Pete French Round Barn State Heritage Site
🏆 Official Guide: Pete French Round Barn State Heritage Site — The last surviving 1880s round barn from Peter French’s […]
Peter Skene Ogden State Scenic Viewpoint
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Oregon’s Deepest Gorge — Viewpoint above the Crooked River Gorge — a 300-foot volcanic canyon with a historic 1926
Portland Women’s Forum State Scenic Viewpoint
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 THE Columbia Gorge Photo Spot — The most famous viewpoint of the Columbia River Gorge — Crown Point and
Prospect State Scenic Viewpoint
🏆🏆🏆 Rogue River Cascades — Viewpoint above the upper Rogue River near Crater Lake Prospect State Scenic Viewpoint provides views
Red Bridge State Wayside
🏆🏆 Coast Range Bridge — Historic covered bridge wayside in the Coast Range near Coquille Red Bridge State Wayside provides
Roads End State Recreation Site
🏆🏆🏆 Lincoln City Beach — North end beach access at Lincoln City with tide pools and sunset views Roads End
Rocky Creek State Scenic Viewpoint
🏆🏆🏆 Central Coast Bridge — Historic Ben Jones Bridge viewpoint on the Central Oregon Coast Rocky Creek State Scenic Viewpoint
Sarah Helmick State Recreation Site
🏆🏆🏆 Willamette Valley Pioneer — Oregon’s second-oldest state park, established 1922, with pioneer heritage Sarah Helmick State Recreation Site is
Seneca Fouts Memorial State Natural Area
🏆🏆🏆 Old-Growth Oak Preserve — Rare old-growth Oregon white oak woodland in the Willamette Valley Seneca Fouts Memorial State Natural
Shepperd’s Dell State Natural Area
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Columbia Gorge Waterfall — Delicate 70-foot bridal veil waterfall in a fern-draped grotto along the Historic Columbia River Highway
Sitka Sedge State Natural Area
🏆🏆🏆 Nestucca Bay Estuary — Restored coastal wetland on Nestucca Bay with nesting snowy plovers Sitka Sedge State Natural Area
Smelt Sands State Recreation Site
🏆🏆🏆 Yachats Tidepool Paradise — Rocky shore tide pool access at Yachats — Oregon’s “Gem of the Oregon Coast” Smelt
Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area
🏆 Official Guide: Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area — Home to a massive 1935 Yuba-style gold dredge — the
Thompson’s Mills State Heritage Site
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Oregon’s Only Operating Mill — 1862 water-powered flour mill still operating with original equipment — Oregon’s only remaining pioneer
Tokatee Klootchman State Natural Site
🏆🏆🏆 Umpqua River Rock — Dramatic volcanic rock formation along the North Umpqua River Tokatee Klootchman State Natural Site preserves
Tub Springs State Wayside
🏆🏆 Harney Basin Rest — High desert wayside near the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Tub Springs State Wayside provides a
Vinzenz Lausmann Memorial State Natural Area
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Columbia Gorge Forest — Old-growth forest preserve in the heart of the Columbia River Gorge with towering Douglas fir
W. B. Nelson State Recreation Site
🏆🏆 Willamette Valley Rest — Shaded rest stop along I-5 in the Willamette Valley W. B. Nelson State Recreation Site
Wallowa River Rest Area
🏆🏆🏆 Wallowa River Access — Rest area and river access along the Wallowa River in Northeast Oregon’s mountains Wallowa River
Washburne State Wayside
🏆🏆 Coast Highway Rest — Forested highway wayside between Florence and Yachats Washburne State Wayside provides a forested rest stop
Whale Watching Center
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 World’s Whale Watching Capital — Oregon State Parks staffed interpretive center at Depoe Bay — the world’s smallest navigable
Winchuck State Recreation Site
🏆🏆🏆 Oregon’s Southernmost Beach — Beach access and camping on the Winchuck River near the California border Winchuck State Recreation
Wygant State Natural Area
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Gorge Old-Growth Cathedral — 1,000-year-old Douglas fir and stunning Gorge viewpoints on Wygant Peak Wygant State Natural Area protects
Blair Lake State Recreation Site
🏆🏆 Interior Alaska Lake — Remote lake recreation site south of Delta Junction on the Alaska Highway corridor Blair Lake
Blueberry Lake State Recreation Site
