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Aug. 5—A former coal mining site in Mercer County is now providing lodging to riders of the Hatfield-McCoy Trail. Located on Coaldale Mountain, the new ATV TrailCamp is only a 30-second drive ...
The Oregon Dunes are a unique area of windswept sand. They are the largest expanse of coastal sand dunes in North America and one of the largest expanses of temperate coastal sand dunes in the world, [2] with some dunes reaching 500 feet (150 m) above sea level. They are the product of millions of years of erosion by wind and rain on the Oregon ...
Camp Pioneer was founded in 1936 by Cascade Pacific Council councilman Cap Monroe and a group of Eagle Scouts from a troop in Albany, Oregon. In 2002, a forest fire temporarily closed the camp, [1] with the United States Forest Service using the camp as a command post to fight the fire. [2] In 2003, the camp was threatened by the B&B Complex ...
The land was once inhabited by the Nechesne, a Salish speaking tribe of the Oregon Coast, also known as the Salmon River Indians. [1] [2]Founded in 1936 (first camp sessions in 1937), the camp was run by the YWCA of Greater Portland until September, 2013, when the camp program was acquired by the Westwind Stewardship Group (WSG).
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The state park also contains Neahkahnie Mountain, Short Sand Beach, Short Sand Creek, Necarney Creek, Cape Falcon, Smugglers Cove and the Oregon Coast Trail. The cove is a popular surf destination and is known as "Short Sands". [2] Urban legend claims pirate treasure is buried near Smugglers Cove but has never been found.
Government Camp also has its own, smaller ski resort, Summit Pass. The community is located within the Mount Hood Corridor on U.S. Route 26 (the Mount Hood Highway), near its intersection with Oregon Route 35 and the Barlow Pass summit of the Cascade Range. As of the 2010 census, the community had a population of 193. [4]