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Post, the Center of Oregon

Stand near the middle of Oregon in tiny Post, east of Prineville. Split a milkshake at the store.

Drive out to Post, a tiny ranch town that claims to be the center of Oregon, and celebrate at the Post General Store, which is also the café and the post office. Each pick a milkshake flavor the other would never order, swap a sip, and get a photo by the "Center of Oregon" sign. Grab a souvenir and make a loop of it through the Ochoco country around Prineville.

  • Date or adventure
  • 1-3 hours
  • Easy
  • Under $20
  • Indoors or out
  • Daytime

Good with just you, friends, family, and kids

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Post General Store and Eatery, Post, Crook County, east of Prineville28550 SE Paulina Hwy, Post, OR 97752
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Kids' version

Center hunt! Find each thing.

  1. The Center of Oregon sign
  2. The little post office
  3. A milkshake
  4. A cow or horse
  5. A selfie in the middle of Oregon!

Checked November 2026

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About this place

Post sits on Oregon Route 380 southeast of Prineville, about an hour from Bend. It's named for Walter Post, who became its first postmaster in 1889, and the general store still holds the post office, with just 48 mailboxes, along with a small eatery that makes more than a dozen milkshake flavors.

The actual center point is on Bonnieview Ranch, private land just north of town, marked by a small metal survey marker from 1903. To see it, you need the landowner's permission ahead of time; the Geographic Center link has the contact details.

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