The Best Places to Get Outside Near Portland, Oregon
There are so many places to get outdoors near Portland, Oregon. Here are the best outdoor destinations.
There are so many places to get outdoors near Portland, Oregon. Here are the best outdoor destinations.
There’s a lot you can do at Crater Lake, including taking a swim. Many people don’t know that you can swim in Crater Lake. Here’s everything you need to know.
Portland might keep it weird—but the parks surrounding Oregon’s largest city are outlandishly beautiful, with plenty of sites to shock and awe. The Beaver State boasts an unreal number of unique and downlight quirky experiences, from the deepest lake in the country and ancient fossil beds to the caldera of an active volcano and the [...]
Whether you had your life changed by the 2017 eclipse — or you missed it and have been living in regret ever since — we’ve got good news. You’ll have another shot at seeing an eclipse in 2023. Better yet, it’ll be visible from more than 20 national park units across the U.S., which means [...]
As temperatures get warmer around the country, young skiers and boarders dread closing day at their local ski resort. Months of dry-land training, weight lifting and seeing the skis or board collect dust can bring the summer blues for powder hounds of any age. Thankfully around the U.S. and Canada, summer-on-snow ski camps offer young [...]
From alpine deserts to lush mountain sides, these nine national park trails meander and climb through some of the best and most diverse wildflower displays in the country. 1. Great Smoky Mountains National Park – Townsend, TN Middle Prong Trail How to get there: The nearest major city to the park is Knoxville, Tennessee, about [...]
If you’re anything like us, when Friday hits, you yearn for a weekend retreat with friends or family that doesn’t require weeks of planning, research and reservations. You just want to get away. That’s where camping comes in! We’ve compiled the 25 best campgrounds within two hours of Portland, Oregon. While Portland is a metropolis, [...]
When a wildlife photographer reviewed footage from a cam he’d set in southern Oregon last summer, his subjects gave him a little more than he bargained for. Pro photographer Dan Elster regularly sets out trail cams to help him capture the incredible wildlife that roams through his backyard. He recently set his sights on photographing [...]
The daily 9:00 to 5:00 routine gets old pretty fast. When Friday hits, you yearn for a weekend retreat with friends or family that doesn’t require weeks of planning, research, and reservations. You just want to get away. Fortunately, we’ve covered most of that for you. If you live in the Northwest, get your camping [...]
Cottonwood Canyon State Park, may be newest state park but it is already the second largest in Oregon. The 8,000 plus acre Cottonwood Canyon State Park is situated along the John Day River and has the potential to become Oregon’s largest state park. Oregon State Parks has applied to the Bureau of Land Management to [...]