About Gardiner
Set in the southwestern part of Oregon, Gardiner is a small unincorporated community.
Gardiner holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.58 square miles.
📰 Gardiner News Today
- Timea Gardiner - 2026-27 Women's Basketball Roster UCLA Bruins · Jul 1
- About 150 students walked out of Gardiner Middle School in Oregon City Tuesday afternoon to protest ICE actions. OregonLive.com · Mar 17
- Women’s basketball forward Timea Gardiner to redshirt 2025-26 season for injury dailybruin.com · Jan 31
- Reedsport announces temporary water shutoff in Gardiner for maintenance work on Nov. 13 KMTR · Nov 10
- Alan Roth Obituary - Bartlett, TN Dignity Memorial · Feb 3
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Gardiner Unique
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southwestern Oregon, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Oregon — one of 426 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Gardiner
- 🏞️ Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area · National Park reviews ★
- Bolon Island Boat Ramp reviews ★
- Devil's Staircase Wilderness · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Noel Ranch reviews ★
- Riverside Boat Ramp reviews ★
- Southside Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateOregon
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area0.58 sq mi
Coordinates43.7327, -124.1068