Oregon’s Seven Wonders
Oregon’s Seven Wonders
Crater Lake
- Deepest Lake in America and one of the deepest on earth (1,949 ft)
- Surrounded by cliffs 2,000 ft tall
- Located in Southern Oregon, known for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the Rogue River, the Oregon Caves, vineyards, and cheesemakers
- Hiking, camping, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing
- Boating and scenic driving around Rim Drive
Columbia River Gorge
- Largest national scenic area in America
- Views of many waterfalls from the basalt cliffs (Multnomah, Bridal Veil and Latourell falls)
- Waterfront hiking
- Farm fresh dining, wine country, and cideries
- Multnomah Falls (timed-use permit required)
- Explore by foot, car, shuttle, bike, boat, paddle board, or windsurf
The Wallowa Mountains
- Alpine summit with views of high desert Indian country and Hells Canyon
- Hike, ride a horse, or take the 3,700 ft gondola from Wallowa Lake Village to Mt. Howard
- Cabins, camping, mini golf around Wallowa Lake
- Towns Joseph and Enterprise offer unique shopping and restaurants
- Land carved by the Oregon Trail
- Visit abandoned ghost towns
Mt. Hood
- Dormant volcano crowned by twelve glaciers and surrounded by Mt. Hood national forest
- Highest peak is 11,239 feet
- Five total ski areas including year-round skiing at the Historic Timberline Lodge, a WPA project (1936-1938)
- View Mt. Hood from alpine lakes Lost, Trillium, and Mirror
- The Fruit Loop scenic drive between Mt. Hood and Hood River offers orchards, farms, wineries, and local markets.
- Car free transportation including public transportation, private shuttles, ride shares and seasonal ski area transit
Painted Hills
- Colorful layered hills which reveal millions of years of geologic history
- Part of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, which includes the Painted Hills, Clarno, and Sheep Rock units.
- Colors change with lighting, moisture, and the seasons, with the best viewing and photography typically in the late afternoon
- Thomas Condon Paleontology Center
- Visit towns Fossil and Shaniko along the Journey Through Time Scenic Byway
- Visit the Kam Wah Chung & Co. Museum (century-old, preserved drugstore)
Oregon Coastline
- 363-mile coastline, one of the longest publicly accessible shorelines in the United States
- Popular for beaches, hiking, tide pools, coastal towns, fishing, and crabbing
- Home to seven public lighthouses and iconic sea stacks, including Haystack Rock
- Highway 101 connects coastal communities from Astoria to Brookings
- Notable destinations include Cannon Beach, Bandon, Oceanside, and Rockaway Beach
Smith Rock
- Birthplace of American sport climbing
- More than a thousand bolted routes with sport climbing, traditional climbing, and bouldering
- Hiking, mountain Biking, and skiiing at nearby Mt. Bachelor
- Opportunity to spot golden eagles, prairie falcons, river otters, and beavers
- Golfing, caving, and paddle boarding on the Deschutes River
- Obsidian lava flowers at Newberry Crater National Volcanic Monument, where astronauts trained to walk on the moon
