Columbia River Gorge and Crown Point, Oregon, from Portland Women's Forum Viewpoint ( Chanticleer Point) Crown Point is the name of a spectacular promontory on the Columbia River Gorge and an associated state park in Oregon. It is located in eastern Multnomah County, approximately 15 mi (24 km) east of Portland. Crown Point is the best known of the scenic lookouts along the Columbia River Highway, providing a panoramic view of the Columbia River. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ...
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Columbia River Gorge from Portland Womens Forum Viewpoint (Chanticleer Point) Chanticleer Point is a geographical landmark on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge. ...
The term promontory has several similar meanings in English, including geographical names: A promontory is a prominent mass of land which overlooks lower lying land or a body of water (e. ...
The Columbia River Gorge is a spectacular canyon of the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. ...
State park is a term used in the United States and in Mexico for an area of land preserved on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, recreation, or other reason, and under the administration of the government of a U.S. state or one of the states of Mexico. ...
Official language(s) (none)[1] Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area Ranked 9th - Total 98,466 sq mi (255,026 km²) - Width 260 miles (420 km) - Length 360 miles (580 km) - % water 2. ...
Multnomah County (IPA: ) is one of 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. ...
Nickname: Location of Portland in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates: , Country State Counties Multnomah County Incorporated February 8, 1851 Government - Mayor Tom Potter[1] - Commissioners Sam Adams Randy Leonard Dan Saltzman Erik Sten - Auditor Gary Blackmer Area - City 376. ...
1937 sketch including Columbia River Highway (now U.S. Highway 30) as it passes west of Sauvie Island, northwest of Portland. ...
The Columbia River (French: fleuve Columbia) is a river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. ...
The Crown Point Vista House was built in 1916. The building serves mostly as a public restroom. Its beautiful marble interior and brass fixtures led thrifty Oregonians of the time to deride it as "The $100,000 Outhouse". The refurbished building re-opened in 2005, with a completely remodeled interior showing the true form that it had when it was created. The information desk inside is fully staffed. There are stairs leading up to the top of Vista House that will provide an eager individual with breathtaking views of Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington to the west. 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ...
Outhouse near Crabapple Lake, Washington, United States, with wafer board walls, and a fiberglass ceiling An outhouse, (also known as a privy, kybo, jakes or earth-closet) usually refers to a type of toilet in a small structure separate from the main building which does not have a flush or...
Looking to the east down a long stretch of the Columbia River Gorge, Beacon Rock is visible in the background, along the Washington side of the gorge. A sign on the Oregon side opposite Beacon Rock states that it is the second largest "free standing" monolith in the world next to the Rock of Gibraltar. The veracity of that claim depends on how one defines the term "monolith". The Columbia River Gorge is a spectacular canyon of the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. ...
Beacon Rock State Park is located in the Columbia Gorge natural scenic area. ...
For the capital city of the United States, see Washington, D.C.. For other uses, see Washington (disambiguation). ...
A monolith is a geological or technological feature such as a mountain, consisting of a single massive stone or rock. ...
For the racehorse of the same name, see Rock of Gibraltar (horse). ...
Interstate 84 (abbreviated I-84) is an interstate highway that runs from an intersection with Interstate 5 at Portland, Oregon to an intersection with Interstate 80[1] at Echo, Utahâroughly the same route as the Oregon Trail. ...
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| Protected Areas of Oregon | | National Park System | National Parks: Crater Lake National Monuments: John Day Fossil Beds • Oregon Caves National Historical Parks: Lewis and Clark • Nez Perce National Historic Sites: Fort Vancouver Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
Official language(s) (none)[1] Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area Ranked 9th - Total 98,466 sq mi (255,026 km²) - Width 260 miles (420 km) - Length 360 miles (580 km) - % water 2. ...
The National Park Service (NPS) is the United States federal agency that manages all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations. ...
Image:CraterLake Oregon USA.jpg Crater Lake with Wizard Island Crater Lake National Park is a United States National Park located in Southern Oregon whose primary feature is Crater Lake. ...
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is a 14,000 acre (57 km²) park near Kimberly, Oregon. ...
Oregon Caves National Monument is a national monument in the northern Siskiyou Mountains of southwestern Oregon in the United States. ...
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park is a U.S. National Historical Park located near the mouth of the Columbia River in the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington. ...
The Nez Perce National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park comprisingf 38 sites located throughout the states of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington which are the traditional aboriginal lands of the Nez Perce. ...
