Motels near the University of Oregon

This page contains some information on motels near the University of Oregon, and is intended for the use of participants in conferences at the Department of Mathematics at the University of Oregon. Some motels are listed first, followed by instructions for walking from the nearer of them to relevant points on campus.

The two motels closest to the University of Oregon are:

Best Western New Oregon Motel, 1655 Franklin Blvd., tel. 541-683-3669.
Best Western Green Tree Motel, 1759 Franklin Blvd., tel. 541-485-2727 or 800-528-1234, fax 541-686-2094.

Both are on the north side of Franklin Blvd. (see the driving directions page ), in the block just east of Agate Street (the eastern boundary of the main part of the University of Oregon), and are within a 10-15 minute walk of anywhere on the campus.

Another possibility is the

Motel 6, 3690 Glenwood Dr., tel. 541-687-2395.

This one is farther away.

There are several restaurants near these motels, and also many more within a half hour walk in several directions from campus.

Most math department conferences are held in either Fenton Hall (also the location of the math department office) or Willamette Hall, and math faculty offices are in Fenton and Deady Halls. To walk there from the Best Western New Oregon Motel or the Best Western Green Tree Motel, start by turning right (west) on Franklin Blvd. as you come out of the motel. A short distance past the New Oregon Motel (the nearer of the two) is a stoplight. The cross street is called Riverfront Parkway on the north side of the intersection and Agate St. on the south side. (See the link below to a campus map.) Cross Franklin Blvd. and go south on Agate St. one block to East 13th Ave. Turn right (west) on East 13th Ave. You will soon pass a visitor's kiosk in the middle of the road. It is often closed even when it is supposed to be open, but there are maps posted which you can read even when it is closed. Willamette Hall is a large new building on your right as you proceed west along East 13th Ave, about a one block distance beyond the visitor's kiosk but a similar distance before the point at which East 13th Ave. becomes closed to cars. The main entrance is set back from the street, in a sort of courtyard between two wings of the building. To get to Fenton and Deady Halls, continue along East 13th Ave. about a one block distance beyond the point at which East 13th Ave. becomes closed to cars. Fenton Hall is an old building on your right, and its main entrance is on a path going right (north) from East 13th Ave. just before you get to the building. If you come to a place where East 13th Ave. is again open to traffic, you have gone about a block too far. To get to Deady Hall, take the path past the main entrance to Fenton. Deady is then the next building on the left (also quite old).

For reference, here is a link to a campus map. Franklin Blvd. is the diagonal street near the top of the map, and its intersection with Agate St. and Riverfront Pkwy. is near the right of the map. The building closest to the center of the map is the EMU, and Willamette Hall is above it (across East 13th Ave.) and slightly to the right. Fenton Hall is the same distance from the top of the map, and is roughly half way to the left side. Deady Hall is above Fenton on the map. Here is the same map as an Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF file for printing. Campus maps are also available at the New Oregon Motel and probably at the Green Tree Motel. The one you are most likely to be given is a distorted "bird's eye view" map. The WWW copy of this map has been removed, so I can't provide a link.