We track 1 display in Colton. Every one of them is free to visit.
When to go
Displays here switch on around sunset. In Colton that means about 4:29 PM in early December and 4:28 PM by mid-month — the earliest sunsets of the year fall right in the middle of lights season. It is properly dark by about 5:02 PM, which is when the displays look their best. December nights in Colton typically drop to around 36°F.
Date
Sunset
Fully dark
Dec 1
4:29 PM
5:02 PM
Dec 15
4:28 PM
5:02 PM
Dec 25
4:33 PM
5:06 PM
Practicalities
Residential displays have no facilities of their own — no parking, no toilets, nowhere to warm up — so it is worth knowing what is around. Within about three miles of the Colton cluster, OpenStreetMap maps 0 public car parks and 0 public toilets. Only 1 café or takeaway nearby, so bring a flask if you want one. Note the lack of public toilets in particular if you are taking children.
Freeattractionlarge-scale holiday displayscanned food donations for Oregon Food Bank welcomedspecial events listed on website
This Colton display opens to the public nightly from 5 to 10 pm during the second half of December, with holiday scenes in full force across the property. Canned food donations for the Oregon Food Bank are welcomed, and special event nights are posted on its website.