Crater Lake, Oregon’s only national park, occupies a relatively remote perch in a mountainous stretch of the state to the south. Socked in with an average of over 530 inches of snow each year, the park is only easily accessible for a few summer months when the roads are open for business. Winter is ...

Crater Lake is the only national park in the state of Oregon, but if you think that’s all this pretty Pacific Northwest state has going for it, think again. In fact, you could easily base a very manageable Oregon vacation around visits to other federally protected areas from national monumen...

If you’ve spent anytime in Bend at all it should be perfectly obvious that this small city is anything but average. Sure, there are plenty of places across the country where you can tackle powdery ski slopes come winter, with golfing, hiking and biking to round things out in summer. But in Bend ther...

Let’s say you’re headed for the scenic Pacific Northwest, and looking for Oregon hotels as memorable as this pretty state’s coastline. You’re in luck. The list isn’t long, but if you’re in search of a spot to rest your weary head that merits a post card home the...

Oregon is a state that runs from rock strewn shores to salty bays, vast rivers to lofty volcanic peaks, glacier alpine lakes and high altitude desert, making it a hot spot for bird variety. In fact, bird watching is popular enough in these parts to merit the creation of a well-rounded list of bird...

You may have heard talk of winter wonderlands, but we’re here to tell you: Crater Lake is something special. Situated relatively close to civilized life but largely untamed, this 183, 224 acre park gets less than 500,000 visitors annually, approximately three quarters of them during the park’s short...

When big storms send bigger waves crashing furiously onto wind-swept sandy beaches, many visitors to the Oregon Coast find a nice, sturdy window somewhere and do a spot of storm watching. And while this can be a perfectly pleasant way to pass an afternoon, the time might come when anyone with an ave...

By spring, when the rain clouds in Portland, Oregon, have begun to dissipate, locals ditch the umbrellas and head for open air. Thanks to good greenspace planning, this city boasts thousands of acres of undeveloped greenery within city limits, including massive Forest Park, which alone takes in over...

In terms of scenery, it’s hard not to be enchanted by the Columbia River Gorge, aka The Gorge. Whether you go in for forested mountains, seemingly boundless tawny bluffs, wind-riffed river or waterfalls there’s occasion to keep a camera handy. However, besides enjoying the natural assets of this riv...

Lush and green, both in terms of landscape and its environmentally friendly ways, Eugene, Oregon seems a far cry from big city. Yet together with neighboring Springfield, it sits at the heart of the state’s second-largest metropolitan area, think flourishing university town with well-ranked collegia...