Golf in Mission

Mission is a small Umatilla County community near Pendleton, adjacent to the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, which holds significant land in this part of the Columbia Plateau. The Umatilla River runs through this area, and the surrounding landscape is characteristic high desert agricultural country — wheat on the uplands, irrigated crops in the river bottoms. The Pendleton Round-Up, one of the country's largest rodeos, anchors the regional calendar and gives this corner of Oregon a cultural identity rooted in ranching and Native American heritage. Golf in the Mission-Pendleton area serves the broader Umatilla County community. Wildhorse Resort and Casino, operated by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, has become a major regional destination that includes the Wildhorse Golf Course — a facility that draws visitors from across the Pacific Northwest to this eastern Oregon community.