Fort Vancouver Fort Vancouver was a 19th century fur trading outpost along the Columbia River that served as the headquarters of the Hudsons Bay Company in the Oregon Country. ...
| | State Parks | State Parks: Ainsworth • Alfred A. Loeb • Beverly Beach • Bob Straub • Bullards Beach • Cape Arago • Cape Blanco • Cape Lookout • Carl G. Washburne Memorial • Cascadia • Catherine Creek • Collier Memorial • Ecola • Elijah Bristow • Fort Stevens • Guy W. Talbot • Harris Beach • Hat Rock • Hilgard Junction • Humbug Mountain • Illinois River Forks • Jessie M. Honeyman Memorial • L.L. "Stub" Stewart Memorial • Lake Owyhee • LaPine • Mayer • Memaloose • Milo McIver • Molalla River • Nehalem Bay • Ona Beach • Oswald West • Port Orford Heads • Prineville Reservoir • Rooster Rock • Shore Acres • Silver Falls • Smith Rock • South Beach • Starvation Creek • Sunset Bay • The Cove Palisades • Tumalo • Umpqua Lighthouse • Valley of the Rogue • Viento • Wallowa Lake • White River Falls • Willamette Mission • William M. Tugman This is a list of Oregon state parks. ...
Ainsworth State Park is a state park in eastern Multnomah County, Oregon, near Cascade Locks, and is administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. ...
Beverly Beach State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Oregon located five miles north of Newport. ...
Bob Straub State Park is a state park in Pacific City, Tillamook County, Oregon, United States. ...
Cape Blanco from space, October 1994 Cape Blanco is a prominent headland on the Pacific Ocean coast of southwestern Oregon in the United States, forming the westernmost point in the state. ...
Cape Lookout State Park is a state park in the American state of Oregon. ...
Fort Clatsop replica (destroyed by fire in 2005) Lewis and Clark National and State Historical Parks, in the vicinity of the mouth of the Columbia River, commemorate the Lewis and Clark Expedition. ...
Lewis and Clark National and State Historical Parks, in the vicinity of the mouth of the Columbia River, commemorate the Lewis and Clark Expedition. ...
Latourell Falls is a waterfall along the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon. ...
Harris Beach State Park is an Oregon State Park located on US Highway 101, north of Brookings. ...
Jessie M. Honeyman Memorial State Park, also known simply as Honeyman State Park, is named for Jessie M. Honeyman, and is located 3 miles south of Florence, Oregon, United States on Highway 101. ...
L.L. âStubâ Stewart Memorial State Park is a 1,654 acre Oregon state park near Buxton, Washington County, Oregon, in the United States. ...
Milo McIver State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Oregon. ...
The Molalla River State Park is a state park located a few miles north of Canby, Oregon, United States and half a mile from the Canby Ferry. ...
Nehalem Bay State Park is a state park in the United States located on the Oregon Coast, near the towns of Nehalem and Manzanita on Nehalem Bay. ...
Oswald West State Park is part of the state park system of the U.S. state of Oregon. ...
Port Orford Heads State Park is a coastal state park in northwest Curry County, Oregon, in the city of Port Orford. ...
Rooster Rock State Park from the Columbia River Highway. ...
Shore Acres State Park is an Oregon State Park located on the Cape Arago Highway south of Coos Bay, Oregon, United States. ...
South Falls Silver Falls State Park is a state park located near Salem, Oregon. ...
Smith Rock State Park is a popular climbing spot in the Pacific Northwest located in central Oregons high desert near the town of Terrebonne. ...
Starvation Creek is a state park located east of Hood River, Oregon in the Columbia River Gorge. ...
Lake Billy Chinook and The Island, with state park facilities below. ...
Tumalo State Park is a state park in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States, north of the city of Bend along the Deschutes River. ...
The Umpqua River Light is a lighthouse on the Oregon Coast of the United States, located at the mouth of the Umpqua River on Winchester Bay, in Douglas County. ...
Valley of the Rogue State Park is a state park in west central Jackson County, Oregon, near Grants Pass and Medford, and is administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. ...
Viento State Park is a state park in north central Hood River County, Oregon, near the city of Hood River, and is administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. ...
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State Natural Areas and Sites: Bandon • Cape Kiwanda • Clay Myers/Whalen Island • Coquille Myrtle Grove • Darlingtonia • Devils Punch Bowl • Erratic Rock • Fort Rock • George W. Joseph • Golden and Silver Falls • Munson Creek • Saddle Mountain • Seneca Fouts • Shepperd's Dell • Succor Creek • Tokatee Klootchman • Tryon Creek • Vinzenz Lausmann Memorial • Wygant • Yachats Ocean Road View from Cape Kiwanda. ...
