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The Mt. Hood National Forest reaches from the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area along the Cascades to Mount Jefferson and from the foothills east of Portland to the central Oregon plateau. From Portland, the forest may be entered directly from US 26. Another option is to take I-205 to SR 212/224; when the road splits take SR 212 and then pick up US 26. The Hood River entrance to the forest is off SR 35; the Clackamas River entrance is off SR 224.

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ARTICLEMt. Hood And Mt. Hood National Forest The Mt. Hood National Forest reaches from the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area along the Cascades to Mount Jefferson and from the foothills east of Portland to the central Oregon plateau. From Portland, the forest may be entered directly from US 26. Another option is to take I-205 to SR 212/224; when the road splits take SR 212 and then pick up US 26. The Hood River entrance to the forest is off SR 35; the Clackamas River entrance is off SR 224.Mt. Hood And Mt. Hood National Forest
NATIONAL PARKColumbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Following the Columbia River in both Oregon and Washington, the scenic area consists of 292,500 acres of sheer cliffs, mountainous forestland, hilly deciduous woods and grassy plains. The Oregon section extends from the Sandy River near Troutdale about 80 miles east to the Deschutes River. Rain forests and waterfalls, characteristic of the area's western end, give way east of the mountains to oak woods and grasslands.Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
NATIONAL PARKCrater Lake National Park Crater Lake National Park is on the crest of the Cascade Range, 76 miles east of Medford off I-5 to SR 62; or, from Klamath Falls, take US 97 north 21 miles, then west on SR 62 for 29 miles. The park also can be reached from Roseburg by taking I-5 to SR 138E.Crater Lake National Park
NATIONAL PARKDeschutes National Forest Deschutes National Forest is southwest of Bend on US 97, north of Crater Lake National ParkDeschutes National Forest
NATIONAL PARKFort Langley National Historic Site Fort Langley National Historic Site is 6.5 kilometres (4 mi.) north of Langley off Hwy. 1 at 23433 Mavis Ave. On the bank of the Fraser River, the 19th-century Hudson's Bay Company trading post was an important supply link in the company's network of fur trading forts west of the Rockies. British Columbia was proclaimed a colony at the site in 1858.Fort Langley National Historic Site
NATIONAL PARKFort Rodd Hill And Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Sites Fourteen kilometres (9 mi.) west of Victoria via Hwy. 1A, Fort Rodd Hill was a coastal artillery fort 1895-1956. Of interest are the loophole walls, underground magazines, artillery stores, command posts, barracks and gun and searchlight emplacements. Audio and video presentations, along with period rooms, depict life at the fort. The 1860 Fort Rodd Hill And Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Sites
NATIONAL PARKFremont Winema National Forest Extending from the high mountain country of the Cascade Crest north and south of Crater Lake eastward through the Klamath Basin to the area known as “Oregon's Outback,” the Fremont-Winema National Forest embraces more than 2 million acres. The two forests, which were administratively combined in 2002, extend over a high plateau broken by numerous faults and buttes, presenting a variety of landscapes, from sagebrush and juniper to pine forests and meadows.Fremont Winema National Forest
NATIONAL PARKGifford Pinchot National Forest Gotchen Creek CabinGifford Pinchot National Forest
NATIONAL PARKGulf Islands National Park Reserve Gulf Islands National Park Reserve protects an island landscape of rocky headlands, forested hills and shorelines studded with colorful tide pools. The park encompasses areas of lands scattered over fifteen larger islands and includes many smaller islets and reefs. Waters adjacent to park lands, extending 200 metres (650 ft.) seaward, also are under Parks Canada management.Gulf Islands National Park Reserve
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