Eastern Oregon University Webcam – See the La Grande Quad

The Eastern Oregon University Webcam looks out over the EOU Quad from the Hoke Union Building on the main campus in La Grande, Oregon. Lawns crossed by concrete walkways fill the foreground, a wide central path runs away from the camera between the trees, and white halls with red tile roofs stand on three sides. Behind them a long ridge closes off the horizon. The scene follows the academic calendar as much as the weather: students typically stream across the paths between classes during term, the quad empties out over the breaks, and the deciduous trees turn yellow in October. A thin bar along the bottom of the stream shows the local date and time, and a second tab switches to a camera aimed at the university’s Fieldhouse.

About Eastern Oregon University

Eastern Oregon University began as Eastern Oregon Normal School, a teaching college that Oregon voters approved in a 1926 general election, with La Grande picked as its home. Classes started in 1929 on what was then called Courthouse Hill. The first building, dedicated on June 5, 1929, was designed by architect John V. Bennes in the Italian Renaissance style and survives as Inlow Hall, the administration building, named after first president Harvey Inlow. It joined the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The school became Eastern Oregon College of Education in 1939, Eastern Oregon College in 1956, Eastern Oregon State College in 1973 and Eastern Oregon University in 1997.

The camera sits on the Hoke Union Building. The Hoke name goes back to 1947, when the student union opened as Hoke Hall in a building relocated from Pendleton. Today the campus covers about 45 hectares (110 acres), enrolled 2,798 students in fall 2023, and the university calls itself Oregon’s Rural University. La Grande sits at 845 meters (2,772 feet) in the Grande Ronde Valley, which is bounded by the Blue Mountains and the Wallowa Mountains, with Interstate 84 and the Grande Ronde River passing through. The town was incorporated in 1865 and counted 13,026 residents at the 2020 census.

The Fieldhouse tab of the Eastern Oregon University Webcam comes from a second camera on Quinn Coliseum, the athletics arena that opened in 1958. It looks across a parking lot at the long white wall of the Fieldhouse, which was built on the site of the old baseball field at the southeast end of campus. The Fieldhouse stream has been running since March 2022, and the quad stream since June 2023.

Weather and Climate in La Grande, Oregon

La Grande has a dry, four-season climate, with about 442 millimeters (17.4 inches) of precipitation in a typical year. Winter is cold: January highs average around 4 C (39 F) and lows sit near minus 4 C (25 F), so the lawns and the ridge behind the halls can turn white after a snowfall. Spring warms slowly. April afternoons average 15 C (59 F), but nights still drop to about 2 C (35 F), which can leave frost on the grass in the first hours of daylight.

Summer is hot and sunny, with July highs around 30 C (86 F) and nights that cool to about 13 C (55 F). The hills beyond the campus were already brown and dry in mid-October, and the green lawns of the quad stand out sharply against them. October itself brings highs near 17 C (62 F), lows around 2 C (36 F) and yellow leaves on the deciduous trees around the paths, the clearest seasonal change on the Eastern Oregon University Webcam. In autumn and winter the low sun throws long shadows from the trees and halls across the grass for much of the day.

Things to Do Near Eastern Oregon University

The Mount Emily Recreation Area, just north of La Grande, has close to 160 kilometers (100 miles) of trails for hiking, mountain biking and off-road vehicles, free camping at Fox Hill Campground and an archery range. In winter the same country is used for backcountry skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobiling. West of town, Morgan Lake sits on top of a mountain and draws anglers after rainbow trout, along with campers, picnickers and paddleboarders. South of La Grande, the Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area protects more than 2,400 hectares (6,000 acres) of wetland and upland, with a viewing area for birds and other wildlife.

Further out, Anthony Lakes in the Elkhorn Mountains groups some 15 lakes and marshes among the peaks, and Anthony Lakes Mountain Resort runs skiing in winter with hiking trails in summer. For history, the Oregon Trail Interpretive Park at Blue Mountain Crossing lets you walk beside wagon ruts left on the trail. Back on campus, a Mountaineers game at Quinn Coliseum or at Community Stadium, which opened in 1984, is the easiest way to see the university at its busiest.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Eastern Oregon University located?

Eastern Oregon University is in La Grande, Union County, in northeast Oregon, on Interstate 84 in the Grande Ronde Valley. The drive takes about four hours from Portland and about two and a half hours from Boise, Idaho.

What can you see on the Eastern Oregon University Webcam?

The main camera looks over the EOU Quad from the Hoke Union Building: lawns and walkways, a central path, white halls with red tile roofs and a ridge on the horizon. A sculpted EOU logo stands on the plaza at the bottom of the frame. The second tab shows the Fieldhouse from Quinn Coliseum, with a parking lot in front of it.

What is the weather like in La Grande, Oregon?

Winters are cold and summers are hot and dry. January averages highs of 4 C (39 F) and lows of minus 4 C (25 F), while July averages highs of 30 C (86 F) and lows of 13 C (55 F). The town gets about 442 millimeters (17.4 inches) of precipitation a year.

When was Eastern Oregon University founded?

Oregon voters approved the school in 1926, and it opened in 1929 as Eastern Oregon Normal School. It took its current name in 1997, after spells as Eastern Oregon College of Education, Eastern Oregon College and Eastern Oregon State College.

How many students go to Eastern Oregon University?

Enrollment was 2,798 in fall 2023, made up of 2,515 undergraduates and 283 graduate students.

What is the Eastern Oregon University mascot?

The teams are the Mountaineers. They compete in the NAIA, mostly in the Cascade Collegiate Conference, with football in the Frontier Conference. Quinn Coliseum opened in 1958 and Community Stadium in 1984.

What time zone is La Grande, Oregon in?

La Grande is on Pacific Time, the same as Portland, and the clock in the bar along the bottom of the quad stream shows local time.

What is the elevation of La Grande, Oregon?

The town sits at 845 meters (2,772 feet) on the floor of the Grande Ronde Valley, with the Blue Mountains and the Wallowa Mountains around it.

Source: Eastern Oregon University