All of Our Events
Something for everyone. Well, probably almost everyone. Maybe. We hope. Regardless, everyone is welcome.
Regular campus admission fee is $6 (12 and under free); unless other event is being held on the grounds
Powerland Heritage Park Grounds Map
The 2025 Future Natural Resource Leaders (FNRL) State Convention Skills Contest will be held at the Pacific Northwest Logging Museum at Powerland Heritage Park on April 19th.
Show your support of Oregon high school students who are participating in a student leadership association dedicated to personal growth and career success in natural resources by attending their annual State Convention Skills Contest. Open to the Public!
𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑎 𝐹𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑁𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑅𝑒𝑠𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑐𝑒 𝐿𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚.
For more information see their Facebook page
S.T.E.A.M.'d Up for Kids is a playful and engaging twist on our award-winning annual Great Oregon Steam-Up event. Tailored specifically for our younger explorers, some might say it's even more fun! This unique family event offers an array of exciting activities. From miniature train rides and a scavenger hunt, to hands-on craft building and a Steam Traction Engine transporting guests in an wagon, the fun never ends. Children and adults alike will be mesmerized by our steam tractors, creating a memorable family day out that combines entertainment and learning. Come and join us for an unforgettable STEAM experience at Powerland Heritage Park!
S.T.E.A.M.'d Up for Kids is fun for the entire family! Children of all ages will delight in learning through S.T.E.A.M. activities about Oregon’s rich agricultural heritage. Rain or shine, wear walking shoes and prepare to explore our grounds.
Stay Tuned for Activities for 2025 🎉
Last Year in 2024:
Build-it Workshop
Unleash you inner artist with creative projects
Make Ice Cream (then eat it)
Make Rope (then take it home)
Hands-on STEM activities!
Make Seed Balls
Returning Favorites ❤️
🚂 Trailer rides pulled by Steam Traction Engine
🚎 Trolley Rides (just an extra $5 for adults, $3 for kids – unlimited rides!)
🏗️🏛️ ALL museums are open, including the Miniature Train Rides! (weather permitting)
🕵️ Scavenger Hunt
🚚 Toy Truck Play Area
🍔 Country Store (for your food and merchandise needs!)
🚜 Steam Tractors and Traction Engines on display
📸 Picture opportunities (tractors, children’s trolley, and more!)
Tickets are available on-site on the day of the event.
Admission Fee $10 for Adults and those over age 12.
Admission is FREE for children 12 and under.
Parking is FREE!
Follow and Like our Facebook Page to learn more: S.T.E.A.M.’d Up for Kids Facebook Page.
This event showcases the partner museums at Powerland Heritage Park’s 62 acre campus. Attendees will learn about the technology, equipment and innovation that contributed to developing Oregon. Fun for all ages that includes hands on activities, demonstrations, trolley and train rides, and much more!
Powerland Heritage Park is committed to ensuring that future generations have an opportunity to learn and discover the heritage of early day machines and better understand the history of technology upon which modern machines, vehicles and farm equipment are based.
When you attend S.T.E.A.M.’d Up for Kids or Powerland Heritage Park, you enter an area where photography, audio, and video recording may occur. By entering the premises, you consent to such recording media and its release, publication, exhibition or reproduction.
From 7 a.m. - 6 p.m on Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday, June 21 General Admission : $8 per person - Children 12 and under FREE
Free Admission on Sunday, June 22!
Pre-register at: https://branch15edgeta.org/html/swap_meet.html
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Branch15SwapMeet/
Registration Form: Pre-registration is available for vendors at the Swap Meet and in order to be pre-registered you must also pay either by PayPal or submit a check with your registration form. To pay with PayPal, choose from the dropdown the number of swap stalls you’ll need and then mail the registration form to the address listed on the form or email the form to: swapmeet@branch15edgeta.org
Complete the registration form including the payment method and mail to the address on the form. There are two options: 1) pay by check and enclose the check, or 2) use PayPal. Please place in mail by 6/7/2025 to ensure it arrives in time. If registering online, please do so by 5 pm on 6/15/2025.
Vendor Stall fees are $45. If you choose to not pre-register, please complete the registration form and bring it with you to save time during check-in at the gate.
Join us for the Annual Train & Trolley Fest at Powerland Heritage Park in June
We plan to CELEBRATE two important railroads that affect our local area.
Admission Fee: $15, Children ages 3 to 12 $7, Age 2 and under Free.
See Brooks Historical Society website and Facebook Page for more information.
