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Weekend trips from Oregon State
Hidden spots near Corvallis, day trips and weekend road trips from Oregon State in November, scored 1–10 on price, timing and what's happening, with gas, park fees, a campsite or room and food included.
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Marys Peak
The highest point in the Coast Range: Cascade volcanoes on one side, the Pacific on the other.
Day trips
Silver Falls
The Trail of Ten Falls, where you walk behind several of the waterfalls.
Columbia Gorge & Multnomah Falls
A river canyon lined with waterfalls, the tallest 620 feet, 40 minutes from Portland.
Bend
Float the Deschutes through town, then a lava tube and a mountain of breweries.
Smith Rock
Golden river cliffs where American sport climbing began; Misery Ridge has the view.
Cape Perpetua & Thor's Well
A sinkhole in the rocks that seems to drain the ocean at high tide, and spouting horns.
Oregon Dunes
Forty miles of huge sand dunes on the coast that inspired the novel Dune.
Weekend trips
Silver Falls
The Trail of Ten Falls, where you walk behind several of the waterfalls.
Columbia Gorge & Multnomah Falls
A river canyon lined with waterfalls, the tallest 620 feet, 40 minutes from Portland.
Smith Rock
Golden river cliffs where American sport climbing began; Misery Ridge has the view.
Bend
Float the Deschutes through town, then a lava tube and a mountain of breweries.
Painted Hills
Hills striped red, gold and black that change color with the light. Free.
Ashland
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival (Feb–Oct, cheap student rush tickets) in a small town with no sales tax.
Long weekends
Painted Hills
Hills striped red, gold and black that change color with the light. Free.
Lava Beds
More than 700 lava tube caves you can explore yourself with a flashlight, and some of the darkest skies in California.
Ashland
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival (Feb–Oct, cheap student rush tickets) in a small town with no sales tax.
Leavenworth
A whole mountain town dressed as a Bavarian village, with river tubing and alpine lakes.
Lake Chelan
A 50-mile glacier lake with sunny beaches and wineries, Washington's summer escape.
Southern Oregon coast
Natural Bridges, Secret Beach and sea stacks on the Samuel H. Boardman corridor, just over the border.
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