Oregon National Parks and Natural Landscapes
Oregon welcomes you! Featured locations in the Beaver State, mostly in the south, are listed below, and shown on the
Oregon map - places include beaches, deserts, fossils, lakes, mountains, rock formations and volcanic sites. Oregon contains nine
national parks, national monuments and national recreation areas.
Table of Contents for Oregon
Oregon National Park Service Units
Other Popular Scenic Places in Oregon
★★★★★
CAPE ARAGO State Park - offshore rocks and three pretty coves |
★★★★★
CAPE SEBASTIAN State Scenic Corridor - high, sheer sided, wind-swept, wooded promontory |
★★★★★
COQUILLE POINT and FACE ROCK BEACH - sandy beaches and large, isolated rocks |
★★★★★
CROOK POINT and MACK REEF - empty beaches, offshore rocks and an iconic arch |
★★★★★
FLORAS LAKE State Park and BLACKLOCK POINT - wooded, undeveloped section of the coast, with a remote, rocky promontory and unspoilt beaches |
★★★★★
HARRIS BEACH State Park and CHETCO POINT - scenic coastline in the far south, near Brookings |
★★★★★
HUMBUG MOUNTAIN State Park - four mile section of the coast, centered on a densely forested, 1,756 foot peak |
★★★★★
NEWBERRY National Volcanic Monument - fascinating volcanic landscapes on the east side of the Cascade Range, including lava caves, cinder cones, lava flows and a partially flooded caldera |
★★★★★
OREGON DUNES National Recreation Area - beaches, forests, lagoons, creeks and dunes along the Pacific coast |
★★★★★
PORT ORFORD HEADS State Park - wind-swept promontory above rocky coves and sea stacks |
★★★★★
SAMUEL H BOARDMAN State Scenic Corridor - 11 miles of tall cliffs, isolated beaches and wave-cut arches, on the southern Pacific coast |
★★★★★
SHORE ACRES State Park - fantastic eroded rock formations along the Pacific coast |
★★★★★
SISTERS ROCKS State Park - large rocks, grey beaches, sea caves and an old settlement |
★★★★★
SOUTH PACIFIC COAST - rocky shores, tiny islands, wave-cut arches, sea stacks and secluded coves, along an especially scenic, 100 mile section of the Oregon coast south of Coos Bay |
★★★★★
SOUTHEAST OREGON - the remote southeast of Oregon, at the north edge of the Great Basin Desert; locations include Warner Valley, Hart Mountain, Alvord Lake, Borax Hot Springs, Diamond Craters and Pillars of Rome |
★★★★★
SUNSET BAY State Park - secluded inlet surrounded by angled sedimentary rocks, eroded into a great variety of forms |
Choose from over 350 Oregon hotels in 75 towns and cities, including
national park hotels and
interstate hotels
Popular locations include:
Bend,
Corvallis,
Eugene,
Grants Pass,
Klamath Falls,
Medford,
Newport,
Pendleton,
Portland,
Roseburg,
Salem,
Springfield
Oregon Travel Itineraries
Southwest Oregon - seven day tour from the rocky Pacific shoreline, across the coastal hills and the higher peaks of the Cascades, to the fascinating geological features around Newberry Volcano
Flowers - Oregon wildflowers and flowering shrubs; photographs and identifying characteristics, arranged by the most common color groups (blue, orange, pink, purple, red, white and yellow)
Driving Distances - mileages between selected places in Oregon
Introduction - summary of Oregon's scenic areas
Oregon Maps - state map and national park maps
Oregon Photographs - indexed by location
Panoramic Photographs - wide landscape photos of Oregon