Life in Eugene.
Track meets, game days, river trails, and the coast and the mountains each a short drive away. Here's what living here looks like.
Pick a direction.
Tap a sign. Miles and drive times from downtown Eugene.
Close to the airport.
Eugene Airport is about 20 minutes from downtown, and closer still from much of Eugene. It's an easy airport to fly in and out of, with more flights being added. Portland International is about 2 hours north.
- Seattle
- San Francisco
- Los Angeles
- San Diego
- Las Vegas
- Phoenix
- Salt Lake City
- Denver
- Chicago
- Palm Springs
- and more →
Alaska · Allegiant · American · Breeze · Delta · Southwest · United
For international flights and even more nonstops, just up I-5.
About 2 hr north
Running runs deep here.
Hayward Field hosted the World Athletics Championships, the first time they were ever held in the United States.
Oregon track coach Bill Bowerman poured rubber into his kitchen waffle iron and made the sole that helped launch Nike.
Pre's Trail, the bark-chip running loops along the river in Alton Baker Park, is named for Oregon legend Steve Prefontaine.
Fall Saturdays get loud.
During a 2007 win over USC, the Oregon Ducks crowd at Autzen Stadium was measured at 127.2 decibels. On home game weekends the whole town shows up in green and yellow.
The trailhead is in town.
You don't have to leave Eugene to get outside. Most neighborhoods are minutes from a trail, a river path or a park.
Spencer Butte
Eugene's best-known hike. On clear days the top looks out to the Three Sisters.
River paths
Paved paths run along both banks of the Willamette, linking parks, campus and downtown.
South hills
A long, shaded trail along the south hills, with access points from several neighborhoods.
Only in Eugene.
A few of the things locals plan their weekends around.
Saturday Market
The oldest continuously running weekly open-air crafts market in the US. Saturdays, April to mid-November.
20 miWine country
South Willamette Valley tasting rooms, with King Estate about 20 miles from downtown.
Oregon Country Fair
Three days of music, crafts and costumes in the woods near Veneta, every summer.
5th Street Market
Shops, coffee and dinner spots in the Market District, a short walk from downtown.
Your first two nights are on us.
Flying in to look at homes? Buyers working with Team Shelly can stay up to 2 nights free at The 505 or The Local, our own boutique stays near downtown, while you tour.
For buyers traveling from out of town who are working with Team Shelly. Up to 2 nights, subject to availability. The 505 and The Local are owned by JOi founder Jordan Iverson.
Find your part of town.
Every Eugene neighborhood has its own feel. Tell us how you like to live and we'll show you where.