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: National Wildlife Refuges, Island and Beach Vacation Spots – Cheap, Easy, and Naturally Fun for Families.

Taking a green beach vacation just got easier and definitely cheaper. From Alaska to Puerto Rico and Pennsylvania to Oregon’s coast, the NWR island locations welcome visitors, not just the birds. [Read More]

USA: Western Edge - Santa Trains and Holiday Lights.

Featured below you will find our favorite train excursions for families from Washington and Oregon to California it’s all about doing the fun stuff with your kids. From pretend journeys to the North Pole in winter and pumpkin trains to mystery nights, spooky tales and train robberies, it is always the season to ride the rails. During the winter months traditional “Santa Trains,” make enjoying Christmas tons of fun and at many stations the family holiday tradition has a new twist provided by Chris Van Allsburg’s book, The Polar Express. See you at the station. [Read More]

USA: Western Edge, Best Corn Mazes and Fall Festivals for Families 2008.

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: Western Edge, Tracking Dinosaurs on Vacation.

This may be the ideal spot to sneak away with your family. St. Maarten’s Sonesta Great Bay Beach Resort & Casino maintains its role as a relaxing island haven with the opening of its new Miramar wing. A total of 52 units consisting of studios, one- and two- bedroom suites offer quiet, spacious accommodations, a revamped swimming pool, outdoor Jacuzzi, upscale amenities, and stunning views of Great Bay Harbour. [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]


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FAMILY VACATION IDEAS
Mt. Hood, Oregon: Timberline Lodge

Snow reigns here in summer too! [Read More]

Timberline Lodge

Klamath, Oregon: Destination Wilderness

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

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Sunriver, Oregon: Sunriver Resort

Kids Rule here during Summer Break. [Read More]

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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]

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Cave City, Oregon: Out 'n' About Treesort

Sleep in a tree house. [Read More]

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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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