Cascades Raptor Center

Cascades Raptor Center combines a wildlife rehabilitation hospital with a public nature center devoted specifically to birds of prey. The center's mission is built around connecting people with raptors while supporting wildlife rehabilitation and public education in the Pacific Northwest. Its resident collection includes more than 30 education raptors, all permanent residents that serve as ambassadors for their species. The setting is an outdoor nature center on the slopes of Spencer Butte, giving the visit a more natural, wooded character than a conventional indoor wildlife attraction.

Visitors explore the grounds and see resident raptors in their enclosures, with opportunities to learn about their behavior, adaptations, and role in regional ecosystems. The center also presents staff-led encounters and educational programs, while its wildlife hospital operates separately to care for injured wild birds. Because the hospital patients are kept away from public viewing during rehabilitation, the visitor experience focuses on the resident birds and the center's educational work. The combination makes Cascades Raptor Center particularly suited to travelers interested in birds of prey, wildlife rehabilitation, and Pacific Northwest ecosystems.