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The byway in winter. The Cascades Lakes Scenic Byway (Forest Route 46) is a National Scenic Byway in central Oregon in the United States. It runs for 66 miles (106 km) in the rugged country of Deschutes and Klamath counties on the east side of the Cascade Range. It offers particularly good views of Mount Bachelor, Broken Top, and the Three ...
Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. The Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area is located on the Oregon Coast, stretching approximately 40 miles (64 km) north of the Coos River in North Bend to the Siuslaw River in Florence, and adjoining Honeyman State Park on the west. It is part of Siuslaw National Forest and is administered by the United ...
The Deschutes National Forest is a United States national forest (NF) located in Central Oregon, in parts of Deschutes, Klamath, Lake, and Jefferson counties. It was established in 1908, with border changes following in 1911 and 1915. The forest now encompasses almost 1.6 million acres (6,500 km 2) along the east side of the Cascade Range.
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.
Name Location Area (acres) Area (km 2) Established Annual visitors (2006) [1] Deschutes: Deschutes, Klamath, Lake, and Jefferson counties: 1,596,900 6,462: July 1, 1908
The Pumice Plateau is the largest of the Eastern Cascades subregions, covering 4,236 square miles (10,970 km 2) in Oregon between Bend and Klamath Falls. It contains extensive areas within the Deschutes and Fremont-Winema National Forests (including the Gearhart Mountain Wilderness) and the lower elevations of the Newberry National Volcanic ...
Straddling the divide between the Great Basin and Colorado River, Dixie National Forest has elevations ranging from 2,800 ft (850 m) near St. George to 11,322 ft (3,451 m) on Boulder Mountain. Ashdown Gorge, Box-Death Hollow, Cottonwood Forest, and Pine Valley Mountain wilderness areas are in the forest.
The site is in Kaibab National Forest's Locust Point area and borders the canyon's rim. There are miles of rough forest roads on the way, but I thought it was worth the trek when I pitched my tent ...