Top Clackamas County Venues

• Spaces for 200 Guests

• Spaces for 200 Guests

• Spaces for 150 Guests

Heisen House Vineyards is a small, family-run winery and cidery set on a historic property in Battle Ground, Washington, just outside Portland. The winery makes its wines and hard ciders on site using a natural, minimal-intervention approach — wild ferment, cellar aging, and no chemical additions — and draws fruit from estate vines grown on the property (Gamay Noir, Gewürztraminer, Tempranillo, and Orange Muscat) alongside grapes and apples sourced from Clark County, the Columbia Gorge, and Eastern Washington. The grounds are set up for lingering: guests can sip a sampler flight or a glass or bottle of wine or cider while relaxing among the property's seating areas, hammocks, firepits, and grassy lawns, with leashed dogs welcome. Visitors can bring their own picnic or choose from the winery's prepackaged snacks, and the surrounding area offers nearby hiking, biking, rivers, waterfalls, and lakes for making a full day of it. Beyond regular tastings, Heisen House Vineyards rents its site for weddings, family reunions, corporate retreats, fundraisers, birthdays, and other private gatherings, pairing its historic country setting with house-made wine and cider for guests hosting a celebration.

• Spaces for 50-100 Guests
• 2 Museums
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Meeting Space

The Jackson Bottom Wetlands Education Center sits on the hillside above the Tualatin River, on the southern edge of the 635-acre Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve in Hillsboro, Oregon. The 12,000-square-foot facility was completed in September 2003 following a $2.5 million capital campaign, and today serves as both a nature education resource and a rental venue overlooking the preserve's restored wetland habitat. For weddings and private events, hosts can choose between the center's main classroom, which seats up to 50 guests, and the adjoining 3,000-square-foot covered deck, which holds up to 50 more guests overlooking the preserve. The two spaces together accommodate dinner and dancing for up to 100 guests. The venue also hosts meetings, banquets, receptions, workshops, class reunions, and seminars.

• Spaces for 12-200 Guests
• 1 Theater
• 1 Historic Space
• 3 Total Spaces

Set in a former 1947 stone church on the corner of Fifth Avenue and East Main Street in downtown Hillsboro, the Walters Cultural Arts Center pairs red-stone architecture, stained glass, and custom woodwork ceiling arches with a concert-quality sound system and an on-site fine art gallery. The building opened as an arts center in 2004 and today houses a 200-seat theatre, a gallery, four classroom studios, and outdoor terraces. The Walters hosts weddings, anniversaries, bar and bat mitzvahs, quinceañeras, galas, fundraisers, memorials, and meetings, with private rentals available on weekends. The Theatre accommodates up to 200 guests and includes use of the kitchen, lobby, and outdoor terraces, while the more intimate Gallery suits gatherings of up to 50. Renters may bring in the caterer of their choice, and each rental includes a complimentary walk-through and a consultation with the venue's AV technician to plan sound, lighting, and presentation needs. The Walters Theatre is known for its acoustics, a product of the space's stone walls and high arched ceilings, making it well suited to live music alongside speeches and ceremonies.

• Spaces for 198 Guests

• Spaces for 1 Guests

Located in the heart of downtown Salem, Oregon, just off I-5 and adjoining The Grand Hotel in Salem and Bentley's restaurant, Salem Convention Center offers more than 30,000 square feet of versatile meeting space spread across 14 rooms. The center hosts everything from weddings and quinceañeras to multi-day conventions, workshops, and corporate meetings, with meeting spaces that scale from small gatherings of 10 up to 1,500 attendees, and wedding capacity from 10 to 800 guests. The venue's full-service approach includes an experienced convention services staff who guide clients through planning, on-site catering with Pacific Northwest-inspired menus available as plated dinners, buffets, or dessert bars, and customized menus created on request. Meetings are supported by a 24-hour business center, professional audio/visual technical staff, and registration areas set adjacent to the meeting rooms. On-site, covered parking is complimentary, and the 193-room Grand Hotel sits next door for out-of-town guests. Salem Convention Center was voted best convention/conference venue in Oregon by Northwest Meetings & Events Magazine for three consecutive years (2015, 2016, and 2017), and has been recognized among Oregon Business Magazine's "100 Top Green Companies in Oregon" for four consecutive years.

• Spaces for 50 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Historic Space
• 1 space at this venue

The Rose Garden Gazebo sits within Bush's Pasture Park, a 90.5-acre historic park near downtown Salem that also holds the Bush House Museum and a conservatory dating to 1882. The gazebo itself is set off Bush Street, between High Street and the museum, a small white structure surrounded by hundreds of rose bushes in the park's rose garden. The site is reserved solely for wedding ceremonies rather than receptions, reflecting its place within the historic grounds. Up to 50 chairs fit directly in front of the gazebo, and chairs must be freestanding and kept on the turf rather than staked into the sod. The gazebo itself may not be decorated, preserving its simple setting among the roses. The park is open daily from sunrise to sunset, and the gazebo is available by hourly reservation through the City of Salem, with alcohol, amplified sound, and electricity not permitted at this location.

• Spaces for 500 Guests

• Spaces for 125 Guests

• Spaces for 500 Guests

• Spaces for 100 Guests

• Spaces for 200 Guests