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Powell's City of Books, Portland
Best time to visit: June-Aug
Cost: $
- Powell's Books is a chain of bookstores in Portland
- Powell's headquarters, dubbed Powell's City of Books, claims to be the largest independent new and used bookstore in the world
- The City of Books has nine color-coded rooms and over 3,500 different sections
- The inventory for its retail and online sales is over four million new, used, rare, and out-of-print books
Clatsop Loop Trail from Indian Beach, Cannon Beach
Walk difficulty: Moderate
Best time to visit: June-Aug
Cost: $
- Beach famous for Haystack Rock, a 235 ft (72 m) sea stack that juts out along the coast, and is often accessible at low tide, especially in the summertime
- There is a small cave system that penetrates its igneous rock that can be seen from the coastline
#3 in Best Beaches in the World
#29 in Best Attractions in the USA
Garfield Peak Trail, Crater Lake
Walk difficulty: Moderate
Best time to visit: June-Aug
Cost: $
- Garfield Peak is a mountain peak on the south end of Crater Lake in Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
- The top of the peak reaches 7,976 feet (2,431 m) above sea level
- The peak has a 1,000 feet (305 m) elevation trail to the summit from the Crater Lake lodge, one of the most popular hiking sites surrounding the lake
#9 in Most Surreal Attractions in the USA
#16 in Best Landmarks in the USA
#52 in Best Attractions in the USA
Lower Macleay Park to Pittock Mansion, Forest Park
Walk difficulty: Moderate
Best time to visit: June-Aug
Cost: $
- Forest Park is a public municipal park in the Tualatin Mountains west of downtown Portland
- It is one of the country's largest urban forest reserves
- The park is mostly second-growth forest with a few patches of old growth
Hood River Waterfront Park
Walk difficulty: Easy
Best time to visit: June-Aug
Cost: $
- Hood River offers some of the best spots for windsurfing, kitesurfing, kayaking, standup paddleboarding, skiing and mountain biking
- The city also features the family- and wind-sport–friendly Waterfront Park, a public pool, a skate park, biking trails, and several small public parks
Captain Cook Trail and Thor's Well
Walk difficulty: Easy
Best time to visit: June-Aug
Cost: $
- Cape Perpetua Scenic Area and the Cape Perpetua Visitor Center were built in the 1960s to highlight the unique beauty of the central Oregon Coast
- The scenic area includes old growth spruce, Douglas fir, and western hemloc
- Camping, picnicking, hiking, sightseeing, whale watching, and a visitor center with daily programs are all available within the Cape Perpetua Scenic Area
Shevlin Loop Trail, Shevlin Park
Walk difficulty: Easy
Best time to visit: June-Aug
Cost: $
- Park located in Bend, first established in 1921
- Notable natural and manmade features include Tumalo Creek, Aspen Hall, and Fremont Meadow
Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Bandon
Best time to visit: June-Aug
Cost: $
- The Oregon Islands provides wilderness protection to 1,853 small islands, rocks, and reefs plus two headlands, of Oregon's coastline from the Oregon–California border to Tillamook Head
Ribbon Trail to Floral Hill, Hendricks Park
Best time to visit: June-Aug
Cost: $
- Oldest city park in Eugene, which contains mature forest, a rhododendron garden, and a native plant garden
- The park has trails suitable for hiking, jogging, and birding
Wahkeena Falls Loop Trail, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
Walk difficulty: Moderate
Best time to visit: June-Aug
Cost: $
- Canyon of the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest, up to 4,000 feet (1,200 m) deep
- The canyon forms the boundary between the state of Washington to the north and Oregon to the south
Cleetwood Cove Trail, Crater Lake National Park
Walk difficulty: Moderate
Best time to visit: June-Aug
Cost: $
- Established in 1902, Crater Lake is the fifth-oldest national park in the United States and the only national park in Oregon
- The park encompasses the caldera of Crater Lake, a remnant of Mount Mazama, a destroyed volcano, and the surrounding hills and forests
Harris Beach Trail to Harris Butte, Harris Beach State Park
Walk difficulty: Easy
Best time to visit: June-Aug
Cost: $
- Harris Beach State Park is home to Bird Island (also known as Goat Island), which is reported to be the largest island off the Oregon Coast and is a National Wildlife Refuge.
- The island is also a breeding site for rare birds such as the tufted puffin
#32 in Best Beaches in the USA
Multnomah Falls Trail
Walk difficulty: Moderate
Best time to visit: June-Aug
Cost: $
- Waterfall located on Multnomah Creek in the Columbia River Gorge
- Spanning two tiers on basalt cliffs, it is the tallest waterfall in the state of Oregon at 620 ft (189 m) in height
- The Multnomah Creek Bridge, built in 1914, crosses below the falls
Oneonta Gorge Trail
Walk difficulty: Moderate
Best time to visit: June-Aug
Cost: $
- Scenic gorge located in the Columbia River Gorge area
- It has been designated as a botanical area because of the unique aquatic and woodland plants that grow there
- Exposed walls of 25-million-year-old (Miocene epoch) basalt are home to a wide variety of ferns, mosses, hepatics, and lichens, many of which grow only in the Columbia River Gorge
Timberline Lodge, Government Camp
Best time to visit: Jan-Feb, Dec
Cost: $$$
- Ski and snowboarding area of Timberline Lodge, a National Historic Landmark
- It is one of a few ski areas in the United States with most of the skiable terrain below the main lodge
- It is located on the south face of Mount Hood
#15 in Best Ski Resorts in the World
#18 in Best Ski Resorts in the USA
Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort, Bend
Best time to visit: Jan-Feb, Dec
Cost: $$
- Ski resort located in Central Oregon, on the northern side of Mount Bachelor, a stratovolcano rising atop a volcanic shield in the Cascade Range
- It is the largest ski resort (by area) by more than 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) in Oregon
- Mount Bachelor offers one of the nation's longest ski seasons, mid-November through the end of May (weather permitting)
#16 in Best Ski Resorts in the World
#19 in Best Ski Resorts in the USA
Mirror Lake Loop Trail, Mount Hood
Walk difficulty: Moderate
Best time to visit: June-Aug
Cost: $
- Mount Hood is a potentially active stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc
- It was formed by a subduction zone on the Pacific coast
- In addition to being Oregon's highest mountain, it is one of the loftiest mountains in the nation based on its prominence
Portland Japanese Garden
Best time to visit: June-Aug
Cost: $
- Traditional Japanese garden occupying 12 acres, located within Washington Park
- The garden is composed of eight garden spaces and a Cultural Village
- The desired effect of the garden is to realize a sense of peace, harmony, and tranquility and to experience the feeling of being a part of nature
Crooked River Trail, Smith Rock State Park
Walk difficulty: Easy
Best time to visit: June-Aug
Cost: $
- State park located in central Oregon's High Desert
- Its sheer cliffs of tuff and basalt are ideal for rock climbing of all difficulty levels
- Smith Rock is generally considered the birthplace of modern American sport climbing, and is host to cutting-edge climbing routes
- The trails have viewpoints along the routes that overlook the Crooked River and nearby rock formations
Trail of Ten Falls, Silver Falls State Park
Walk difficulty: Moderate
Best time to visit: June-Aug
Cost: $
- State park that is the largest state park in Oregon
- Its 8.7-mile (14.0 km) Canyon Trail/Trail of Ten Falls runs along the banks of Silver Creek and by ten waterfalls, from which the park received its name
- Four of the ten falls have an amphitheater-like surrounding that allows the trail to pass behind the flow of the falls
- In recent years, Silver Falls State Park has hosted star parties in partnership with the amateur astronomy organization in Salem