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Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area is a state park located in central Umatilla County, Oregon, United States, approximately 15 mi (24 km) southeast of Pendleton.Located in old growth forest near the summit of the Blue Mountains along Interstate 84, the park was the location of a well-used campsite by emigrants along the Oregon Trail in the middle 19th century.
The variety of locales and amenities of the parks reflect the diverse geography of Oregon, including beaches, forests, lakes, rock pinnacles, and deserts. The state parks offer many outdoor recreation opportunities, such as overnight camping facilities, day hiking, fishing, boating, historic sites, astronomy, and scenic rest stops and viewpoints.
The Emigrant Trail splits further west into trails to California vs. to Oregon. A different Emigrant Springs in Oregon is located on the Oregon Trail. Significance of this Wyoming site dates to 1843. [1] The NRHP listing recognizes carvings on rock and gravesites in a 9-acre (3.6 ha) area containing two separate contributing sites. Emigrant ...
The Ochoco National Forest is located in the Ochoco Mountains in Central Oregon in the United States, north and east of the city of Prineville, location of the national forest headquarters. It encompasses 850,000 acres (3,440 km 2 ) of rimrock, canyons, geologic oddities, dense pine forests, and high desert terrain, as well as the headwaters of ...
Emigrant Lake is a reservoir located 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Ashland, Oregon, at the southern end of the Rogue Valley. [1] It has an elevation of 2,241 feet (683 m) above sea level . [ 2 ] The lake has an average surface area of 806 acres (3.26 km 2 ), and an average volume of 40,530 acre-feet (49,990,000 m 3 ). [ 3 ]
Map of the Willamette National Forest. The Willamette National Forest is a National Forest located in the central portion of the Cascade Range of the U.S. state of Oregon. [4] It comprises 1,678,031 acres (6,790.75 km 2). Over 380,000 acres (694 mi 2, 1,540 km 2) are designated wilderness which include seven major mountain peaks.
The park, administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, offers a seasonal, full-service campground, access to Gorge hiking trails beyond park boundaries, and a day-use area. Ainsworth State Park lies within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, [2] and is 4 miles (6.4 km) from Multnomah Falls. It is named for John ...
Sunset Bay State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Oregon. Administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, it is about 0.4 miles (0.6 km) south of Cape Arago Lighthouse and 2.5 miles (4.0 km) outside the town of Charleston on Coos Bay. The park offers a crescent shaped beach, tide pools, hiking trails and a year-round ...