Explore a Garden Oasis Located Near Silver Creek Falls Through educational programs and guided tours, explore how the Oregon Garden showcases native Oregon plants and flowers with spectacular beauty and design. The Oregon Garden Take a tour of the Oregon Garden, located near historic Silverton, Oregon. The garden is the masterpiece of decades of ideas […]
Bush’s Pasture Park & Barn in Salem, Oregon
Rose Garden, Art, Historic Attractions and Walking Trails Historic sites, art, beautiful gardens, and outdoor attractions keep visitors to Bush’s Pasture Park, House and Barn engaged during a trip to Oregon’s Capitol city. Bush’s Pasture Park is located just south of Salem’s downtown business district. This 90-acre park is home to spacious lawns, orchards, old […]
Hike the Opal Creek Trail
Walk an Ancient Forest & the Santiam River A moderately challenging hike to Jawbone Flats leaves hikers awed at beautiful ancient forest and river. Dogs, bikes are allowed on the Opal Creek Trail east of Salem. Opal Creek, located in the Cascade Mountains east of Salem, Oregon is a beautiful place. The massive ancient trees, […]
Hiking Trips in Western Oregon
Explore Bald Hill Near Corvallis, Hike Opal Creek in the Cascades From the coast to the Cascades, Oregon’s beautiful venues intrigue hikers and walkers with spectacular views of towering trees, dense forests, and snow-capped mountains. Finding hiking trails in Oregon is easier than you think if you know where to look. The areas surrounding Oregon’s […]
Beautiful Camp Sherman Oregon
Excursion to the Central Oregon Cascade Mountains Travel to Central Oregon through the Cascade Mountains, following the Santiam River to Detroit Reservoir, over the summit of Santiam Pass, and on to Camp Sherman. Best Time for Traveling This trip to Central Oregon is best taken in mid-September to October, depending on the weather. The autumn […]
Oregon Wine Day Trips
A Quick Trip to 4 Wineries in Oregon While many wine country outposts can be removed from cities and take a long time to travel to, these Oregon wine destinations are close enough to home for a day trip. Oregon spring and summer days are ideal for short day trips. With Oregon wines growing in […]
Oregon Hiking Guide Books
Hike Mt. Hood, Columbia River Gorge, Mt. St. Helens, Oregon Beaches These hiking guides tell you how to find the best of Oregon outdoors from the coast to lush evergreen forests to river canyons and the high desert. Oregon is a paradise for outdoor lovers. The varied landscape offers dense evergreen forests, ocean beaches, mountains, […]
Columbia River Gorge Attractions
National Scenic Area Offers Water Sports, Sightseeing, Hiking & More Waterfalls, wildflowers, geological wonders, Native American history, blooming fruit trees, and windsurfing await in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. As the Columbia River flows through the Cascade Mountains between the states of Oregon and Washington, it cuts through a canyon 85 miles long […]
Columbia Gorge Wildflower Hikes
Oregon Blooming Sites The Columbia River dividing Washington and Oregon cuts through a steep gorge of high plateaus and sweeping meadows that bloom with carpets of wildflowers from March to July. The 85-mile Columbia River Gorge, running to 4,000 feet deep, was carved by ice age floods. River tributaries cut off high above the gorge […]
Tu Tu’ Tun Lodge – Gold Beach, OR
Unique Oregon Inn near California and Coast Close to Gold Beach in Oregon and the Pacific Coast Highway, the Tu Tu Tun Lodge is a Unique Inn in a remote setting by the Rogue River not far from the California border. Seven miles inland from Oregon’s Gold Beach and the Pacific Coast Highway (Highway 101), […]