Darlingtonia State Natural Site (18 acres) is a state park and botanical preserve located five miles north of Florence, Oregon, United States on U.S. Route 101, just west of Mercer Lake and south of Sutton Lake that is dedicated to the preservation of a rare plant. ...
This article is about the natural feature in Oregon. ...
Saddle Mountain State Natural Area is a state park in northwest Oregon. ...
Shepperds Dell. ...
The Tryon Creek State Natural Area is the only Oregon state park within a major metropolitan area. ...
Vinzenz Lausmann Memorial State Natural Area is a state park in northern Hood River County, Oregon, just east of the city of Hood River, and is administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. ...
Wygant State Natural Area is a state park in northern Hood River County, Oregon, just east of the city of Hood River, and is administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. ...
The Yachats Ocean Road State Natural Site is a state park in southern Lincoln County, Oregon, in the town of Yachats. ...
State Heritage Areas and Sites: Champoeg • Emigrant Springs • Fort Yamhill • Frenchglen Hotel • Geisel Monument • Kam Wah Chung • Sumpter Valley Dredge • Willamette Stone • Wolf Creek Inn Champoeg, Oregon Champoeg, pronounced sham_POO_ee (SAMPA /ʃæm. ...
Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area, showing Harding marker and interpretative center Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area is an Oregon state park located in central Umatilla County approximately 15 mi (24 km) southwest of Pendleton. ...
Fort Yamhill was built in 1856 in Oregon Territory and used until 1866. ...
The Kam Wah Chung & Co. ...
Sumpter Valley Gold Dredge. ...
The location of the original Willamette Stone is now shown by the circular stainless steel marker west of Portland The Willamette Stone was a small stone obelisk originally located in the western hills of Portland, Oregon in the United States. ...
State Scenic Corridors and Viewpoints: Bald Peak • Battle Mountain Forest • Blue Mountain Forest • Boiler Bay • Bolon Island Tideways • Booth • Bradley • Bridal Veil Falls • Cape Meares • Cape Sebastian • Cline Falls • Crown Point • Face Rock • H.B. Van Duzer Forest • Heceta Head Lighthouse • John B. Yeon • Muriel O. Ponsler Memorial • Neptune • Ochoco • Otter Crest • Peter Skene Ogden • Pilot Butte • Pistol River • Portland Women's Forum • Prospect • Rocky Creek • Samuel H. Boardman • Ukiah-Dale Forest • Umpqua • Unity Forest • Wallowa Lake Highway Forest Bald Peak State Scenic Viewpoint is a state park located atop Bald Peak located in Yamhill County, Oregon, in the United States. ...
Bridal Veil Falls View of the Columbia River Gorge from Bridal Veil Falls State Scenic Viewpoint. ...
This article is about headland in Oregon. ...
Columbia River Gorge and Crown Point, Oregon, from Portland Womens Forum Viewpoint (Chanticleer Point) Crown Point is the name of a spectacular promontory on the Columbia River Gorge and an associated state park in Oregon. ...
Historical Marker for Peter Skene Ogden The Peter Skene Ogden State Scenic Viewpoint is a state park on the Crooked River in Oregon, United States. ...
Pilot Butte is an extinct volcano located in Bend, Oregon. ...
Columbia River Gorge from Portland Womens Forum Viewpoint (Chanticleer Point) Chanticleer Point is a geographical landmark on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge. ...
State Trails: Banks-Vernonia • Historic Columbia River Highway • OC&E Woods Line The Banks-Vernonia State Trail is a rails-to-trails recreational trail located 20 miles to the northwest of Portland, Oregon. ...
1937 sketch including Columbia River Highway (now U.S. Highway 30) as it passes west of Sauvie Island, northwest of Portland. ...
OC&E Trail The OC&E Woods Line State Trail is a rail trail in Klamath and Lake counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. ...
