Kids dig it when they can prowl through the woods. Track a porcupine. Touch a reptile. Or go eye-to-eye with a Great Horned Owl.
Attractions: Museums/History
The Lowell Covered Bridge is a bridge crossing the Willamette River outside of Lowell, Oregon. The original bridge was built in 1907 and it was rebuilt in 1945, and rehabilitated in 2006. It currently is a self-guided interpretive center that gives visitors the history of covered bridges in Oregon. The bridge is 165 feet long and clears the water by two feet.
Region: Willamette Valley
Explore a mile-long lava tube. Lava River Cave offers self-guided exploration of a mile-long lava tube. It takes approximately 1.5 hours to tour the entire cave. Initial access descends 150 stairs to an uneven floor and can be challenging. In the interest of preventing the spread of White-nose Syndrome to bats that reside in the Cave, we ask that you not wear or bring into the cave any clothing or gear you have used in a cave or mine outside of Oregon or Washington. Please wear close-toed shoes and warm clothing. Average temperature in the Cave is 42 degrees Farenheit.
City: Bend
Region: Central Oregon
Some of the best times in my childhood were spent running around exploring Magness Memorial Tree Farm.
City: Sherwood
Region: Greater Portland
The fact of the matter is there just aren’t that many woolen mills – or any other type of textile mills – left in the United States.
City: Pendleton
Region: Eastern Oregon
Driving through the Columbia River Gorge it hits you that over the course of thousands of years, the landscape was carved from the earth creating the majestic beauty.
City: The Dalles
Region: Mt. Hood/Columbia Gorge
A dad was behind the camera, while his daughter and son were sitting behind the wheel of an old Nissan pickup, talking back and forth.
City: Astoria
Region: Northern Coast
Many times when I visit a historic site, I go into it with an attitude that is almost like an academic.
City: Astoria
Region: Northern Coast
There are a lot of really interesting and fun things to do in Astoria, Oregon. But to be honest, one of my favorite parts of visiting this north coast city is to see the huge freighters sail by in the background.
City: Astoria
Region: Northern Coast
If there is one thing in Canby that is the best kept secret, it’s a 3.5-mile trail that bisects the community, with bridges over roads and highways.
City: Canby
Region: Greater Portland