EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s our local hiking expert’s review of the new Tillamook County Trails and Recreation map available on the Visit Tillamook Coast website, a collaborative effort with Tillamook County Wellness, the…
Category: Tillamook County Hikes
New online GIS-enabled map details Tillamook County’s trails and outdoor recreation areas
EDITOR’s NOTE: A collaborative project between Tillamook County Wellness, the U.S. Forest Service/Hebo Ranger Station and Tillamook Coast Visitors Association has produced an interactive, live map of all types of outdoor recreation…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Celebrate National Trails Day Every Day with Local Favorites in Tillamook County
Tillamook County is home to an abundance of beautiful hikes, beaches, and rivers – and with summer just around the corner, you may be looking for some inspiration on where to start….
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: How A Map Brought A Community Together
by Samantha Goodwin, Northwest Youth Corps GIS Intern In Tillamook County, the problem isn’t finding a place to enjoy the outdoors but rather that there are too many places to choose from….
Call for Volunteers in the Gorge, Mt. Hood and the North Oregon Coast to serve as Trail Ambassadors
Portland, Ore. – March 18, 2021 – This spring, Trailkeepers of Oregon, the Mt. Hood and Columbia River Gorge Regional Tourism Alliance, the U.S. Forest Service, and Oregon State Parks are kicking…
OUTBACK WITH BACKMAN: Sitka Sedge – a wintertime hike well worth doing
By Don Backman Sitka Sedge State Natural Area is a relatively new State day-use area located between Sandlake and Whalen Island to the north, and Tierra Del Mar, Cape Kiwanda, and Pacific…
OUTBACK WITH BACKMAN: Rogers Peak and Blue Lake Loop hike (December 3rd, 2020)
By Don Backman My hiking buddy is into peak bagging, a fun sport that involves climbing to the top of the tallest hill around just so you can say you did it….
OUTBACK WITH BACKMAN: Wilson River trail, segment Footbridge to Lester Creek, 12/29/2020
Story, Photos & Video by Don Backman “Hey, it looks like it’s going to be nice Monday and Tuesday of next week,” my buddy said over the phone. “We need to go…
OUTBACK WITH BACKMAN: Winter hiking on the Oregon Coast. Why would anyone be crazy enough to do this? Some of us are, and here are some tips to help you get started.
By Don Backman This is the first article in a series about hiking. Since it is the off season, and officially winter, it seemed best to start with the obvious question: Why…
Make a paradise where you are
By Victoria Stoppiello Recently a conflict emerged in the town of Manzanita. Owners, wanting to sell two lots on the north side of the community, put up signs forbidding people to use…
