Ainsworth State Park is a scenic campground nestled in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area in eastern Multnomah County, Oregon, USA, located about 17 miles east of Troutdale near Dodson along the Historic Columbia River Highway and accessible via I-84 Exit 35.
Frenchglen Hotel State Heritage Site in the remote desert hamlet of Frenchglen, Oregon, is a National Register-listed historic inn built in 1924 by Swift & Company to house ranchers and buyers visiting the Peter French P Ranch, later expanded in 1938 by the Civilian Conservation Corps.
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument spans 14,000 acres across three units—Sheep Rock, Painted Hills, and Clarno—in eastern Oregon's John Day River basin, preserving one of Earth's richest fossil records from 45 million years ago in the late Eocene to 5 million years ago in the late Miocene, showcasing ancient plants, mammals, and ecosystems in colorful badlands, hills, and ravines.
Newberry National Volcanic Monument south of Bend in central Oregon's Deschutes National Forest preserves over 54,000 acres of the Newberry Volcano's shield caldera and recent lava flows from about 1,300 years ago, offering stunning scenic overlooks like the summit of 7,984-foot Paulina Peak with 360-degree panoramas of twin crater lakes, Cascade peaks from Mt. Shasta to Mt. Rainier, and vast obsidian fields.
Viento State Park is a 50-acre state park in Hood River County, Oregon, USA, about 8 miles west of Hood River along the Columbia River in the scenic Gorge, named after a historic railroad station and offering year-round camping, day-use picnicking, and river access.
Cape Sebastian State Scenic Corridor is a coastal state park in Curry County, southern Oregon, USA, located between Pistol River and Gold Beach along U.S. Route 101 at an elevation of about 740 feet, offering dramatic Pacific Ocean vistas.
Darlingtonia State Natural Site is an 18-acre botanical preserve in Lane County, Oregon, USA, located five miles north of Florence along U.S. Highway 101, just west of Mercer Lake and dedicated solely to protecting the rare carnivorous cobra lily (Darlingtonia californica), Oregon's only pitcher plant species thriving in its peat bog fen.
Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint is a compact roadside park in Multnomah County, Oregon, USA, perched high above the Columbia River Gorge near Corbett, accessible via Historic Columbia River Highway off I-84 Exit 22, about 30 minutes east of Portland.
Seven Feathers Casino Resort, the largest gaming facility in southern Oregon owned by the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, opened as a 450-seat Cow Creek Bingo Hall in April 1992 in Canyonville off Interstate 5 exit 99, expanding into a full casino in 1994 with further growth in 1999, 2003, and 2009 to span 232,500 square feet including 68,000 square feet of gaming space.
Cape Lookout State Park is a scenic coastal park in Tillamook County, Oregon, USA, situated on a sand spit between Netarts Bay and the Pacific Ocean, about 12 miles southwest of Tillamook along the Three Capes Scenic Route.
Chinook Winds Casino Resort, an oceanfront gaming destination in Lincoln City, Oregon, owned and operated by the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, began in 1995 with a modest 10,000-square-foot temporary Tent facility featuring 250 slots and card tables after years of negotiations, followed by its permanent 157,000-square-foot casino opening in June 1996.
Willamette National Forest spans 1.7 million acres along 110 miles of the Cascade Range's western slopes in central Oregon, from Mount Jefferson near Salem south to the Calapooya Ridge dividing Willamette and Umpqua watersheds, encompassing dramatic elevations from 1,500 feet to over 10,000 feet at peaks like Mount Jefferson, Three Fingered Jack, and the Three Sisters amid glaciers, lava flows, and old-growth Douglas fir stands up to 300 feet tall.
Haystack Rock in Oregon is a striking and iconic natural landmark located near Cannon Beach. It stands about 235 feet tall and is renowned for its dramatic, monolithic appearance that rises directly from the shoreline.
Bolon Island Tideways State Wayside, also known as Bolon Island Tideways State Scenic Corridor, is an 11.4-acre day-use park on Bolon Island in Douglas County, Oregon, USA, located 10 river miles from the Umpqua River mouth, north of Reedsport along Highway 101 just past the Umpqua River Bridge.
Golden and Silver Falls State Natural Area is a hidden coastal gem in Coos County, southwestern Oregon, USA, about 24 miles northeast of Coos Bay near Allegany, reached via a narrow gravel road through dense forests.
Tub Springs State Wayside is a compact 40-acre roadside park along Highway 66 in Jackson County, Oregon, USA, about 18 miles east of Ashland near the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument.
Chandler State Wayside is an 85-acre day-use state park in Lake County, south-central Oregon, USA, located along U.S. Route 395 about 16 miles north of Lakeview near the Oregon Outback Scenic Byway.