🏆🏆🏆 Chugach Mountain Lake — Alpine lake at Thompson Pass with spectacular mountain scenery on the Richardson Highway Blueberry Lake
Boswell Bay Beaches State Marine Park
🏆🏆🏆 Prince William Sound Marine — Pristine beaches on Hinchinbrook Island in Prince William Sound Boswell Bay Beaches State Marine
Canoe Passage State Marine Park
🏆🏆 Southeast Alaska Passage — Protected marine passage near Wrangell in the Inside Passage Canoe Passage State Marine Park protects
Captain Cook State Recreation Area Stormy Lake at Captain Cook SRA
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Kenai Peninsula Jewel — 3,500 acres of forests, lakes, and rivers with world-class salmon and halibut fishing Captain Cook
Chilkat Islands State Marine Park
🏆🏆🏆 Haines Marine Park — Island marine park in the Chilkat Inlet near Haines, Alaska’s eagle capital Chilkat Islands State
Dall Bay State Marine Park
🏆🏆 Ketchikan Marine — Protected bay on Long Island near Ketchikan in the Tongass National Forest Dall Bay State Marine
Diamond Creek State Recreation Area
🏆🏆 Tok Area Recreation — River recreation site in Interior Alaska near the junction of the Alaska and Tok Cutoff
Driftwood Bay State Marine Park
🏆🏆🏆 Prince William Sound Anchorage — Remote bay in western Prince William Sound with glacier views Driftwood Bay State Marine
Eagle Trail State Recreation Site
🏆🏆 Tok Highway Trail — Hiking trail and recreation site near Tok along the Alaska Highway Eagle Trail State Recreation
Entry Cove State Marine Park
🏆🏆 Prince William Sound Cove — Sheltered cove for kayakers and boaters in Prince William Sound Entry Cove State Marine
Granite Bay State Marine Park
🏆🏆🏆 Prince William Sound Granite — Dramatic granite bay with tide pools in western Prince William Sound Granite Bay State
Grindall Island State Marine Park
🏆🏆 Clarence Strait Marine — Island marine park in Clarence Strait near Ketchikan with old-growth rainforest Grindall Island State Marine
Jack Bay State Marine Park
🏆🏆🏆 Valdez Fjord Marine — Glacially carved fjord near Valdez with tidewater glacier views Jack Bay State Marine Park protects
Joe Mace Island State Marine Park
🏆🏆 Wrangell Islands Marine — Small island marine park near Wrangell in the Inside Passage Joe Mace Island State Marine
Kayak Island State Marine Park
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Where Europeans First Touched Alaska — Historic island where Vitus Bering’s expedition first sighted mainland Alaska in 1741 Kayak
Lake Aleknagik State Recreation Site
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Bristol Bay Wilderness Lake — Remote lake at the gateway to Wood-Tikchik State Park — Alaska’s largest state park
Magoun Islands State Marine Park
🏆🏆 Ketchikan Islands — Island group in Clarence Strait near Ketchikan with rainforest and marine wildlife Magoun Islands State Marine
Moon Lake State Recreation Site
🏆 Official Guide: Moon Lake State Recreation Site — A small lakeside campground on the Alaska Highway near Tok —
Pasagshak River State Recreation Site
🏆🏆🏆 Kodiak Island River — Remote salmon river on Kodiak Island with outstanding fishing and brown bear viewing Pasagshak River
Porcupine Creek State Recreation Site
🏆🏆🏆 Haines Highway Gold — Historic gold rush area with creek-side camping and fishing near Haines Porcupine Creek State Recreation
Quartz Lake State Recreation Area boat launch at Quartz Lake SRA
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Interior Alaska’s Best Lake — Stunning 1,500-acre lake with trophy rainbow trout and silver salmon at the gateway to
Rocky Lake State Recreation Site
🏆🏆 Mat-Su Valley Lake — Small lake recreation site in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley near Big Lake Rocky Lake State Recreation
Safety Cove State Marine Park
🏆🏆🏆 Prince William Sound Shelter — Protected cove in Prince William Sound offering safe anchorage and wilderness camping Safety Cove
Sawmill Bay State Marine Park
🏆🏆 Valdez Marine — Protected bay near Valdez with salmon streams and bear viewing Sawmill Bay State Marine Park protects
Security Bay State Marine Park
🏆🏆🏆 Southeast Alaska Old-Growth — Pristine old-growth rainforest bay on Kuiu Island Security Bay State Marine Park protects a deep,
Shelter Island State Marine Park
🏆🏆🏆 Juneau Marine — Island marine park in Favorite Channel near Juneau with whale watching and camping Shelter Island State