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Clackamas County tourism director details funding, visitor numbers and grant investments
Summary
Lizzie Keenan, executive director of the Clackamas County Office of Tourism (Oregon's Mount Hood Territory), described how the office uses a 6% transient lodging tax to fund marketing, grants and infrastructure projects, said the county had about 2.8 million overnight visitors last year and outlined recent grants including funding for the Trillium Lake boardwalk.
Lizzie Keenan, executive director of the Clackamas County Office of Tourism (Oregon's Mount Hood Territory), told Clackaworks that the office is a county service funded primarily by a transient lodging tax collected on overnight stays. "We, essentially, our mission is to improve the lives and experiences of residents through this kind of venue, and industry of tourism through a transient lodging tax," Keenan said.
Keenan said the county collects a 6% transient lodging tax from hotels, motels, short‑term rentals and campgrounds to fund the office's work. The office divides its work into destination development, community relations and marketing, guided by a master plan that prioritizes investments to balance visitor flow and support local businesses.
"We run grant programs," Keenan said, describing a Strategic…
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