West · OR
Oregon
The Beaver State
Capital
Salem
Best Time to Visit
June-September
01 Must-See Spots
Crater Lake National Park
the deepest lake in the US with impossibly blue water
Columbia River Gorge
Multnomah Falls and dozens of other waterfalls
Oregon Coast
Cape Perpetua, Cannon Beach's Haystack Rock, and Thor's Well
Portland
food carts, Powell's Books, and craft beer culture
02 Hidden Gems
Alvord Desert
a vast dry lakebed in southeastern Oregon that feels like another planet
Samuel H. Boardman Scenic Corridor
the most dramatic stretch of the Oregon Coast
Painted Hills
one of Oregon's Seven Wonders with colorful striped hills
Steens Mountain
a massive fault-block mountain rising a mile above the Alvord Desert
03 National Parks & Sites
04 Insider Tips
Oregon has no sales tax — great for shopping
The Oregon Coast is beautiful year-round but winter storms bring dramatic wave watching
Smith Rock State Park near Bend is the birthplace of American sport climbing
Central Oregon (Bend area) has 300 days of sunshine compared to rainy Portland