State Recreation Areas and Sites: Agate Beach • Arcadia Beach • Beachside • Benson • Bonnie Lure • Casey • Clyde Holliday • Crissey Field • D River • Dabney • Del Rey Beach • Deschutes River • Detroit Lake • Devils Lake • Dexter • Driftwood Beach • Fall Creek • Farewell Bend • Fogarty Creek • Gleneden Beach • Goose Lake • Government Island • Governor Patterson Memorial • Hug Point • Jackson F. Kimball • Jasper • Joseph H. Stewart • Koberg Beach • Lewis and Clark • Lost Creek • Lowell • Manhattan Beach • Mary S. Young • Maud Williamson • McVay Rock • Minam • Neskowin Beach • North Santiam • Oceanside Beach • Ontario • Otter Point • Paradise Point • Roads End • Sarah Helmick • Seal Rock • Seven Devils • Smelt Sands • Stonefield Beach • Sunset Beach • Tolovana Beach • TouVelle • Unity Lake • W. B. Nelson • Warm Springs • Winchuck • Yachats • Yaquina Bay Arcadia Beach State Recreation Site is a beach and state park on the Oregon Coast of the United States located two miles south of Cannon Beach. ...
Casey State Park is a day-use only state park located 29 miles northeast of Medford, Oregon off Oregon Highway 62. ...
Detroit Lake, a reservoir formed by the Detroit Dam on the North Santiam River, is a popular fishing and recreational area 46 miles (74 km) SE from Salem, Oregon. ...
Farewell Bend State Recreation Area is in Baker County, Oregon, United States. ...
Government Island is a 1,760-acre island in the Columbia River north of Portland, Oregon in Multnomah County. ...
Lost Creek Reservoir Joseph H. Stewart State Recreation Area is a state park located on the Rogue River approximately 40 miles from Crater Lake National Park and 35 miles northeast of Medford in Jackson County, southern Oregon. ...
The Sandy River and Lewis and Clark State Recreation Site, with Broughtons Bluff rising behind. ...
The entrance reflects the parks established roots. ...
Sarah Helmick State Recreation Site is a state park located south of Monmouth, in Polk County, Oregon, United States. ...
TouVelle State Recreation Site is located in Jackson County, Oregon, United States, nine miles north of Medford, where Table Rock Road crosses the Rogue River. ...
The Yachats State Recreation Area is a state park in southern Lincoln County, Oregon, in the central district of the town of Yachats. ...
Yaquina Bay State Park, established in 1948, is located in Newport, Oregon, USA at the north end of Yaquina Bay near its outlet to the Pacific Ocean. ...
State Waysides: Alderwood • Chandler • Ellmaker • Hoffman Memorial • Holman • Red Bridge • Tub Springs • Washburne Chandler State Wayside is a state park in southeastern Oregon, U.S.. Somewhat unusual for this part of Oregon, it is covered in large Ponderosa Pine. ...
Other: Alsea Bay Historic Interpretive Center • Fort Rock Cave • Whale Watching Center Fort Rock Cave is a cave near the American landmark Fort Rock in Lake County, Oregon. ...
The Whale Watching Center is an Oregon State Parks staffed visitor center in Depoe Bay, Oregon, U.S.A. to help visitors observe whale migration and provide information about whales and other marine mammals including history, economics, environmental and ecological influences. ...
| | National Forest System | National Forests: Deschutes • Fremont-Winema • Malheur • Mount Hood • Ochoco • Rogue River-Siskiyou • Siuslaw • Umatilla • Umpqua • Wallowa-Whitman • Willamette Other: Crooked River National Grassland • Hells Canyon National Recreation Area • Newberry National Volcanic Monument • Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area U.S. National Forests are protected forests and woodland areas in the United States. ...
The Deschutes National Forest is a United States National Forest located in Deschutes County, Oregon. ...
The Fremont-Winema National Forests are two United States National Forests that were administratively combined in 2002. ...
The Malheur National Forest contains 1. ...
Old-growth Douglas Fir in the Mount Hood National Forest The Mount Hood National Forest is located 20 miles (32 km) east of the city of Portland, Oregon, and the northern Willamette River valley. ...
The Ochoco National Forest is comprised of five ranger districts, which are: The Crooked River National Grasslands Prineville Ranger District Big Summit Ranger District Paulina Ranger District Snow Mountain Ranger District The Forest Headquarters are located in Prineville, Oregon. ...
The Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest is a United States National Forest located on both sides of the border between the states of Oregon and California. ...
The Umatilla National Forest, in the Blue Mountains of northeast Oregon and southeast Washington, covers an area of 1. ...
Umpqua National Forest, in southern Oregons Cascade mountains, covers an area of one-million acres, and borders Crater Lake National Park. ...
The Wallow-Whitman National Forest is a United States National Forest located in U.S. state of Oregon. ...
