The Collawash River is one of those Oregon streams that is simultaneously famous and little-known. It’s one of our state’s 68 steams protected under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act — basically a hall ...

The Tanana Lakes Recreation Area offers nature trails, a swim beach, boat launches, a rifle range, a picnic area, fishing holes, paddle boat rentals and playgrounds just minutes from downtown ...

Whenever I’m feeling stressed out, heartbroken or scared over the state of our nation, the one place where I can find solace, however fleeting, is in the outdoors. I’ve taken several mental vacations ...

When hikers look across the Central Cascades skyline, it’s easy to pick out Broken Top as a bucket list trek. But the summit is not the only worthy destination on the mountain. Tucked between the ...

Itching to get out onto the trails? Check out our list of hiking essentials, designed to keep you safe and maximize comfort as you plod through the wilderness. It's always important to have the right ...

It might be the wildest place in Oregon — or even the Pacific Northwest. The 180,000-acre Kalmiopsis Wilderness, in southwest Oregon outside Grants Pass, is a land of deep river canyons, rare ...

It can be a day-hike or adventure — an easy backpacking trip with kids or bushwhack to one of Oregon’s most impressive waterfalls. You can go fishing, or swimming, or exploring, or just put your feet ...

PRAIRIE CITY — We must have looked weary, because the young girl was immediately encouraging as we encountered her group just a few hundred feet from the summit of Strawberry Mountain. “It’s not much ...