Nickname: Beaver State

Country : United States of America (USA)
State : Oregon (OR)
Largest city : Portland
Highest point : Mount Hood (3,372 m, 11,239 ft)
State bird: Western Meadowlark
State flower: Oregon Grape (Holly Grape)
Capital: Salem
Date of admission to the Union: 14 Feb 1859
Population: 3,559,596
Population density: 13.8 per sq km
2002 total overseas arrivals/US ranking: 172,000/25
Time: Pacific (GMT - 8) in the greater part of the State; Mountain (GMT - 7) in most of Malheur county. Daylight Saving Time is observed.
QuickFacts : Oregon QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau

Oregon weather

Weather Underground - Oregon
Oregon Climatologies Access Page

National Parks and State Parks in Oregon

Welcome to the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department Web Site
Oregon Travel and Destination Guide

Statewide and regional information

The Official State of Oregon Web Portal
Welcome to the Oregon Tourism Commission Website
Attractions & statewide information by Oregon Citylink Travel
Online Highways - Travel Guide to Oregon
Welcome to Oregon
Central Oregon Visitors Association
Eastern Oregon Visitor's Association
An organization devoted to travel and tourism in Eastern Oregon.
Southern Oregon Vacation Guide for the state of Oregon
Oregon Coast Tour of Towns along US Highway 101
A comprehensive guide to the cities and towns along US Highway 101, the Pacific Coast Highway. Descriptions of each town, with useful information such as RV Parks, Lighthouses, and more.
The Virtual Cascades
Experience a virtual mountain adventure among the Pacific Northwest Cascades where a spine of glaciated volcanic summits crowns the western regions of Oregon, Washington, northern California and Canada.
Oregon For Fun
Free information about travel in Oregon. Travel tips, golf courses, parks tours. Information about Salem, Portland, Bend, Eugene, and the Oregon coast.

Cities, towns and places in Oregon

Albany
Albany Visitors Association - Albany, Oregon

Ashland
The City of Ashland, Oregon
The Ashland Chamber of Commerce

Bend
Welcome to the Bend Oregon Chamber of Commerce
Bend is Central Oregon's largest city nestled at the base of the east side of the Cascade Mountains. It is surrounded by natural beauty and plenty of recreational activities.
Welcome to Bend, Oregon

Coos Bay
Coos Bay Home

Eugene / Lane County
The Convention and Visitors Association of Lane County
The Convention and Visitors Association in Eugene, Oregon offers a database of hotels, attractions and special events for both visitors and meeting planners.

Florence
Florence Oregon Network
Visit Florence on the Oregon coast! Events, attractions, dining, lodging, camping, and lots of local info.

Grants Pass
Visitors Bureau Insiders Guide to Grants Pass

Jacksonville
Welcome to Jacksonville Oregon-Southern Oregon's premier Historical Destination-

Klamath Falls and Klamath County
Klamath County Department of Tourism & Visitors Center
This web site will help the traveling public with information about tourist information in Klamath County. Including Crater Lake, Klamath Lake, and the Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway All American Road. Free maps and brochures are offered.
Klamath County Chamber of Commerce

Lincoln City
Lincoln City, Oregon - Chamber of Commerce, Vacation Travel Guide
Lincoln City, located on the scenic Oregon Coast, has the best of everything, from scenery to lodging, entertainment, fine dining, and great shopping experiences.

Newport
Oregon Coast Aquarium - Newport

Oakland
Oakland, Oregon - Places to See

Portland
Portland Oregon Visitors Association (POVA)
Welcome to Portland
Portland Oregon Information
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI)
Airport: Portland International Airport (PDX)

Rockaway Beach
Rockaway Beach, Oregon Coast, Chamber of Commerce, Official Home Page.
Information about the area, history, lodging, restaurants and shopping. Check the weather and view photos of our Oregon Coast town, right on the beach.

