Family Vacations Directory - Oregon

LPORFamily vacation spots: Newport, Portland, Crater Lake, Eugene, Salem, and Oregon City. Best places for fun: Crater Lake National Park, Oregon Caves, Fort Rock Valley Homestead Museum, End of the Oregon Trail Interpretative Center, and Hellgate Jetboat Excursions on the Rouge River. What’s to do? Attend Oregon Shakespeare Festival or ride Ice Mountain Bobsleds at Enchanted Forrest. Go cross-country skiing, mountain skiing, ride in a dog sled or take a snowshoe hike. Enjoy the beach, See playful seals, go surfing, windsurfing and fishing or kite flying. Play volleyball, golf and tennis. (Photo of Crater Lake by NPS.)
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USA: Western Edge, Best Corn Mazes and Fall Festivals for Families.

From San Diego to Seattle seasonal festivals make the weekend awesome. Mazes provide unique signatures as the lunar calendar ends the calendar year. Escape and run through a corn maze and tap your feet to a banjo; make a wreath of heater; sample local honey; carve a pumpkin or stuff a scarecrow; ride on a wagon full of hay or bob for apples, make time for fun. [Read More]

USA: Celebrate Spring with the Birds.

From Montana to Florida and Delaware to South Dakota spring is a time to observe the amazing conversion of the seasons. America's First National Wildlife Refuge, tiny Pelican Island, hosts a celebration each March. The annual antics are really wild family fun to break up the monotony of daily life. [Read More]

Oregon: Sunriver, A Snowman Named Kit Carson

Making a snowman that also looks like a cowboy is a daunting task but at Sunriver, the land of Kit Carson and pioneer legends, the idea makes perfect sense. [Read More]

Oregon: Lewis & Clark, Creating a Family Field Trip.

Getting out and doing as well as seeing the real stuff is energizing for everyone, which is why field trip days during the school year are happy days for kids. Organizing a family version takes a little more time but is definitively worth the effort. [Read More]

Oregon: Bend, Discover What’s Around the Bend.

Wanderlust Tours is offering a schedule of monthly special evening snowshoe events for the winter and spring holidays, in addition to its daily half-day guided snowshoe tours. Half-day snowshoe tours will begin around Thanksgiving, depending on snowfall, and run daily at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. through winter and spring, and will depart daily from Bend and Sunriver, with additional departures during weekends and holidays from Eagle Crest and Black Butte Ranch. [Read More]

Oregon: Bullards Beach State Park, Yurt Camping.

Yurt camping family-style is one of the best-kept secrets in Oregon. In spite of the weather and last minute planning the Gourleys found the perfect location and have insider information to share. [Read More]

Oregon: Bend and Crater Lake, A Summer Adventure

The High Desert Museum just south of Bend is not-to-be missed. Intractive and engaging it is fun for all ages. [Read More]


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FAMILY VACATION IDEAS
Mt. Hood, Oregon: Timberline Lodge

Snow reigns here in summer too! [Read More]

www.timberlinelodge.com

Klamath, Oregon: Destination Wilderness

Enjoy a full day of fishing and kayaking or a multi-day river journey on the Klamath. [Read More]

www.KlamathRiverRafting.com

Sunriver, Oregon: Sunriver Resort

Kids Rule here during Summer Break. [Read More]

www.sunriver-resort.com

Crater Lake, Oregon: Crater Lake Lodge

Stay either perched on the rim of Crater Lake, or stay in a cabin at Mazama Village. [Read More]

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Prospect, Oregon: Prospect Historical Hotel

A great retreat and a good location for a family reunion. [Read More]

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Crescent Lake, Oregon: Odell Lake Resort

A great vacation spot. [Read More]

www.odelllakeresort.com

Cave City, Oregon: Out 'n' About Treesort

Sleep in a tree house. [Read More]

www.treehouses.com

Timberline, Oregon: Timberline Lodge & Ski Area

Come stay in the historic lodge or rent the Silcox Hut for a reunion. [Read More]

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