Nestled in the foothills of Oregon's Cascade Mountain Range, Cerro Gordo is currently a collection of 13 homes and families organized as a cooperative, with access to conservation easements consisting of 1,000 acres of mountains, meadows, forests, and creeks. The entire site sits above Dorena Reservoir just outside of the quaint town of Cottage Grove. 

News

Breaking News! Flying Saucer seen at Cerro Gordo!​
November 15, 2025 | Photo and story by Greta Loeffelbein
While blithely going about my own business the other day, I looked up and saw an unfamiliar round object above me, moving along at a wobbly pace. more ...

Forest for the Trees
​May 2025 | Photos and story by Mark Irving​​
​The view on Ross Lane is about to change. Specifically, the area between the “burn zone” just east of the Wellspring parcel and the eastern edge of the Homestead Meadow.  more ...

A Walk in the Woods
Spring Ephemerals are putting on a show
​April 2025 | Photos and story by Connie Gage​​
​​While walking on Cerro Gordo’s trails this month you will be treated to a wealth of Spring wildflowers.  more ...

Land Conservancy Fire Recovery
​December 2024 | Story by Shane Hetzler​​
​​Less than a year after the September 2023 wildfire burned 24 acres of Cerro Gordo Conservancy land, recovery efforts of the burned terrain were undertaken. more ...