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Stunning Hilltop Home by John Day Fossil Beds

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Kimberly Vacation Rental | 3BR | 2.5BA | 2 Stories | 3 Stairs Required
Deck | Panoramic Views
Great Room | 2,200-Sq-Ft Home
Kitchen | Fully Equipped | Cooking Basics
Private kitchen

Reviews

9.8 out of 10, Loved by Guests
Top 10% of guest reviews in this area
3 bedrooms2+ bathroomsSleeps 10

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Dryer
  • Pet-friendly
  • Air-conditioning
  • Outdoor space

Explore the area

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Kimberly, OR
  • Place, John Day River
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Place, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
    ‪17 min drive‬
  • Place, Spray Museum
    ‪25 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 10)

Additional Sleeping (Office)

1 Double Sofa Bed

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

4 Single Beds

2 bathrooms, 1 half bathroom

Full Bathroom

Full Bathroom

Half Bathroom

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Office
Separate dining area

About this property

Stunning Hilltop Home by John Day Fossil Beds

Explore one of Oregon's most scenic, off-the-beaten-path hidden gems from this secluded 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath Kimberly home. Located just minutes from the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, this vacation rental puts you close to a myriad of picturesque trails and lookouts, and an abundance of local history. When you're not hiking the Blue Basin Trail or exploring the natural wonders of the Painted Hills, relax on this home's picture-perfect viewing deck or cozy up by the wood-burning stove.

-- THE PROPERTY --

360 Degree Mountain Views | Peaceful & Secluded | Close to River + Trails

Once-in-a-lifetime adventures await at this breathtaking hilltop sanctuary, ideal for any travelers seeking a unique outdoorsman’s retreat or a relaxing escape away from the crowds.

Bedroom 1: Queen Bed | Bedroom 2: Queen Bed | Bedroom 3: 2 Twin Bunk Beds | Office: Futon | Additional Sleeping: Queen Air Mattress

HOME FEATURES: Loft w/ flat-screen TV & Blu Ray DVD player, wood-burning stove (wood provided), home office w/ remote workspace, dining table, books, board games, DVDs, ceiling fans
OUTDOOR VIEWS: Spacious viewing deck, patio w/ picnic table, charcoal grill, basketball hoop
KITCHEN: Fully equipped, breakfast bar w/ seating, cooking basics, spices, dishware & flatware, drip coffee maker, toaster, blender
GENERAL: Free WiFi, washer/dryer, towels/linens, complimentary toiletries
FAQ: Pet fee (paid pre-trip), 4WD recommended in winter, limited cell service, 3 small steps required for access, 3 exterior security cameras (facing out)
PARKING: Driveway (5 vehicles)

-- THE LOCATION --

JOHN DAY RIVER (~2 miles): Swimming, fishing, kayaking, paddle boarding, hiking, picnicking, wildlife viewing
SCENIC TRAILS & LOOKOUTS: Foree Picnic Area & Trails (9.3 miles), Spray Riverfront Park (13.4 miles), Blue Basin Lower Trail (13.9 miles), Black Canyon Wilderness (46.6 miles), Painted Hills Overlook (60.0 miles), Painted Cove Trail (60.9 miles)
SIGHTSEEING: Thomas Condon Paleontology Center (16.6 miles), John Day Fossil Beds National Monument (17.0 miles), Julie B Henderson Pioneer Park (33.3 miles), Fossil Museum (44.8 miles)
AIRPORTS: Redmond Municipal Airport (116 miles), Eastern Oregon Regional Airport (126 miles)

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-- POLICIES --

- No smoking
- Pet friendly with $100 fee (+ fees & taxes)
- No events, parties or large gatherings
- Additional fees and taxes may apply
- Photo ID may be required upon check-in
- NOTE: 4-wheel drive or all-wheel drive is recommended in the winter months to access the property
- NOTE: The property does have cell phone service, but it may be spotty since the property is located in a rural area. Please check with your provider to confirm your service quality
- NOTE: This property sleeps 8 guests in 6 beds, with room for 10 total using the queen air mattress
- NOTE: The property requires stairs and may be difficult for guests with limited mobility
- NOTE: Your safety matters. This property features 3 exterior security cameras. Camera 1 is located on the north side of the house and faces the parking area. Camera 2 is located on the west side of the deck and faces east across the deck. Camera 3 is located on the west side of the downstairs patio and faces east across the patio. The cameras do not look into any interior spaces. The cameras record video and sound when activated by motion. They will record when they first sense motion and 30 seconds after the last motion is detected

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House Rules

Check in after 3:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 25
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

Pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

About the area

Kimberly

Located in Kimberly, this holiday home is in the mountains. The area's natural beauty can be seen at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument and John Day River, while Spray Museum and Thomas Condon Visitor Center are cultural highlights. Take the opportunity to explore the area for outdoor excitement like hunting.
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Kimberly, OR

What's nearby

  • John Day River - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • John Day Fossil Beds National Monument - 17 min drive - 17.7 km
  • Spray Museum - 25 min drive - 26.9 km
  • Spray Riverfront Park - 25 min drive - 26.9 km
  • Thomas Condon Visitor Center - 35 min drive - 38.2 km

Frequently asked questions

Is Stunning Hilltop Home by John Day Fossil Beds pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at Stunning Hilltop Home by John Day Fossil Beds?

