Willamette National Forest
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Sahalie Falls on the McKenzie River, Picture of Willamette National Forest, Oregon
The Willamette National Forest offers mountaintop vistas, lakes, waterfalls, rocky bluffs and alpine meadows. You will encounter more wildflowers than you knew existed. Old Growth, some well over 500 years, tower above you. The trunks of these giants reach eight feet in diameter. Look for Douglas fir, lacy-leafed western red cedar, prickly Engleman spruce, lazy-topped western hemlock. ImagineĀin 1500, just years after Columbus landed in America, some of these trees were saplings. By the time Lewis and Clark were exploring the northwest, some of the trees you see now were already over 300 years old. Read More »
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What You Can Do in Willamette National Forest
Articles & Advice on Willamette National Forest
- Top Ten Fall Forests
- Autumn in Oregon: Willamette National Forest, Oregon
- Willamette National Forest
- Activities
- Under the Stars near Portland
- Northern Oregon Cascades: Coldwater Cove
- Portland Wilderness
- A Sampling of Northwest Nature
- Marion County Swimming Holes
- Great Dips In Oregon's Willamette Valley
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Parks Near Willamette National Forest
- Clear Lake Loop,OR (8.0 mi.)
- Three Sisters Wilderness Area,OR (12 mi.)
- Menagerie Wilderness Area,OR (19 mi.)
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