Salem
Salem Convention and Visitors Association
Welcome to Salem

Sweet Home
Welcome to Sweet Home On-Line

Washington County
Washington County, Oregon

Hotels, motels and lodging in Oregon

Statewide
Border to Border Bed & Breakfast Directory - Inns of Oregon, Washington & California
Best Western Oregon
Best Western Oregon Hotel Guide, with maps, attractions and more

Corvallis
The Corvallis Depot Suites

Sunriver
Welcome to Sunriver-Resort
Sunriver Resort is a unique Northwest vacation destination. For memorable golf outing, quality family vacation, or important corporate meeting our facilities and services remain unmatched.

Yachats
Sea Quest Bed and Breakfast
Located about seven miles south of the town of Yachats on Highway 101, Sea Quest sits majestically on a slight bluff over-looking the beautiful Oregon coastline.
Dublin House Oregon Coast Motel
Oregon Coast lodging in beautiful Yachats with ocean view rooms and indoor heated pool

Oregon

The State: Thousands of visitors each year are drawn to the scenic beauty of this State. In the northeast, deep gorges vie for attention with the craggy beauty of the towering Wallowa Mountains. Outdoor types will also be drawn to the southeast’s huge and desolate Steens Mountain Wilderness Area, as well as the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area along the coast. Salem is the capital of Oregon and the State’s third-largest city; it boasts many fine museums, gardens and parks, including the Mission Mill Museum, Old Aurora Colony Museum, Bush House Museum and Oregon Garden, which recently opened the new Frank Lloyd Wright House.

The more urbane should consider Portland, the ‘City of Roses’, which boasts gardens, restaurants, shops, concerts, jazz festivals, theatres and first-class hotels. It is possible to see the best of the city’s vibrant dramatic and visual arts scene on the first Thursday of each month when the small galleries in the Southwest and Northwest districts remain open until 2100. The Portland Art Museum houses painting and sculpture from the 1350s to the 1950s. The city also boasts the American Advertising Museum, the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Pittock Mansion, Oregon Zoo and the recently renovated PGE Park.

An hour from Portland is the stunning Columbia River Gorge. Here, the Columbia furrows its way through a canyon 300m- (1000ft-) deep, plunging between hills and sheer cliff faces. The Columbia River Maritime Museum can be found in Astoria. The Vista House, completed as a memorial to Oregon’s pioneers, acts as the visitors centre in Crown Point State Park. East of Crown Point, a string of waterfalls, including the mighty Multnomah Falls, attracts 2 million visitors per year. The towns of Hood River and The Dalles offer visitor services in the gorge; whilst the Columbia River itself, with its 50kph (30mph) winds, is a windsurfing paradise.
On the Idaho border lies North America’s deepest gorge – Hells Canyon. In some places, the walls drop 1650m (7900ft) to the Snake River below. A quick flit through on a jet boat or a leisurely drift by raft are two ways of viewing this mighty wonder. Oregon breaks another record by boasting the nation’s deepest lake, located in southern Oregon. It forms the centrepiece of Crater Lake National Park, plunging from an 1800m- (6000ft-) elevation to a depth of nearly 600m (1932ft). Skiing is offered in the Willamette Pass and Hoodoo Ski Areas, which have recently undergone improvements to their existing facilities.

For those heading coastwards, the renowned US Highway 101 hugs the Pacific shore with a stretch lying between the coastal towns, where hundreds of miles of State parks offer direct connections with the beach. Some of Oregon’s most famous cheeses are nurtured on the shore of Tillamook Bay and those who hunger for a hunk should visit the Tillamook Cheese Visitor’s Center. Newport offers the sights and smells of a classic seaport, including an Aquarium, whilst connoisseurs of ale can sample local favourites across the bay bridge at the Rogue Ale Brewery. Both the Oregon Coast Aquarium and Oregon State University Hatfield Marine Science Visitor Center are located here, providing unique and educational views of coastal wildlife and the environment.

Other attractions in the State include Bend, home to the High Desert Museum; Eugene, with the newly renovated Hult Center for the Performing Arts; and Baker City, offering the National Historic Trail Interpretive Center.

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