Wallowa is a city in Wallowa County, Oregon, United States. The population was 808 at the 2010 census.
Wallowa Public Library
Looking east in Wallowa
Old telephone building in downtown Wallowa
Wallowa High School
Wallowa County is the northeastern most county in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,391, making it Oregon's fifth-least populous county. Its county seat is Enterprise. According to Oregon Geographic Names, the origins of the county's name are uncertain, with the most likely explanation being it is derived from the Nez Perce term for a structure of stakes used in fishing. An alternative explanation is that Wallowa is derived from a Nez Perce word for "winding water". The journals of Lewis and Clark Expedition record the name of the Wallowa River as Wil-le-wah.
Wallowa County Courthouse in Enterprise
Chief Joseph, 1877
Wallowa mountains and lake