Newberg

Newberg is a city in the Willamette Valley region of Oregon. Often referred to as "the gateway to Oregon Wine Country", Newberg is a short drive from Portland and has a small, walkable old-town with retail, bars, restaurants, and wine tasting rooms.

Understand
With a population of 27,000 in 2019, it is the second largest city in Yamhill County. Anchoring the northern tip of the fertile Willamette Valley, Newberg's cash crops of berries and stone fruits transitioned to hazelnut orchards and now are dominated by the wine business.

By car
Newberg is most easily visited by private automobile:
 * OR 99W.svg is the main thoroughfares to and through Newberg, entering from Sherwood and the Portland metro area in the northeast corner as E Portland Rd, goes through the city as Hancock (WB)/1st St (EB); and exiting to the southwest towards Dundee, McMinnville, and the Oregon coast as Pacific Hwy W. The majority of Newberg's retail establishments are also along 99W. The well-signed Newberg-Dundee bypass route skirts the southern end of town on a limited-access road and terminates past Dundee.
 * OR 219.svg NE Hillsboro Hwy enters from the north as N College St, connecting Newberg to Hillsboro and Beaverton via a scenic drive over Chehalem mountain and exits to the south across rolling farmland towards St. Paul and Woodburn and Interstate 5 as the Hillsboro-Silverton Hwy.
 * OR 240.svg exits Newberg to the west connecting to Yamhill passing by hay fields, hazelnut orchards, and vineyards. In town it goes north from Hwy 99W (W Hancock/1st) as Main St.
 * OR 18.svg serves as the Newberg-Dundee Bypass Hwy from Hwy 219 south of town. From Hwy 99W (Portland Rd) go down Springbrook Rd to Hwy 219 and then south on Hwy 219 to Hwy 18 at the west end. It joins Hwy 99W in Dundee, southeast of town.
 * Wilsonville Rd. offers a winding trip through agricultural land and forested areas directly to Wilsonville and I-5.

By bus


Connections to Amtrak, Greyhound, Oregon Point and other bus lines are in Portland and Salem.



Get around
Getting around Newberg can be done by car, on foot, or any other method you prefer. Newberg is a fairly small town and very easy to find your way around.

Eat
Newberg has a variety of eateries spanning from global chain restaurants to elevated world-class dining experiences.

Budget
Broadly speaking, most budget options are on the east side of town accessible from 99W directly.

Splurge
Local specialty establishments often focus on local, regional, and seasonal ingredients with wine parings if desired.

Champoeg
Champoeg, now a ghost town across the Willamette River (6.6 mi SE) from Newberg, was the seat of the first provisional government of the Oregon Country. In 1843, the Oregon Trail land rush was launched here with an offer of a square mile (640 acres) of Willamette Valley farmland free to each couple who built a homestead. The town site, which included a Hudson's Bay Company granary, steamboat landings and ferry crossings, was destroyed by a December 1861 flood.