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This 12-Mile Stretch Of The Oregon Coast Has The Most Amazing Views

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The entire Oregon coast is beautiful, but there’s something especially dreamy about the southern end – where the landscape becomes more rugged with steep cliffs, sea stacks, and forested headlands. A perfect example of this is Samuel H. Boardman Scenic Corridor. This linear park stretches for twelve miles near Brookings, in-between Highway 101 and the Pacific Ocean, with several places to pull-off and walk down to get breathtaking views. Along the road, several lookouts are marked by signs and have pull-off areas where you can park for free and walk down. Some of the key spots include Arch Rock (near…

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Why Burney Falls In California Should Be On Your Bucket List

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Some of California’s most dramatic waterfalls drop in Yosemite, but have you ever seen Burney Falls about an hour east of Redding? This 129-foot beauty is the centerpiece of McArthur-Burney Falls State Park, and a picture perfect day trip, especially in the springtime. Aside from the misty falls, the park’s a hot spot for camping, picnics, fishing and boating. It encompasses almost a thousand acres of surrounding forest, and miles of streamside and lake shoreline along Burney Creek and Lake Britton. About five miles of hiking trails wind throughout the park, including a portion of the iconic Pacific Crest Trail…

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These 6 Beautiful State Parks Are An Hour Drive Or Less From Seattle

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One of the great things about Seattle is our prime location. We’re set along the beautiful Puget Sound and Lake Washington, only a few hours from the Pacific coast, and close to many areas for hiking, picnicking, boating, fishing, kayaking and camping. These state parks are only about an hour drive from the city or less, and perfect if you feel like getting out but don’t want to travel far. 1. Dash Point State Park Dash Point sits on the shores of Puget Sound between Federal Way and Tacoma. The park has a huge campground, miles of several trails for…

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Why You Need To Visit Cape Kiwanda On The Oregon Coast

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Three Capes Scenic Route is an excellent way to take in 40 miles of Oregon’s coastal scenery. The drive connects three beautiful state parks, including: Cape Meares, Cape Lookout, and the smallest, Cape Kiwanda. Cape Kiwanda may not be as big, but it has a gorgeous diversity of scenery: with tide pools, brilliant sandstone, sand dunes, coves and a huge off-shore monolith. The coastal park’s known for getting strong winds, but that just makes for great hang gliding, surfing and kite flying, and the chance to see powerful ocean waves crashing in. The hiking opportunities here are amazing. For those…

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The Trail Of Ten Falls Loop You Need To Experience In Oregon

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Silver Falls State Park lies southeast of Salem with not just one waterfall you can see, but ten. And on top of that, you can take in sweet views of them one after another by following a beautifully maintained trail that loops throughout the forested canyon. The Trail of Ten Falls loop spans for a decent 7.2 miles with about 800 feet in elevation, but you don’t have to go the full route if you don’t want. Many side trails along the way provide easy shortcuts to loop back around to your car. A lot of people like to take…

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These 10 Beautiful State Parks In California Are Perfect For Taking Photos

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California is a total paradise for photography. Between the crashing ocean waves, sandy beaches, seaside cliffs, piers, redwood forest, mountains and beautiful palm trees, you’re never too far away from a picture perfect landscape. Plus, you don’t even need a pricey Nikon DSLR camera to get amazing images – you can get plenty of great shots by just using your trusty old smartphone. Most people just flock to the famous Yosemite National Park to get pics, but California has 280 smaller state parks with just as many great photo ops. These ten parks across the state are especially photogenic behind…

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