The Willamette National Forest is named after the Willamette River, which has its headwaters in the Forest. ...
Crooked River National Grassland is a National Grassland located in Oregon, USA. It contains two National Scenic Rivers, the Deschutes River and the Crooked River. ...
Hells Canyon National Recreation Area is a United States National Recreation Area located on the border between the states of Oregon and Idaho. ...
Newberry National Volcanic National Monument was designated in November 1990 to protect the area around the Newberry Volcano in the United States. ...
The Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area (or NRA) is located on the Oregon Coast of the Coos River, ranging along approximately 40 miles from North Bend, OR, to the Siuslaw River, in Florence, OR. The dunes are within Honeyman State Park. ...
| | State Forests | Clatsop • Elliott • Santiam • Sun Pass • Tillamook Oregon state forests This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. ...
The Tillamook State Forest is a forest located west of Portland, Oregon in the Northern Oregon Coast Range. ...
| National Wildlife Refuge System | Ankeny • Bandon Marsh • Baskett Slough • Bear Valley • Cape Meares • Cold Springs • Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge • Klamath Marsh • Lower Klamath • Malheur • McKay Creek • Nestucca Bay • Oregon Islands • Siletz Bay • Three Arch Rocks • Tualatin River • Umatilla • Upper Klamath • William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge is a designation for certain protected areas of the United States managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. ...
Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge is located in the fertile Willamette Valley of northwestern Oregon, 12 miles (19 km) south of Salem. ...
Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge is a U.S. National Wildlife Refuge on Oregons coast. ...
Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge is located in northwestern Oregon, 10 miles (16 km) west of Salem in Polk County. ...
Cape Meares National Wildlife Refuge is a U.S. National Wildlife Refuge on Oregons coast. ...
Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge is a U.S. National Wildlife Refuge in southeastern Oregon, United States which protects more than 430 square miles (1125 km²) containing more than 300 species of wildlife, including pronghorn antelope, California bighorn sheep, mule deer, sage grouse, and redband trout. ...
The Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is a wildlife preserve operated by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service located in the Klamath Basin along a portion of the southern Oregon and northern California border near Klamath Falls, Oregon. ...
Malheur National Wildlife Refuge is located roughly 45 miles south of the town of Burns, Oregon, situated around Frenchglen. ...
Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge is a U.S. National Wildlife Refuge on Oregons coast. ...
Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge is a U.S. National Wildlife Refuge off the Oregon Coast. ...
Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge is a U.S. National Wildlife Refuge on Oregons coast. ...
Three Arch Rocks National Wildlife Refuge is a U.S. National Wildlife Refuge off the northern Oregon Coast. ...
Opened in the Spring of 2006, the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge is a wetlands area 15 miles Southwest of Portland, Oregon, between the suburbs of Tualatin and Sherwood. ...
William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge was created to provide wintering habitat for Dusky Canada Geese. ...
| | State Wildlife Areas | Bridge Creek • Dean Creek • Denman • E.E. Wilson • Elkhorn • Fern Ridge • Irrigon • Jewell Meadows • Klamath • Ladd Marsh • Lower Deschutes • Phillip W. Schneider • Prineville • Riverside • Sauvie Island • Snake River Islands • Summer Lake • Wenaha • White River • Willow Creek The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) is an agency of the government of the U.S. state of Oregon responsible for programs protecting Oregon fish and wildlife resources and their habitats. ...
| National Landscape Conservation System | Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument • Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area • Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area The National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) houses all of the designated special places on land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), an agency of the U.S government. ...
Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument was established by President Bill Clinton in 2000. ...
Steens Mountain is a fault-block mountain range in the southeastern part of the American state of Oregon. ...
Yaquina Head Lighthouse from the southeast Yaquina Head from the north Yaquina Head is a spit of land jutting out into the Pacific Ocean north of the American city of Newport, Oregon. ...
| | Others | Cascade Head Preserve • Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area • South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve Cascade Head, Oregon September 2005 Cascade Head is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and United States Forest Service Experimental Forest. ...
Columbia River Gorge near Crown Point, Oregon, looking upstream into the gorge, past the Vista House, from Portland Womens Forum Viewpoint (Chanticleer Point) Columbia River Gorge, photographed from Cape Horn The Columbia River Gorge Columbia River Gorge, photographed from the southern edge of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest Indian...
South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve (SSNERR) is a 4,770-acre National Estuarine Research Reserve located on Coos Bay Estuary, in the U.S. state of Oregon. ...
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