Temple Trips: July 2026

Friday, July 17, 2026

Willamette Valley Oregon Temple

In June of 2026 we flew to Portland to attend the Portland Oregon temple. I discovered that the Willamette Valley Temple was only an hour and a half drive from Portland, so we planned to attend the Willamette temple as well.

The temple is located at 300 International Way in Springfield, Oregon, just off of I5. Its google maps location is here: Willamette Valley Oregon Temple

The temple was dedicated on June 7th, and we attended the temple in June 27th, only 20 days after it was dedicated. It was very busy and it was fun to see everyone's excitement to have a temple in their midst.

On the exterior of the temple, near the top is an etching of a flower called the mountain laurel. I loved all of the beautiful stained glass in the temple, as well as the beautiful grounds. There is a beautiful painting of Esther in the women's dressing room, and also a painting of a stripling warrior's mother placing a helmet on his head in one of the hallways. Echoed throughout the stained glass in the temple is a pink flower that wasn't native to the area but was brought by pioneers.

There are 2 endowment rooms in the temple. The Celestial Room is about the same size as the celestial room in the Casper, Wyoming Temple, which is a much smaller temple than Willamette. We went to see the baptistry as well, and it is bigger than the Celestial Room.

There is a distribution center on site. If Portland has heavy traffic, the time to reach the temple is closer to 2 hours. There are a lot of places to eat nearby, including Victorico's Tacos, Ihop, 5 Guys, McDonalds, Taco Bell, Outback Steakhouse, Chick Fil A, Bao Bao House, Cafe Yumm, Jimmy Johns, Dennys, Panda Express, & Lucky Buffet. There is a Hilton Garden Inn right by temple if you're looking for a place to stay near the temple.

Here is a video of our visit to the temple in June of 2026: Willamette Valley Oregon Temple