DamascusOregon
Damascus is a census-designated place and former city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. Established in 1867, it was incorporated in 2004 in an effort to enable local land use decision-making control by the community.
Intro: Wikipedia
About Damascus
Set in the northern part of Oregon, Damascus is a small unincorporated community.
Officially, Damascus is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 17.36 square miles.
📰 Damascus News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Damascus Unique
- One of 6 places in the US named Damascus — but the Oregon one has a character all its own.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in northern Oregon, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Damascus
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Damascus
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Damascus
- Madrone Wall Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Bakers Ferry Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Barton Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Barton Park reviews ★
- Boring-Estacada Rail Line reviews ★
- Cazadero Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Clackamas Bluff · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Clear Creek Canyon Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Clear Creek North Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Damascus Centennial Park reviews ★
- East Bliss Butte · Nature reserve reviews ★
- North Fork Deep Creek Natural Area South · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Damascus
- Beatrice Morrow Cannady Elementary
- Deep Creek - Damascus K-8 School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.