Astronauts trained for the moon on this Oregon lava field, and the only road there closes for winter soon
This Oregon canyon is named for an accused cattle rustler who dared lightning to strike him, and two days later it did
Four Willamette Valley wineries let you hike the vineyard first, and one guided version costs $75 with lunch included
Portland’s only state park nearly became a subdivision in 1969, and now most cars need a permit just to park in what got saved
Cottonwood Canyon is Oregon’s second-largest state park, and there isn’t a single bar of cell service inside it
William Clark crossed this Oregon headland in 1806 chasing a beached whale, and you can still hike his exact route
Oregon’s Coast Range is about to flush with chanterelles, and picking a gallon a day won’t cost you a cent
This Oregon state park’s new $10 parking fee buys a beach, a rainforest and a mountain summit in one visit
Oregon’s first rail-trail runs 21 flat miles through the Coast Range, and one bridge on it beats two football fields
This Oregon hot spring’s tub is carved into solid rock, and a waterfall faces it from across the river
Pendleton has 18 miles of mountain bike trails minutes from downtown, and most road trippers never get off I-84
Haystack Rock starred in The Goonies, but its most famous shot was filmed hundreds of miles away in California
This Oregon lake has natural hot springs built into its own shoreline, and the hike there is nearly flat
Two of Oregon’s tallest waterfalls sit side by side off a one-lane gravel road, and almost nobody’s heard of either one
Munson Creek Falls is the tallest waterfall in Oregon’s Coast Range, and most coastal drivers cruise right past the turnoff
Mount Bachelor’s chairlift never stops running, and all summer it’s hauling bikers and disc golfers instead of skiers
This Oregon elk herd never actually leaves its roadside pasture, and late September is when the bulls start bugling
Cape Blanco’s lighthouse is the oldest on the Oregon coast, and the historic farmhouse next door only gives free tours for one more month
Sea Lion Caves is America’s largest sea cave, and this time of year, most of its namesake animals aren’t even inside it
Angel’s Rest gains almost 1,500 feet in 2.3 miles, and the trail still carries scars from the 2017 wildfire that closed it
Oregon has the most successful cheetah breeding program outside Africa, and you can drive straight through it
Sahalie Falls, Koosah Falls and the blue pool everyone photographs sit on the same Oregon trail, and almost nobody rides all 25 miles
A dog chasing a bear found Oregon’s only marble cave in 1874, and it still takes 500 stairs to see it all
Bagby Hot Springs’ wooden tubs are hand-carved from single cedar logs, and a volunteer group is the only reason they still stand
This 30-mile Oregon loop passes six covered bridges, and one of them is the last of its kind west of the Mississippi
Tumalo Falls takes two minutes to see from the parking lot, and the trail behind it hides four more waterfalls
Bend, Oregon spent $9.7 million engineering its river into three channels, and one of them isn’t for you
One Oregon parking permit gets you into three state parks, and the middle one used to be a millionaire’s private garden
This Central Oregon rim trail stares straight at Broken Top and the Three Sisters, and the permit to hike it costs one dollar
The Rogue River’s famous rafting permit caps at 120 people a day, and the whitewater right outside Grants Pass never needed one
Oregon has the world’s largest dark sky sanctuary, and this year’s best meteor shower peaks there with zero moon in the way
Mount Thielsen’s summit scramble has killed more hikers than every technical climb on the mountain combined, and most people should stop before it
This Oregon Coast suspension bridge can hold more weight than two log trucks, and it hangs right over a waterfall
Multnomah Falls only charges $2 to park this summer, but the lot that looks free will cost you way more
Hood River is the wind sports capital of the world, and there’s a cove built just for people who’ve never tried it
