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 tiny Dull, Perthshire, Scotland (pop. 85), a former seventh-century monastery site on the north shore of the Tay River. 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, Australia (pop 6,000), these villages form the "League of Extraordinary Communities", a grouping to promote Dull, Bland and Boring by capitalizing on their unique names.

By car

Take US26 to Oregon Highway 212, the Clackamas Boring highway. US26, the Mount Hood Highway, is the main road from Portland to Mount Hood through Gresham, Boring and Sandy.

There is no public transport in this Boring town.

• Mount Hood National Forest

  phone: +1 503 668-1700
  address: 16400 Champion Way, Sandy OR 97055 (headquarters)
  At its closest point, the forest is 25 miles (40km) southeast of Boring on US26. Camping is permitted.

• Mountain View Golf Course

  phone: +1 503 663-4869
  address: 27195 SE Kelso Road
  18-hole course with view of Mt. Hood, pro shop, café downstairs with sandwiches, snacks and beverages, upstairs restaurant and lounge.

• Springwater Corridor TrailThe right-of-way of the former rail line from Boring through Gresham to Portland (1903-1989), the Springwater Corridor Trail follows Johnson Creek into the city.

Events

• Boring & Dull DayAnnual celebration of sibling village relationship with Dull, Scotland includes a barbershop quartet performance, an ice cream social, an Oregon National Guard flag salute, Scottish bagpiper and drummer. “Welcome to Dull, Paired with Boring, Oregon, USA: Drive Safely.”

The Boring Community Planning Organization has been selling commemorative "Boring & Dull" t-shirts, mugs and merchandise.
There is also a raffle for a trip to Dull, Scotland.

• Nuts On Sports Pizza

  phone: +1 503 663-0622
  address: 31265 SE Compton Rd

• Red Apple Restaurant

  phone: +1 503 512-7819
  address: 28300 SE 282nd Ave
  Greasy spoon, good breakfast, American and Chinese cuisine.

• Backroads Pub & Grub

  phone: +1 503 663-5777
  address: 13230 SE Orient Dr

• Not So Boring Bar & Grill

  phone: +1 503 328-8250
  address: 28014 SE Wally Rd
  Chicken, burgers, beer, various 'not so boring' events.

• Timber Pub and Grub

  phone: +1 503 663-6092
  address: 28052 SE Highway 212
  Craft beers, t-shirts with slogan "We love Boring people"

• Best Western Sandy Inn

  phone: +1 503 668-7100
  address: 37465 US 26, Sandy OR 97055
  Sandy is directly southeast of Boring on US26.
• Additional lodging options are available in Gresham, South Portland and Clackamas