Chandler State Wayside
🏆 Southern Oregon Wayside — Scenic rest stop on US-97 in the Klamath Basin near the California border Chandler State
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Clay Myers State Natural Area at Whalen Island
🌿 Sand Lake Estuary — Day-use natural area on Whalen Island with a trail around the island, tidal marsh, dunes
Coquille Myrtle Grove State Natural Site
🏆 Ancient Myrtle Grove — One of the last old-growth Oregon myrtle groves in existence Coquille Myrtle Grove State Natural
Del Rey Beach State Recreation Site
🏆 North Coast Beach Access — Quiet beach access point on the Northern Oregon Coast near Gearhart Del Rey Beach
Dexter State Recreation Site
🏆 Willamette Valley Reservoir — Popular reservoir recreation site on Dexter Lake in the Cascade foothills Dexter State Recreation Site
Dyer State Wayside
🧺 Highway 19 Rest Stop — A rest stop of under one acre with picnic tables and restrooms on Oregon
Ellmaker State Wayside
🏆 Coast Range Forest — Old-growth forest wayside on Highway 20 between Corvallis and Newport Ellmaker State Wayside preserves a
Erratic Rock State Natural Site
🏆 Ice Age Evidence — A single enormous boulder carried 500 miles by Ice Age floods and dropped in the
Fort Rock Cave (near Fort Rock State Natural Area)
🏆 Oldest Human Settlement in Oregon — Archaeological cave with evidence of human habitation dating to 13,200 years ago Fort
Fort Rock State Natural Area
🏆 Oregon High Desert Icon — Spectacular 325-foot volcanic tuff ring rising from the desert floor — formed by a
Geisel Monument State Heritage Site
🏆 Oregon Trail Heritage — Memorial to the Geisel family, massacred on the Oregon Trail in 1846 Geisel Monument State
Heritage Landing (Deschutes)
🏆 Deschutes River Gateway — Boat launch and day-use area where the Deschutes meets the Columbia Heritage Landing is a
Hoffman Memorial State Wayside
🏆 Central Coast Wayside — Oceanside rest stop with coastal views near Florence Hoffman Memorial State Wayside provides a scenic
Holman State Wayside
🏆 North Coast Rest — Forested wayside on US-101 between Tillamook and Lincoln City Holman State Wayside provides a roadside
Iwetemlaykin State Heritage Site
🏆 Nez Perce Sacred Homeland — Sacred ancestral campsite of the Nez Perce people in the Wallowa Valley with interpretive
Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site
🏆 Chinese Heritage Treasure — Best-preserved Chinese heritage building in Oregon with intact 1887 apothecary and general store Kam Wah
Manhattan Beach State Recreation Site
🏆 North Coast Hidden Beach — Secluded beach between Rockaway Beach and Tillamook with dune access Manhattan Beach State Recreation
McVay Rock State Recreation Site
🏆 South Coast Sea Stacks — Dramatic sea stack viewpoint on the Southern Oregon Coast near Brookings McVay Rock State
Minam State Recreation Area
🏆 Wallowa Wilderness Gateway — Remote recreation area on the Minam River at the edge of the Eagle Cap Wilderness
Mongold Day-Use Area
🏆 Detroit Lake Beach — Popular day-use area on Detroit Lake in the Cascade Range Mongold Day-Use Area provides beach
Muriel O. Ponsler Memorial State Scenic Viewpoint
🏆 Central Coast Viewpoint — Elevated coastal viewpoint with sweeping ocean panoramas near Yachats Muriel O. Ponsler Memorial State Scenic
OC&E Woods Line State Trail
🏆 Oregon’s Longest Rail Trail — 100-mile converted rail trail from Klamath Falls to Bly through Southern Oregon’s high desert
Oceanside Beach State Recreation Site
🏆 Hidden Coast Gem — Charming beach village with sea stacks, tide pools, and Three Arch Rocks seabird refuge Oceanside
Ochoco State Scenic Viewpoint
🔭 Prineville Overlook — A plateau viewpoint on Highway 126 just west of Prineville, looking over the town and the
Otter Crest State Scenic Viewpoint
🏆 Cape Foulweather Lookout — Iconic 500-foot cliff viewpoint at Cape Foulweather — named by Captain Cook in 1778 Otter
Pete French Round Barn State Heritage Site
🏆 Pete French Round Barn State Heritage Site — The last surviving 1880s round barn from Peter French’s legendary Oregon
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
⛰️ Columbia Gorge Natural Area — About 429 acres around Mitchell Point in the Columbia River Gorge, Hood River County,
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
🏆 Sand Lake Estuary — Tidal flats, salt marsh, forested dunes and a snowy plover nesting area on the Sand
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
🏆 Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area — Home to a massive 1935 Yuba-style gold dredge — the last of
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 — Day-use stop in the Wallowa River canyon, part of an Oregon state scenic corridor Wallowa
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
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
A Gulf of Alaska Beach on the Eastern Tip of Hinchinbrook Island Boswell Bay Beaches State Marine Park lies on
Canoe Passage State Marine Park
A Low Pass Across Hawkins Island, Eight Miles West of Cordova Canoe Passage State Marine Park lies on Hawkins Island,