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Oregon Places - Cities, towns, national parks
Crater Lake National Park
A collapsed volcano left this mountaintop lake behind. Crystal-blue waters in a pristine setting.
Oregon Caves National Monument
An active marble cave underground, and an old growth coniferous forest above ground.
Fort Clatsop National Memorial
Located near Astoria, this park commemorates Lewis and Clark's 1805-06 winter encampment.
Nez Perce National Historic Park
Preserving 38 sites of the Nimiipuu or Nez Perce peoplel this park covers four states. Oregon sites include Chief Joseph's Gravesite, and his birthplace.
Hells Canyon National Recreation Area
Over 600,000 acres, including the deepest river gorge in North America. On the border of northeastern Oregon and western Idaho.
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
World-renowned deposit of fossils spanning more than 40 of the 65 million years of the Cenozoic Era (the "Age of Mammals and Flowering Plants").