As of 5 May 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Stunning Hilltop Home by John Day Fossil Beds on 5 June 2026 start from AU$571, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at Stunning Hilltop Home by John Day Fossil Beds?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Stunning Hilltop Home by John Day Fossil Beds?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Stunning Hilltop Home by John Day Fossil Beds?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Stunning Hilltop Home by John Day Fossil Beds located?

Situated in the mountains, this holiday home is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from John Day River and 7.7 mi (12.3 km) from John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. Spray Riverfront Park and Spray Museum are also within 16 miles (25 km).

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

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Rating 10 - Excellent. 27 out of 30 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 30 reviews
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 30 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Victoria and Dan B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The house is truly in a beautiful area! The kitchen is very well stocked with dishes, pots and pans as well as many condiments and general supplies. Beds were super comfortable and the living arrangements and deck worked well for our family of six - 2 kids, grandparents and parents. It was a great location for exploring the John Day fossil beds.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Diane C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Lovely home, kitchen was fully stocked, fast internet. Outstanding views. Definitely recommend!
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Dawn A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great place to connect with our long time friends from out of state for our annual trip. This was a great base with beautiful views, lots of wildlife and plenty of space to enjoy our time together. Spent the days exploring area sights and drives around this part of Oregon. The house was perfect!
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Chuck E.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful

This place was absolutely amazing. The house with its views was incredible. Would definitely recommend and stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Vanessa P

Wonderful!

We had a wonderful time staying here! Beautiful view, super clean, and just an amazing house! We would definitely stay again in the future!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Catherine O.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family hiking trip

Absolutely fantastic views, better than the photos. Perfect spot for our family to hike, dig fossils, and enjoy beautiful sunsets on the deck.
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2024
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Warren

Kimberly House

House was everything that was advertised. Beautiful view and set up for a great stay
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ben S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Thank you!

Beautiful home. Quiet, peaceful. Amazing view and fantastic stargazing at night.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Kristin

Perfect home base!

This was the perfect place to stay while exploring the John day fossil beds & painted hills. The house was beautiful and very well equipped. The beds were comfy! The a/c kept us plenty cool even though we were there during a heat wave. Best feature…the view from the deck!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Doug L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great time

Nice home, great view, would definitely stay there again. Kitchen had plenty of cooking utensils (something that always seems to be lacking). Great central location for everything there is to do in the area. Only bad thing is it cost over $450 a night, host (vrbo) fees for three nights was $343.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Dave

Comfortable house with a great view

Had a relaxing weekend with friends out in Kimberly. The house is very comfortable. The house has fast internet. From the deck you look out into a gorgeous valley.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Glenn M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This large house was well furnished and had everything we needed for our brief stay. It is centrally located for visiting all three units of the John Day Fossils Beds National Monument.The sky is very dark at night and excellent for star gazing. They house even has a small telescope!. Unfortunately for us, the second night sky was obscured by the Cram Fire way to the north.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Cherie

Beautiful

Our family stayed for four days and it was so fun being surrounded by the beautiful scenery. The house has tons of room and has everything you will need for stay. My kids enjoyed the loft area with the TV and Wii. There is lots to do around Kimberly and we had a great time exploring the outdoors. We would love to return in the future and make some more great memories.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Haokee

Amazing location

There were hiccups getting the right the correct information to enter a house, but all resolved after when Owner was very pleasant and provided update.Replace an amenities. In the middle of nowhere but with great view and tranquility.Thank you for the amazing stay and host.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Ashton

House on the Hill

Have you ever seen a house on a hillside that looks remote and must have an amazing view? That’s this house and it does have an amazing view, from anywhere you are standing.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Mark S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Absolutely Wonderful!!!

