About Highland Farms
A private forest farm, and a working herd.
Five forested acres about an hour from Portland, home to a herd of Highland cows.
Loved by 254 guests on Google
Planning a wedding here?
Check your date“Connor and his team were as good as it gets for hospitality: attentive, professional, and clearly experienced with weddings of this scale.”
How it began
It started as five overgrown acres.
Connor grew up loving ranch life on the Church ranch in Salinas, California. He worked as a general contractor until that work could buy a farm and livestock of his own, and he never pictured a farm without guests on it.
The land he found in Brightwood was overgrown. He and his crew cleared it, kept the old trees, and rebuilt the place around them.
“Learning that the property was essentially built from the ground up in a year and half left me gobsmacked.”
Who lives here
Meet the residents.
Every farm tour goes into the pen with the herd. These are the ones guests write home about.
The herd
Shaggy, gentle and out on every tour, rain or shine. You can feed, brush and pet them.
“Getting to pet, brush, and spend time with the highland cows and baby calves was unforgettable.”
Amber H. · Farm tour · March 2026 · Google review 
The newest arrivals
Highland calves are born on the farm.
The flock at the end of the fern trail
Curly fleece and small curled horns.
The farm’s alarm clock
They run their own wake-up service and take no requests.
The guardians
They keep an eye on the herd and the flock.
The egg layers
Their eggs go to the farm shop by the dozen, for pickup or local delivery.
The lay of the land
The forest, a spring-fed pond, and the pasture.
- The forest
- Old trees draped in moss, with fern trails and the Acorn Trail running through.
- The pond
- Natural and spring-fed.
- The pasture
- Home to the herd, between the barn and the Cottage.
Who looks after you
Connor and his team.
Connor McWilliams owns and runs Highland Farms. Tour guests are met at the carved Highland cow out front by his team, who care for the herd.
“Ellery, AJ and Jace were incredibly nice, we talked a lot and it felt like we were all friends.”
Weddings at Highland Farms
Your wedding, with the coos as honorary guests.
Whimsical forest weddings for up to 125 guests. Your wedding is a weekend, not a day: up to 20 of your people can stay on the farm.
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