Boring, Oregon
Boring is a community of 1,869 people in Clackamas County, Oregon, founded in 1903.
Why visit Boring
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 6 parks and trails, 8 places to eat and 2 attractions in and around town.
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 82°F; December lows average 37°F.
Weather in Boring
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Boring
Boring is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. It is located along Oregon Route 212 in the foothills of the Cascade mountain range, approximately twelve miles (19 km) southeast of downtown Portland and fourteen miles (23 km) northeast of Oregon City. Boring is named after William Harrison Boring, a Union soldier and pioneer whose family built a farm in the area in 1856, before Oregon had received statehood. Boring's scenic, rural farming environment combined with its proximity to Portland have been noted as attributions to its status as a commuter town or bedroom community, where residents commute to the nearby city for employment.
From the Wikipedia article Boring, Oregon (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do2
Museums and landmarks2
Parks, trails and playgrounds6
Restaurants and cafes8
Chester's Pub
Bar and pub · 1.6 mi
31293 Southeast Highway 26, Boring
10:00-22:00
Timber Pub & Grub
Bar and pub
28052 Southeast Highway 212, Boring
Churches and places of worship4
Hood View SDA Church
Church · Seventh Day Adventist · 1.1 mi
14385 Southeast 268th Court, Boring
Good Shepherd Community Church
Church · 0.9 mi
28986 Southeast Haley Road, Boring
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries32
Map of Boring
56 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47°F | 37°F | 5.0 in |
| Feb | 51°F | 38°F | 3.7 in |
| Mar | 57°F | 40°F | 4.4 in |
| Apr | 62°F | 43°F | 3.6 in |
| May | 69°F | 49°F | 2.9 in |
| Jun | 74°F | 53°F | 2.1 in |
| Jul | 82°F | 57°F | 0.6 in |
| Aug | 82°F | 57°F | 0.6 in |
| Sep | 76°F | 52°F | 1.8 in |
| Oct | 64°F | 46°F | 4.0 in |
| Nov | 53°F | 42°F | 5.8 in |
| Dec | 46°F | 37°F | 6.2 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Portland Troutdale Ap (8 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Clackamas County has had 18 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for severe storms.
- 2026-04-07: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides (Severe Storm)
- 2024-04-13: Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Landslides, And Mudslides (Severe Storm)
- 2022-09-10: Milo Mciver Fire (Fire)
- 2021-05-04: Severe Winter Storm (Severe Storm)
- 2020-09-15: Wildfires And Straight-Line Winds (Fire)
- 2020-09-10: Wildfires (Fire)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Portland-Troutdale Airport (TTD) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 8 miles away.
- Damascus 3 mi west, about 6 min by car
- Gresham 6 mi northwest, about 10 min by car
- Sandy 6 mi southeast, about 9 min by car
- Happy Valley 7 mi west, about 11 min by car
- Troutdale 8 mi north, about 12 min by car
- Fairview 9 mi north, about 14 min by car
- Washougal 11 mi north, about 17 min by car
- Oatfield 11 mi west, about 17 min by car
- Gladstone 11 mi west, about 18 min by car
- Oregon City 12 mi southwest, about 20 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Boring, Oregon, US, incommunicado, CC BY 2.0
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