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WebQuest Northwest \| Southwest \| Central \| Northeast \| Southeast \| More Information Instructions: Click on the names of places listed below. Each place name will open a new window. Don't try to visit all the links now. Just choose a few of the ones that are most interesting to you. When you finish with this region, close all of the windows and go to another region, using the links at the top of this page. Northwest Oregon The northwest region of Oregon includes the north coast, the northern Coast Range mountains, part of the Columbia River Gorge, and part of the Willamette Valley. Octopus Tree Oregon Coast Aquarium Peter Iredale Shipwreck (Fort Stevens State Park) Astoria Column Columbia River Gorge and Waterfalls Mt. Hood Oswald West State Park encompasses several beautiful beaches on the North Oregon coast. Here are some cool places to visit in the park: Hug Point features a waterfall, tidepools, caves, and you can still see wheel tracks in the old road bed where stage coaches had to "hug the point" at low tide (There was not a highway then; everyone had to travel on the beach). Short Sands Beach is a beautiful cove, popular with surfers, that is a short hike from Hwy. 101 through an old growth forest and over a swinging foot bridge. Three different trails go from the highway to the beach. Neah-Kah-Nie Mountain is the place to visit if you like legends of buried treasure! It rises 1,680 feet above the ocean. Your vantage point gives you an incredible view of the coastline for many miles. This is a good whale-watching spot in winter, but bring good binoculars! Oswald West Hiking Trails Pictures for Your Brochure You can print pictures from the websites you visit, or you can go to Google Images and search for pictures to print. If you use Google Images, the first pictures on the page are usually the best.

Instructions:

Click on the names of places listed below. Each place name will open a new window.

Don't try to visit all the links now. Just choose a few of the ones that are most interesting to you.

When you finish with this region, close all of the windows and go to another region, using the links at the top of this page.

Northwest Oregon

The northwest region of Oregon includes the north coast, the northern Coast Range mountains, part of the Columbia River Gorge, and part of the Willamette Valley.

Octopus Tree
Oregon Coast Aquarium
Peter Iredale Shipwreck (Fort Stevens State Park)
Astoria Column
Columbia River Gorge and Waterfalls
Mt. Hood

Oswald West State Park encompasses several beautiful beaches on the North Oregon coast. Here are some cool places to visit in the park:

Hug Point features a waterfall, tidepools, caves, and you can still see wheel tracks in the old road bed where stage coaches had to "hug the point" at low tide (There was not a highway then; everyone had to travel on the beach).

Short Sands Beach is a beautiful cove, popular with surfers, that is a short hike from Hwy. 101 through an old growth forest and over a swinging foot bridge. Three different trails go from the highway to the beach.

Neah-Kah-Nie Mountain is the place to visit if you like legends of buried treasure! It rises 1,680 feet above the ocean. Your vantage point gives you an incredible view of the coastline for many miles. This is a good whale-watching spot in winter, but bring good binoculars!

Oswald West Hiking Trails

Pictures for Your Brochure

You can print pictures from the websites you visit, or you can go to Google Images and search for pictures to print. If you use Google Images, the first pictures on the page are usually the best.

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