Boring Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon
About Boring
The town is named for William H. Boring, a Union veteran who had moved to Oregon after the Civil War as one of the earliest settlers in the area and donated an acre to build the first Boring school. Boring was established as a rail junction in 1903 (the lines of the defunct Portland Traction Company, which ran from Portland to Boring, are now mostly trails) and relied on timber as a principal industry for much of the 20th century. Since 2012, Boring's sister city is tinyDull, inPerth and KinrossCounty, Scotland (pop. 85), a former seventh-century monastery site by the River Tay. This partnership has brought many Boring visitors to the one tiny Dull corner of old Scotland and generated publicity for both communities. Along with former gold mining and farming area Bland Shire,West Wyalong,Au
Top Attractions in Boring
Explore the best things to see and do in Boring:
- ★Boring & Dull Day
- ★Mountain View Golf Course
- ★Mount Hood National Forest
- ★Springwater Corridor Trail
Where to Eat in Boring
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Nuts On Sports Pizza
- 🍴Red Apple Restaurant
Where to Stay in Boring
- 🏨Best Western Sandy Inn
Boring Travel Guide Sections
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