Go West: Oregon offers varied scenery and adventure
The piece extols Oregon’s coastlines, mountains, rivers, lakes, and forests as timeless vacation draws. It highlights Crater Lake, the Willamette Valley, Portland and Salem, diverse outdoor activities, and a network of highways guiding travelers to camps, resorts, and state parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Northwest
Oregon
Pacific Shore
Cascade Mountains
Crater Lake
McKenzie
Rogue
Columbia
Bonneville
Dalles
John Day
McNary
Willamette Valley
Portland
Salem
Corvallis
Eugene
Cascade
Wallowa
Blue and
Siskiyou
Oregon Caves
Umpqua
Oregon Parks Offer Vast Pacific Northwest Recreation
Oregon invites visitors to a 97000 square mile park system with 200 plus state parks and hundreds of forest campgrounds. From Multnomah Falls and Crater Lake to Fort Clatsop and Peter Iredale wrecks, the region offers camping, fishing, boating, and scenic sites across diverse landscapes. Information available from the Travel Information Division in Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Pacific Northwest
Forest Service
Multnomah Falls
Columbia River Gorge
Silver Falls
Silver Falls State Park
Bonneville Dam
Crooked
Deschutes
Owyhee
Wallowa
Elk
Cultus
Detroit
Klamath Lakes
Crater Lake National Park
Mt.Mazama
Oregon Caves National Monument
Ft. Clatsop National Memorial
Fortrell
Ft. Stevens State Park
Coffenbury Lake
Peter Iredale
Honeyman Memorial Park
State Highway Building
Salem
Shortcake and Indians Events Highlight Oregon Festivals
Oregon hosts 225 festivals from roses to rodeos with the Portland Rose Festival featuring parades and a ski tournament. Brookings Azaleas, Florence rhododendrons, Lake Oswego Arts and Flowers Festival, Lebanon Strawberry Festival with a six ton shortcake, Albany Timber Carnival, Ashland Shakespearian Festival, Pendleton Round-Up and Happy Canyon Pageant, and La Grande Indian Festival of Arts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Portland
Brookings
Florence
Lake Oswego
Lebanon
Albany
Aushland
Pendleton
Happy Canyon
la Grande
State Highway
Salem
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