Wilson Ranches Retreat Bed & Breakfast is located in North Central Oregon on a 9,000-acre cattle and hay ranch in Wheeler County three miles northwest of Fossil, Oregon off Highway 19.  The Bed & Breakfast is in the beautiful Butte Creek Valley and is on a quiet country road, which lends a feeling of solitude to the peaceful atmosphere that surrounds guests.

Fossil, Oregon, population 450 is located on the 45th parallel and was incorporated over a century ago. The historic town, established in the 1880s, was named when prehistoric fossilized bones were found in the vicinity. True to its name, Fossil offers visitors a chance to prospect at the public fossil-collecting site in town. There is an airport available within 25 minutes of the Ranch in Condon, Oregon and transportation is available upon request. The Portland Airport is 180 miles and the Redmond Airport is 96 miles from Fossil.

Journey Through Time Scenic Byway

• This tour celebrates 50 million years of Oregon history, through an area where fossils lie abundant on the landscape and the Old West happened just yesterday. Follow the tracks of early settlers. See the ghostly remnants of gold rush boom towns. And witness the earth's geological history unfold where volcanic forces shaped the land.
• Distance: An engaging 286-mile drive.
• Starting Point: Biggs, 17 miles east of The Dalles on I-84

From Troutdale to Fossil
Take I-84 East from Troutdale to Biggs Junction - 87 miles
Exit at 104 to US 97 South to Wasco - 9 miles
Exit to Hwy 206 South to Condon - 40 miles
Take a right on Hwy 19 South to Fossil - 20 miles
On Hwy 19 drive 3/10 mile past milepost 57 and you will see the WRR Sign
Turn right on Butte Creek Road and proceed 2 1/2 miles to the B&B

From Pendleton to Fossil
Take I-84 West from Pendleton to Arlington -112 miles
Exit at Arlington to Hwy 19 South to Condon - 38 miles
Take a left on Hwy 19 South to Fossil - 20 miles
On Hwy 19 drive 3/10 mile past milepost 57 and you will see the WRR Sign
Turn right on Butte Creek Road and proceed 2 1/2 miles to the B&B

From Madras to Fossil
Take US-97 Northeast from Madras to Hwy 293 (milepost 75) - 20 miles
Exit at Hwy 293 North to Antelope - 13.5 miles
Take a right on Hwy 218 East to Fossil - 36 miles
When you arrive in Fossil turn left at the Stop Sign onto Hwy 19
On Hwy 19 drive 3/4 mile and you will see the WRR Sign
Turn left on Butte Creek Road and proceed 2 1/2 miles to the B&B
For further directions please call Phil and Nancy they will get you to Wilson Ranches Retreat on the most direct or scenic route, depending on your needs.

In The Media…

You are the present ghosts of Oregon’s past.  Keeping alive the heritage of true and real Oregon.  You share a special gift of the Real Working West.  If those who stop here really look the visual wonders of your sights and sounds, should never leave their minds.  Your hospitality should never leave their hearts.  This part of Oregon never leaves me.
Hobart Manns
Outback Angler

Happy Trails!