Blue River, Oregon

Blue River is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States.

[1] It is located on Oregon Route 126 along the McKenzie River, between the communities of Finn Rock and Rainbow.

[4] Samuel Sparks and his sons laid out the town of Blue River in 1900 as part of 320 acres (1.3 km2) they had acquired.

The library has no running water, does not set due dates on loans, and was originally left unlocked 24 hours a day.

[6] The Frances O’Brien Memorial Library will temporarily operate out of the Upper McKenzie Community Center in Rainbow, Oregon.

Lane County map