Dorris Ranch
Dorris Ranch is a large, 268-acre park and commercial filbert orchard just south of Downtown Springfield. Dorris Ranch features miles of gravel, paved, and natural-surface trails that weave through riparian woodland and oak prairie habitats. Dorris Ranch also serves as the western access point of the paved, 4-mile long Middle Fork Path, which runs to Clearwater Park.
Dorris Ranch is recognized as the first commercial filbert orchard (started in 1892) in the United States and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. More than half of all the commercial filbert trees now growing in the U.S. originated from Dorris Ranch nursery stock.
View the Dorris Ranch Master Plan.
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Treatment Information
To ensure the health of the historic filbert orchards at Dorris Ranch, Willamalane applies regulated fungicides, herbicides, and insecticides recommended by Oregon State University and the Oregon Department of Agriculture. Willamalane does not use Class 1 (“Danger” label) or Class 2 (‘Warning” label) products when treating the orchards. To receive email notifications for Dorris Ranch closures, sign up here.
Upcoming treatments:
Dorris Ranch will have a series of closures this spring for orchard management. Please see the schedule below for projected upcoming closures. This work is weather-dependent, and dates may change.
- May 7-8: Orchards closed for herbicide application to treat for suckers. Other areas of Dorris Ranch will remain open.
Dorris Ranch Orchard Replacement
In November 2024, Willamalane removed roughly 40 acres of filbert trees in the Briggs, Clump, Cherry, Black Walnut, Goat, and Walnut South orchards due to Eastern Filbert Blight. In January 2025, 3,500 blight-resistant filbert trees were planted. Learn more about the project here.
Fast Forest
Willamalane partnered with Endless Mileage to create the Fast Forest, which celebrates American athletes who have run one mile in under four minutes (men) or four minutes and thirty seconds (women and non-binary). Each time an athlete reaches this milestone, Endless Mileage dedicates a tree and donates the cost of a filbert tree to support the orchard. Each tree in the Front Cherry, Nursery, Mann, and Snell orchards honors one of these runners with a tag bearing the athlete’s name, mile time, and the date and location of their achievement. Currently, there are more than 750 blight-resistant trees in the Fast Forest. As more runners break the speed barrier, the number of trees will continue to grow.
Living History
The Living History Village is available for school field trips. Costumed living history interpreters lead school-age students through a historical adventure, emphasizing relationships between people, the environment, and the past. Learn more about the Living History program here.