To visit the Painted Hills and John Day Fossil Beds Monument area, this is the only place we would want to stay! A super comfortable and spacious home, with an awesome view of John Day River valley. So, quiet, peaceful, and easy to relax away from the big cities. And, if you're not already in the know, plan a stop & eat at Tiger Town Brewing in Mitchell, and Dayville's Dayville Cafe (gotta have their home made pie)...additionally these are included in the recommendations in (the owners) guestbook.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Autumn S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Short Getaway

The space exceeded the listing description! It was on a beautiful, quiet property. Lots to do nearby or a great landing spot for John Day/Fossil Bed excursions. W e all felt relaxed from the moment we stepped foot on the property. It is clean, quiet, secluded and thoughtfully managed. We also appreciated the guestbook where we got a lot of great recommendations from past visitors.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Great place. Lots of space, all the facilities you could need for a family. Excellent wifi. Shop at the end of drive (do your full shop elsewhere though if you are staying for a few days). Amazing views and great location. The owner is very helpful and knowledgable about the local area. Overall if you are coming to the area to visit the various John Day fossil bed sites, you can't ask for better, and you can cover them all in a day on a circular drive using the route via Service Creek. Be prepared to take the driving at a steady pace and absorb the amazing scenery.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Andrew B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Awe inspiring tranquility

We stayed at this property for four nights at the end of an Oregon road trip, and what a way to end it! The building is perched on a hill with the most incredible view of the John Day river valley. That view will never get old. I could sit on that deck all day watching the sunrise or star gazing at night. So quiet and relaxing. The property is well equipped with plenty of room for a large group, and is the perfect base camp for exploring the fossil beds and surround areas. This really is an incredibly special part of the world.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sunny H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Gorgeous getaway with family

This home was an easy place to stay with a good kitchen, well separated bedrooms (great for the kids to be apart from the older family), amazing vistas and a thoughtful host. We saw a lot of wildlife from the house (nothing to be afraid of) and could easily get to a good river spot, a fruit farm and the areas attractions (John day wilderness). We saw in the guest book that a visitor in December had a great time and we hope to return in winter. Lorraine, our contact was helpful and easy to communicate with. My one suggestion would be to bring your own pillow if you like them a little flatter, lol. All the pillows were nice and new and extra fat. All in all this place is a total gem!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lauren B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful and serene

We booked last minute, so our options were limited. We got word that one ac wasn’t writing about 20 minutes before our arrival. BUT the house is built in such a way, that you can prop open the doors and get a nice cross breeze. A lovely wind comes through in the evenings, and these combine to make it quite pleasant. The kitchen was well stocked. The atmosphere is lovely and peaceful. (The nearest Walmart is 2.5 hrs away so stock up beforehand.) The host was the most helpful and communicative I’ve ever had. The sunsets are incredible and the amount of stars you can see is breathtaking. The river nearby is cool and clear. I honestly have zero complaints. I only wish we could have stayed longer. The four stars for accuracy was only bc of the untimely loss of the one ac unit but I’m not even mad. This house in this location was perfect.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025
From a partner site

8/10 Good

Mike

Great place to stay

Comfortable, unusually well-stocked kitchen, great view, good hiking around house. Bring binoculars - mule deer, elk, turkeys viewed from the house. Very convenient to all units of the John Day Fossil Beds. Dayville Cafe good place for breakfast/lunch when visiting Sheep Rock unit, Tiger Town Brewery in Mitchell good place to eat when visiting Painted Hills. Family of 5 adults - queen beds are good but bunk beds are definitely for kids. One of us slept on the sofa in the loft, which was OK but not ideal.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Dk

Wonderful

Absolutely beautiful location. Quiet with desert stars and the John Day river. The house was clean and perfect for our family vacation. Everything worked perfect, and we loved it. The host was kind and welcoming also
Verified

10/10 Excellent

linda a.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family reunion

This home is just down the street from our son. 4 adults and an 8 year old stayed at the house joined by one adult 5 and 6 1/2 year old for dinner. Very convenient for us. Plenty of space, pots, pans, dishes, seating for all 8 of us. Enjoyed making ice cream on the patio. Games at the kitchen table, afternoons at the river. Great to be so close to the general store—we made daily trips. WONDERFUL views! Loved watching bald eagle. Downstairs did get warm late afternoon but the rest of the house was very comfortable..
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Chris P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely Stay with Beautiful Views

My family and I had a great stay at this property. The home itself was pleasant, comfortable, and spacious. The photos in the listing do a good job of representing it. But where this place really shone was the location and the view! We were in the area to visit John Day Fossil Beds, and there are VERY few properties in that area. This one is close (and also very nice). Access to amenities like groceries, etc., is also quite limited, but this home is just down the street from a handy little country store where we were able to pick up any necessities we were missing. Finally, our favorite part of this property was the porch. It was amazing! Spacious, plenty of seating, and amazing views of the valley. We could have happily spent our whole vacation sitting on the porch.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

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