Oregon State Parks + Sites ADVENTURE LIST

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My ADVENTURE LIST of State Parks and Sites visited in Oregon. There are over 400 to visit and experience. This includes …

361 State Parks, 18 National Wildlife Refuges, 12 National Forests, 11 Lighthouses, 6 State Forests, 2 National Recreation Areas, 1 National Scenic Area, 1 National Grassland, 1 National Park, and 1 Coastal Trail … and perhaps more to discover along the way.

State Parks (361 Total):

  1. Munson Creek Falls State Natural Site

  2. Willamette Stone State Heritage Site

  3. Neskowin Beach State Recreation Site

  4. Fishing Rock State Recreation Site

  5. Devil’s Punchbowl State Natural Area

  6. Bob Straub State Park

  7. Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area

  8. Ecola State Park

  9. Tolovana Beach State Recreation Site

  10. Arcadia Beach State Recreation Site

  11. Hug Point State Recreation Site

  12. Oswald West State Park

  13. Nehalem Bay State Park

  14. Bald Peak State Park

  15. Face Rock State Park

  16. Bandon State Park and Bandon State Natural Area

  17. Cape Blanco State Park

  18. Paradise Point State Recreation Site

  19. Tseriadun State Recreation Site

  20. Port Orford Heads State Park

  21. Humbug Mountain State Park

  22. Arizona Beach State Recreation Site

  23. Ophir Wayside State Park River Rest Area

  24. Geisel Monument State Heritage Site

  25. Cape Sebastian State Scenic Corridor

  26. Pistol River State Scenic Viewpoint

  27. Samuel H. Boardman State Scenic Corridor

  28. Harris Beach State Park

  29. McVay Rock State Recreation Site

  30. Fogarty Creek State Recreation Area

  31. State Capitol State Park

  32. Molalla River State Park

  33. Del Rey Beach State Recreation Site

  34. Sunset Beach State Recreation Site

  35. Fort Stevens State Park

  36. Erratic Rock State Natural Site

  37. Maud Williamson State Recreation Site

  38. Fort Yamhill State Heritage Area

  39. H.B. Van Duzer Forest State Scenic Corridor

  40. Roads End State Recreation Site

  41. D River State Recreation Site

  42. Detroit Lake State Recreation Area

  43. Devil’s Lake State Recreation Area

  44. Smith Rock State Park

  45. Gleneden Beach State Recreation Site

  46. Boiler Bay State Scenic Viewpoint

  47. Whale Watching Center

  48. Rocky Creek State Scenic Viewpoint

  49. Otter Crest State Scenic Viewpoint

  50. Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area

  51. Hilgard Junction State Park

  52. Ontario State Recreation Site

  53. Farewell Bend State Recreation Area

  54. Memaloose State Park

  55. Lewis and Clark State Recreation Site

  56. Portland Women’s Forum State Scenic Viewpoint

  57. Crown Point State Scenic Corridor and Vista House

  58. Guy W. Talbot State Park

  59. Dabney State Recreation Area

  60. Champoeg State Heritage Area

  61. Tryon Creek State Natural Area

  62. Milo McIver State Park

  63. Elijah Bristow State Park

  64. Dexter State Recreation Site

  65. Lowell State Recreation Site

  66. Fall Creek State Recreation Area (Attempted, but Closed)

  67. Wallowa Lake State Park

  68. Iwetemlaykin State Heritage Site

  69. Silver Falls State Park

National Wildlife Refuges (18 Total):

  1. Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge

  2. Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge

  3. Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge

National Forests (12 Total):

  1. Rogue River Siskiyou National Forest at Tu Tu Tun Lodge

  2. Suislaw National Forest on Highway 101

  3. Deschutes National Forest at Black Butte

  4. Mt. Hood National Forest at Timberline Lodge

  5. Willamette National Forest at Opal Creek Wilderness

Lighthouses (11 Total):

  1. Yaquina Head Lighthouse

  2. Hecata Head Lighthouse

  3. Tillamook Rock Lighthouse

  4. Coquille River Lighthouse

  5. Cape Blanco Lighthouse

State Forests (6 Total):

  1. TBD

National Monuments (6 total)

  1. Newberry Volcanic National Monument

  2. Crater Lake National Park

  3. Lewis and Clark National Historical Park

  4. Nez Perce National Historical Park

  5. John Day Fossil Beds National Monument

Other (6 Total):

  1. Oregon Coast Trail

  2. Banks-Vernonia State Trail

  3. Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area

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