes about an hour if you hurry.

Susan Junette

Great place for a picnic or break from driving.

Serena Watters

So nice to see awsome stuff still around

Lu Watson

Check out this slab of wood when you visit.

Linda hargreaves

Incredibly fantastic Museum of logging equipment and information. Has houses, all equipment throughout the ages, and stories. Really good volunteers. Had a great conversation in the Museum Store.

Odessa Sanden

If you want to step back in time what it was like for some of the early pioneers and discovery of Oregon this is the place to go the Machinery that they have preserved is wonderful....their jobs were not done with skill saws this was the old-fashioned way before lot of modern technology and yet the technology that they used back then are some of the same principles they use for the everyday tools that people use now..... It is a real treasure that they preserved so much....

Paul Bjarnson

So much fun history and knowledgeable people

Pat Picton

Interesting historical monument. Loved it and the state park.

Brian Nordlund

Great place to visit. Lots of History.

Mohit Sahu

Good for young kids and one hour learning

Phrawoody Vutthiyano-Phiku

Every time when I dive pass this place I love to stop and enjoy walking.

HOLLY KERKES

What a cool find! Tons of logging history and tools, plus a beautiful river walk!

Todd Decker

Great logging museum. Plan on spending an hour or two walking the timeline.

Alan Jacobs

Beautiful place to visit

Zach Smith

Great displays!

Mike LaTorre

A great place to stretch the legs on a road trip. Cool old machines in disrepair with informative plaques along a path. Clean bathrooms, friendly curator, and free! (We made a small donation in the Mess Hall, though).

Eileen Estes

Aweome

Michelle Nicholson

This is an outdoor museum dedicated to logging equipment. It is in Colliers Memorial State Park and is an easy walk from the campground. There are guided tours, or you can just walk through on your own. Lots of great signs to explain the evolution of logging in the area. The machinery is arranged by time periods and is displayed well. Lots of dedicated volunteers in gift shop, conducting tours, and providing demonstrations. Several old buildings and cabins have been moved to the site, but the machinery is the star of the show here. We spend a lot of time just walking around seeing everything. Well worth stopping to see.

Karen Williams

With my father in law retiring from a sawmill, this was a great experience with my husband.

Craig Burcher

No reason for a bad review. excellent place! Walk to the water

Fergie Fergson

We had a great time on Father's day there.

June Huffman

Husband thoroughly enjoyed it

razorRobby is awesomely cool

Great stop!

Melissa Stivason

Great historical pieces gathered here at a beautiful site. Great for all ages.

Rob's Country

Always stop here clean bathrooms just a great place to relax for a minute.

Kevin Lockwood

We really enjoyed our trip there today for Christmas in the Cookhouse. It was great to talk to the staff and learn additional information. Highly recommend this for history buffs as well as gearheads. The equipment around the grounds is fascinating. Great place for kids to learn. There is a concrete sidewalk around much of the equipment so wheelchair access is possible. Fun way to spend an hour or two with family!

Bob Bennett

Wonderful working museum with outstanding old equipment.

Dan Bennett

Loved it, so much to learn. Beautiful area in Oregon.

Phil Montgomery

Really great collection of old mining equipment

william criss

Lots of cool old stuff

Dan Casas

2nd time here, lots of old logging machinery, tractors and it’s free admission. It’s better to go in the warm season. It has a small little gift shop

Cody Kubitz

Happy we stopped. Lots of historic logging equipment throughout the grounds. Thankful for the volunteers and public for keeping this museum open and clean. They were doing the tractor tours while we stopped. You can see the whole park in about an hour.

Allen-Paul Templet

Great open air museum covering the history of logging

Skip Fazio

Great Place To Experience Oregon History Up Close....for Free. The examples of actual 19th century logger and homesteader cabins and lifestyle are magnificent. A guided self-tour takes you through the very early days of the Oregon logging industry up to today's much more environmentally conscious practices. Kids and adults get a chance to get up close to the giant equipment used to harvest trees and learn about their use and evolution. A great way to spend a morning or afternoon (leave a donation at the end if you wish)..

Patrick Johnson

Amazing old logging equipment ranging from the 1800s to modern day. I loved the old steam powered machines.

Ralph J

Surprisingly excellent and engaging history of logging, the loggers, and their equipment. Well worth the hour +/- to take the walking tour. Highly recommended!

John Spillman

This is a hidden gem! So interesting to see the evolution of the equipment in the logging industry. A classic, non pretentious, OR experience.

John Meikle

Very interesting and unusual.

Jill Gray

Great place to visit, lots to see...bring your walking shoes!

C Brown

Very interesting history and equipment. Wonderful friendly staff. Lovely river waters with sitting areas for viewing and reflection.

What to do in Southern Oregon

Awesome museum! We all loved exploring including our 12 and 6 year old. The logging village was especially cool!

BJ Norton

Very cool outdoor museum. They have a trail that connects to the campground on the other side of the highway.

Alex Fidel

We stopped by just in time for the 11am ranger lead museum tour which was very educational. Our family enjoyed the hearing about Oregon’s logging history.

Bonny Dunn

Amazing place with real history worth checking out

Brett & Robyn Morris

Fun place to stop in at :)

Gene Roy

This is a Great Place ! Loved walking around Jill and I looking at all the Old Logging History. You can walk and look for Hours. No shortage of things to see and history to read. Bring lunch and sit most anywhere or go across the road to the Collier Day Rest. Yes there are Clean Restrooms , Tables and a Beautiful River in a Very Short Walk behind the Restrooms . Loved the Logging Museum and we will return. This is a " 5 " Thumbs Up Location for anyone interested in Logging History.

Bev Hayes

Very cool! Free

Stacey Clarke

Loved it. Great place to visit. Would go again.

Reed Koyano

An interesting place to visit, you can get a good look at the logging industry's history that was so prevalent in this area and the equipment they used.

Shawnna Wilkinson

Great place to step back into time. The path ways are nice and follow the serene Spring Creek. Easy access right off the highway. There are bathrooms here, a museum and a gift shop. This is a great place if you are looking to stretch your legs and walk around. Also, it's free with free parking!

David Rainey

Great antique logging displays and equipment. You could spend the whole day here.

Suzanne Wheeler

They have an amazing collection of logging equipment. There is a nice walking trail and lots of places to stop and read about structures, machinery and the history of logging.

Rebecca Seegmiller

Fun little place with some fun history to boot.

Chris Yost

This place is amazing. Full logging history with lots of machinery. Great log cabin history too. A must see if you love history

Vicki Rupert

Awesome day!!

Jack Trommer

Great deal of logging equipment, old and current. Ranger is very knowledgeable.

Michael Frank

Awesome place to walk around! There is some really cool history here!

John Kelly

I happened on this place by accident so I dropped in. It's not at all fancy but very interesting for anyone who cares about machinery or the history of logging in the Northwest. There's a wonderful collection of old machinery and buildings, some of it restored and some of it still a work in progress. It's obvious That the museum was put together as A labor of love by volunteers. Some of the equipment is still waiting to be restored and is a work in progress. That means you get to look at the machinery up close without being constrained by barriers and scolding museum guards. Visiting the museum is great way to break your journey across of wonderfully scenic part of the state. An interesting stop for all ages.

Jennifer Williams

Largest logging museum in the US. It was very cool. Nice place to walk around and stretch your legs.

Luke Nodine

If you want to see and learn about Oregon logging history don't miss this museum. It is volunteer run but they do seem to host quite a few events. Free admission was a nice start too.

Donald Montaine

Lots o interesting equipment. Walking trails and a clear interesting river.

Ronald Dace

Very good very enjoyable