Estacada /ˌɛstəˈkeɪdə/ is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States, about 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Portland.

The community formed as a camp for workers building a hydroelectric dam on the nearby Clackamas River that was to supply Portland with electricity.

After the construction of the Hotel Estacada, the town became a weekend destination on the railroad line for residents of Portland.

In the early 20th century, a trolley line connected the town with downtown Portland.

It was first suggested by George Kelly as a name for the town site at a meeting of the Oregon Water Power Townsite Company directors on December 27, 1903.

Kelly had selected the name at random from a U.S. map showing Llano Estacado in Texas.

[6] If Kelly's suggestion had not been drawn from the hat, the town could have been named Rochester, Lowell or Lynn.

[8] Outside the city limits the land is mainly farmland, extending from the Springwater area to the south, Eagle Creek to the west, and the Mount Hood National Forest to the north and east.

[citation needed] Estacada has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb).

On June 22, 2020, Estacada mayor Sean Drinkwine became the subject of statewide controversy after making an inflammatory Facebook post about the George Floyd protests, in which he vowed to "shut those vigils down" following a peaceful protest of nearly 50 residents outside of Estacada City Hall.

The Estacada News is a weekly newspaper owned and operated by the Pamplin Media Group.