Bring and enjoy your picnic lunch
Private tours will be available
Spend a day riding trains
Visit with friends and family
For more information, visit the website
7:00 am to 6:00 pm each day
7:00 am to 6:00 pm
The second weekend of this year’s show will again feature Armed Service Member Appreciation for members of the Military and National Guard. Current and prior service members will be admitted for free on August 2nd & 3rd, 2025 if they show their Military I.D. card. The family members will be required to pay admission.
The second weekend will also again feature a display by members of the Military Vehicle Collectors Club of Oregon.
Admission price is $3 off for Seniors (65 years old and older) on Sunday August 4th!
One of the largest 1980-97 Ford F-Series and Bronco Events in the country, don't wait! We want you here!
With over 500 trucks (and and the occasional rad van) and thousands of people attending, there's no better way to connect and show off.
Vendors, Raffle, Food and More!
More information on OBS Facebook and WEBSITE
OBS Trucks and Bronco's
Both Days - $20
Spectator Parking - $20 Per Vehicle, No Walk-In Spectator Fee.
YES!!! You can still show up. You will need to buy a parking hang tag at the entry gate. $20 per vehicle for the whole event. Bring as many friends as you want. Once inside you can find us at the pre-registration tent and buy a Shirt, Hat, Sticker, Sunglasses, and the Raffle Tickets. We hope you come and have an amazing time enjoying all the museums and meet all the amazing vendors that help put this event on every year. Don't forget to bring your $1 bills to help support the museums of Powerland Heritage Park that are donation only.
You never know what you're going to see at the No BS OBS Truck Show!
Admission: $10 each day. Kids 12 & Under Free
OPEN Friday, August 22nd 10am - 10pm (Night Glow starts at 9pm)
OPEN Saturday, August 23rd 9am - 5pm
Swap Meet Friday Aug. 22 and Saturday Aug. 23
Food Concession onsite on Saturday Aug. 23
Swap Meet, Commercial Vendor, and Truck for Sale space available; Inquire at: office@pacificnwtruckmuseum.org or 503-463-8701
Truck Registration: Friday Aug. 22 from 8 AM to 6 PM, Saturday Aug. 23, from 6 AM to 12 NOON
2025 Truck Show Onsite Camping Registration is available.
All Truck Show Camping Registration Forms and signed Camping Rules and Payment must be returned as soon as possible to APMA Office. (3995 Brooklake Rd NE, Brooks, OR 97303)
Please view the MAP to see Field camping spaces.
Truck Show Website Link
Drive through Powerland decorated for the Holidays!
Open Friday, Saturday, & Sunday 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
(Last Car Entry at 8pm)
Free Admission: Monetary Donations Gladly Accepted
Stop and Visit with Santa. Vote for your favorite museum decorations!
Follow on Faccebook Holiday Sparkles
Drive through Powerland decorated for the Holidays!
Open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
(Last Car Entry at 8pm)
Free Admission: Monetary Donations Gladly Accepted
Stop and Visit with Santa. Vote for your favorite museum decorations!
Follow on Facebook Holiday Sparkles
Drive through Powerland decorated for the Holidays!
Open Saturday, and Sunday 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
(Last Car Entry at 8:00 pm)
Free Admission: Donations Gladly Accepted.
Stop and Visit with Santa. Vote for your favorite museum decorations!
Follow on Facebook Holiday Sparkles
at the Pacific NW Truck Museum at Powerland Heritage Park
Powerland Halloween 2024 is a non-scary and kid-friendly Halloween Adventure for families!
It takes place the last three weekends in October at Powerland Heritage Park in Salem, Oregon.
The cost ($18 adults, $14 kids)
Includes the Saving Neverland adventure, a pumpkin to decorate, a Kids’ Activity Center, and a wagon being pulled by a Steam Traction Engine as you hunt for skeletons that are wreaking havoc at Powerland Heritage Park!
See Powerland Halloween WEBSITE for more details
A magical power crystal that powers Neverland has been stolen by a gnome! You are tasked with traveling on a Pirate Trolley to find the crystal and bring it back to Neverland before the land disappears forever!
After your 25-minute Saving Neverland adventure, you’ll find lots of fun things to do! Ride behind a Steam Traction Engine on a “Skeleton Hunt!” Find them all and spin our prize wheel in the Kids Activity Center! Grab a pumpkin from our pumpkin patch and decorate it too!
There are many scary haunted houses, but few fun Halloween adventures for kids. We are changing that with a new adventure every year!
Powerland Halloween 2024 is a non-scary and kid-friendly Halloween Adventure for families!
It takes place the last three weekends in October at Powerland Heritage Park in Salem, Oregon.
