OREGON OUTDOORS & RECREATION

Your guide to Oregon fishing, camping, hunting, hiking, biking and more

Sal gave me a Dutch cruiser bike for my 31st birthday. I'd asked (as I do every year) for a BMX bike, and he decided (as he does every year) to get me something a little less ... dangerous. To be fair, I'd long coveted the sleek, genteel lines of the three-speed Batavus "Old Dutch" that Sal ordered. It... Full story »

Visits to the national park and its campgrounds are up, although overnight stays at its two inns are down Full story »

Since 1984, volunteers have gathered each fall along Oregon's coastline to pick up plastic bottles, cigarette butts and the rest of the detrius that spoils its beaches. The 25th anniversary of the beach clean up will be celebrated in the same way during Saturday's SOLV Great Oregon Fall Beach Cleanup. If numbers follow recent history, about 3,250 volunteers will... Full story »

Authorities warn Oregonians of high levels of toxic blue-green algae in Lost Creek Lake, Haystack Reservoir and Tenmile Lake. Full story »

Timothy Lake is Mount Hood's favorite camping zone, with five developed campgrounds, but the lake also has a trail around it. You can hike it in 13 miles, like I did, or better yet, bike it in 16 miles. If you love single track, this is your ride. Full story »

The Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument will celebrate National Public Lands Day with a couple of parties -- one work, the other play. The Mount St. Helens Institute, the Gifford Pinchot National Forest and the Washington Trails Association are organizing a volunteer work party on Sept. 26 to improve trails and facilities on the south side of the... Full story »

Rhythmic paddling on thick, wide boards -- while standing up -- works every muscle Weaving between surface-shooting windsurfers and twirling kiteboarders are Hood River's stand-up paddleboarders, rhythmically riding the Columbia with slow, steady strokes. Paddleboarding, which recently migrated from Hawaii, requires boards that are similar to surfboards except they're wider, longer, thicker and more buoyant. Riders use a long paddle... Full story »

Its tiny by comparison, but some viewers find the blue in Little Crater Lake on the Mount Hood National Forest to be nearly as blue as that bigger Crater Lake in southern Oregon.  Full story »

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued four surfers who were trapped on rocks at Newport this evening. Petty Officer David R. Marin said the Coast Guard responded to a 9-1-1 call about 5 p.m. saying the four were stuck on the south side of Yaquina Head.  Full story »

The Friends of the Columbia River Gorge, an advocacy group dedicated to the preservation of the Columbia River lands east of Portland, begin their fall hiking season this weekend. Guided hikes continue through October.  Full story »

The blacksmith for Timberline Lodge makes things like they used to, on hammer stroke at a time. His modern wrought iron railings inside the lodge make guests think they are 70-plus years old and part of the original decor. Full story »

An teen from India and one-time exchange student who suffered a brain injury while snowboarding on Mount Hood last year has sued his former host family and the company that placed him in the Portland area. Happy Bhatt, 16, is suing AFS Intercultural Programs Inc. and Glenn and Marta Molloy in Multnomah County Circuit Court. The suit was filed Monday,... Full story »

Sexual deformities in smallmouth and largemouth bass are more widespread than previously thought in river basins across the country, including the Columbia River basin in the Northwest. That's a central finding of U.S. Geological Survey research published in Aquatic Toxicology.  Full story »

The Microwave fire has made the trail unsafe Full story »