WSSLC 08 | Oregon Travel Information: Things To Do In Oregon

The Columbia River Gorge is a spectacular river canyon cutting the only sea-level route through the Cascade Mountain Range.

It's 80 miles long and up to 4,000 feet deep with the north canyon walls in Washington State and the south canyon walls in Oregon State.

Recreation
Hiking, mountain biking, windsurfing, camping, fishing, boating, wildlife watching, birding, wildflower viewing, photography, picnicking, rock climbing — you can do all this and more in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.

Waterfalls
Through millenniums of geologic events, waterfalls have found their home in the Columbia River Gorge. A visit to the area is not complete without a visit to its breathtaking waterfalls.

Multnomah Falls is the second highest year-round waterfall in the United States. Though Multnomah Falls is grand and popular, all of the falls in the Gorge are special and breathtaking. For more information visit: www.fs.fed.us/r6/columbia

There are trails right outside the front door plus a year-round heated pool, sauna, and whirlpool. Also, a ping-pong table, shuffleboard, boardgames, and movies are available for hotel guests. Other activities in our proximity include mountain climbing, hiking, golf, mountain biking, team building activities, fishing, and river rafting. In the summer, you'll also find a myriad of nearby recreational options on the Mt. Hood Loop such as windsurfing, a scenic train ride, alpine slides, and horseback riding. In the Fall, mushrooming is a popular activity. For more information visit: www.timberlinelodge.com

From Astoria on the north coast to the south coast's Brookings Harbor, Oregon’s coastal cities offer a wide variety of recreation activities, attractions, fine restaurants, comfortable accommodations and, of course, the impressive Oregon coast scenery. No matter where you visit, there are wonders awaiting you.

Recreational opportunities include fishing, cycling, flying a kite on the beach, scuba diving, hiking through old-growth forests, windsurfing and surfing, beachcombing, whale and bird watching... the list is endless. There are also many coast attractions including aquariums, art galleries, theaters and festivals, parades and poetry readings. Many lighthouses dot the Oregon coast and you'll find hundreds of parks to explore.

Come discover why the Oregon coast is a family favorite vacation destination. For more information visit: www.visittheoregoncoast.com

If you love wine, then you may want to plan a side trip through Oregon Wine Country. Oregon is celebrated for its cool-climate grape varieties, including Pinot Gris, Riesling, Chardonnay, and especially Pinot Noir.

Oregon wineries are generally small and decentralized within each official wine region of the state. They are often winemaker or family-owned. Most Oregon wine regions lie in valleys between the southern Cascade Mountains that run through the state and its Coastal Range to the west.

For more information on Oregon wineries visit: www.oregonwine.org
http://www.oregonwine.org/Experience_Wine_Country/Oregon_Wine_Country/

Crater Lake has inspired people for hundreds of years. No place else on earth combines a deep, pure lake, so blue in color, sheer surrounding cliffs, almost two thousand feet high, two picturesque islands, and a violent volcanic past. It is a place of immeasurable beauty, and an outstanding outdoor laboratory and classroom.

Crater Lake is located in Southern Oregon on the crest of the Cascade Mountain range, 100 miles (160 km) east of the Pacific Ocean. It lies inside a caldera, or volcanic basin, created when the 12,000 foot (3,660 meter) high Mount Mazama collapsed 7,700 years ago following a large eruption.

Generous amounts of winter snow, averaging 533 inches (1,354 cm) per year, supply the lake with water. There are no inlets or outlets to the lake. Crater Lake, at 1,943 feet (592 meters) deep, is the seventh deepest lake in the world and the deepest in the United States. Evaporation and seepage prevent the lake from becoming any deeper.

For more information visit: www.crater.lake.national-park.com

The game of golf was born on rugged, wind-swept land like this where every hole, every hazard, and every shot is defined by nature's infinite presence. True links courses are rare, with only about 160 on the entire planet.

At Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, you'll find three distinctly different courses built on a beautiful stretch of sand dunes perched 100 feet above the Pacific Ocean. Bandon Dunes and Pacific Dunes feature a dozen holes that run along the bluff overlooking 23 miles of sweeping, undisturbed shoreline. Bandon Dunes, Pacific Dunes — and our newest addition, Bandon Trails — weren't built as much as discovered. Among the coastal forest, dunes and gorse lie 54 golf holes that yield fresh rewards each time they're played.