The cost ($18 adults, $14 kids)
Includes the Saving Neverland adventure, a pumpkin to decorate, a Kids’ Activity Center, and a wagon being pulled by a Steam Traction Engine as you hunt for skeletons that are wreaking havoc at Powerland Heritage Park!
See Powerland Halloween WEBSITE for more details
A magical power crystal that powers Neverland has been stolen by a gnome! You are tasked with traveling on a Pirate Trolley to find the crystal and bring it back to Neverland before the land disappears forever!
After your 25-minute Saving Neverland adventure, you’ll find lots of fun things to do! Ride behind a Steam Traction Engine on a “Skeleton Hunt!” Find them all and spin our prize wheel in the Kids Activity Center! Grab a pumpkin from our pumpkin patch and decorate it too!
There are many scary haunted houses, but few fun Halloween adventures for kids. We are changing that with a new adventure every year!
Powerland Halloween 2024 is a non-scary and kid-friendly Halloween Adventure for families!
It takes place the last three weekends in October at Powerland Heritage Park in Salem, Oregon.
The cost ($18 adults, $14 kids)
Includes the Saving Neverland adventure, a pumpkin to decorate, a Kids’ Activity Center, and a wagon being pulled by a Steam Traction Engine as you hunt for skeletons that are wreaking havoc at Powerland Heritage Park!
See Powerland Halloween WEBSITE for more details
A magical power crystal that powers Neverland has been stolen by a gnome! You are tasked with traveling on a Pirate Trolley to find the crystal and bring it back to Neverland before the land disappears forever!
After your 25-minute Saving Neverland adventure, you’ll find lots of fun things to do! Ride behind a Steam Traction Engine on a “Skeleton Hunt!” Find them all and spin our prize wheel in the Kids Activity Center! Grab a pumpkin from our pumpkin patch and decorate it too!
There are many scary haunted houses, but few fun Halloween adventures for kids. We are changing that with a new adventure every year!
Last day for General Admission for 2024
This is a brand new event this year, at a site that we are all familiar with!
The address for Powerland Heritage Park is: 3995 Brooklake Rd NE, Salem, OR 97303
School Day is Friday Sept. 27, 2024
Time: 9am - 3pm
Friday will be a school day for the local public schools and homeschoolers to come and learn about our history, we will set up 20 minutes stations. Each group can rotate thru the stations: listen to the presentation and ask questions. Stations are often hands on and interactive, but some are only displays.
The event Coordinator for this event is Keith Menk.
School day admission on Friday is $3 per child, and $5 per chaperone.
General Admission for Saturday and Sunday:
$10 per person
Kids 12 and under are Free!
The Main encampment and Battle event will be Sept 28-29, 2024
Time for both Saturday and Sunday is 9am -4pm.
Event Schedule for Saturday and Sunday:
9:00 am Camps open
10:00 am Flags of the Civil War – Community Fly
10:00 am Sick Call – Union Camp (Brand new activity at this event!)
10:30 am Cavalry Warm-ups – Battlefield
10:30 am Parlor Talk – Maryland Line
10:45 am Battle Preview- Battlefield
11:00 am Morning Battle – Battlefield
12 Noon Artillery Demo – On Battlefield near Artillery Park
12 Noon Fashion show- 69th NY Union Civilian Camp.
12:30 pm Medical Demo – Union Aid Station – 1st Minnesota Civilian Camp
1:30 pm Saturday only: Reenactor Kid Skirmish
2:00 pm Day in the Life– Battlefield Bleachers
2:45 pm Battle Preview - Battlefield
3:00 pm Afternoon Battle – Battlefield
4:00 pm Camps Close
For more details see NWCWC Website
Join the Northwest Vintage Car and Motorcycle Museum for a special 25th anniversary of the Heritage Auto Show! Registration starts at 8am and gates are open to the public at 9am.
For more information please visit NW Vintage Car and Motorcycle museum Website
Admission is $10. Booths are $25.00
Bring your classic vehicle to the Northwest Car and Motorcycle Museum at Powerland Heritage Park museum for a fun-filled evening!
Bring your classic vehicle to the Northwest Car and Motorcycle Museum at Powerland Heritage Park museum for a fun-filled evening!
S-K (Salem-Kaiser) Car Show is Sponsored by the Capital Area Mustang Club (CAMC)
For more info see their Website
$15.00 Early Vehicle Registration Until August 3rd. NOW CLOSED
$20.00 Vehicle Registration August 4th through Day of Show.
Dash Plaques for first 200 registrants!
29 Vehicle Entry Classes!
No Spectator Fee!
Bring your classic vehicle to the Northwest Car and Motorcycle Museum at Powerland Heritage Park museum for a fun-filled evening!
Join us at 7:30 AM for drinks and snacks!
Our FIFTH year!
July 13-14, 2024 with Friday (July 12) camping.
$20 Admission Fee, which is good for one or both days.
+$10 additional If you will be camping with us.
More information at website
Free to swap with admission fee
All access to the museums with admission to event
There are showers and restrooms on the property at our disposal for participants and campers
The collective store for snacks and beverages will be open again this year, a breakfast and lunch sit-down style restaurant will be returning for this years event.
We are going to have T shirts this year, prices and design TBD
Looking forward to seeing lots of new faces and rides this year, come on out and enjoy the weekend and support your community, weather should be amazing just like last years event.
Tour Vintage Trailers during the event at Powerland Heritage Park!
General Admission:
$15 per person
Kids 12 and under are Free!
Night Fire July 4th (camps closed during night fire) WEATHER PERMITTING
$5 per person
July 4th Ticket Combo for the entire day’s events:
$20 per person
Time is at dusk: This is a Night Fire Event – (small fee of $5 at gate to attend. Camps remained closed during event). This is the first time we will be open for the general public to enjoy this special, normally after hours event!! Please be courteous and follow directions, join us during the day time to see the camps. But for this event, we will be firing cannons, and rifles at night, it's a specular show of flame and spark. (Rumor has it we may have a special steam or coal engine guest(s) join us as well.
Schedule of events: Thurs. July 4 - Sat. July 6, 2024 (Subject to Change, check NWCWC website for updates)
Schedule of events: Sun. July 7, 2024 (Subject to Change, check NWCWC website for updates)
Event coordinator
Keith Menk keithmenk@gmail.com
The Oregon Fire Service Museum presents “Father’s Day Firehouse Fun” at Powerland Heritage Park on June 16, 2024.
Explore our OPEN museum!
Kids – Bring your Power Wheels to drive around the park!
Tour apparatus from Marion Co. Fire 1
Listen to our old firetrucks startup!
Visit our partner 16 partner museums.
Weather permitting, watch Life Fight land!
Food carts, and more!
👨👩👧👦 Everyone is invited to join our Father’s Day Firefighter Celebration & Fundraiser.
Let’s come together and support the Oregon Fire Service Museum!
7am to 11am: Delicious traditional firefighter breakfast – enjoy pancakes, eggs, sausage, juice, and coffee!
11am to 2pm: Explore INSIDE our beautiful building, as well as visit with our partner museums at Powerland Heritage Park (including PNW Truck Museum, Oregon Electric Railroad, and more!)
Marion County Fire 1 will be on-site with their apparatus. They would love to give you a tour!
Ever hear a 100+ year old engine start? Come hear a couple of our old fire trucks roar to life!
Weather permitting, Life Flight will land in our back field.
ALL DAY: Kids, bring your Power Wheels! Just like the “big kids” at the Steam-Up and Truck Show, bring your Power Wheels and drive around Powerland Heritage Park!
General Admission:
Entry + Breakfast: $20
Entry without Breakfast: $10
Special discounts for veterans, military personnel, and first responders:
Entry + Breakfast: $14
Entry without Breakfast: $7
Kids 5 to 12:
Entry + Breakfast: $10
Entry without Breakfast: $5
Children age 4 and under: FREE
APMA is holding Powerland
Saturday Volunteer Work Day on:
May 11
Join us Saturday, May 11th for our Powerland wide volunteer work day. We will be working in all corners of the park for facility and grounds upkeep, etc.
Come see old friends, and make new friends!
What to bring: Yard tools, gloves, yard implements (weed whackers, chain saws, trimmers, clippers, etc.), weather appropriate attire, and a smile!
8:30am - Coffee
12:00pm - Lunch
To make this a success, we need your help!
Thank you for all you do to make Powerland a better place!
‘A‘ohe hana nui ke alu ‘ia
No task is too big when done together by all
Sincerely,
APMA
Join us Saturday, April 13th for our first Powerland wide volunteer work day of the season. We will be working in all corners of the park for facility and grounds upkeep, etc.
Come see old friends, and make new friends!
What to bring: Yard tools, gloves, yard implements (weed whackers, chain saws, trimmers, clippers, etc.), weather appropriate attire, and a smile!
8:30am - Coffee
12:00pm - Lunch
To make this a success, we need your help!
Thank you for all you do to make Powerland a better place!
No task is too big when done together by all
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