In this episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness talks with outdoor intern Emma Logan about mountain biking in Oakridge. This small town has put itself on the map with a world class ...

Oregon's small mountain towns offer unique experiences, history, and outdoor activities. Each town has its own attractions, such as museums, historical buildings, and national forests. Some ...

Oakridge, the unsuspecting old logging town southeast of Eugene, is known worldwide as a "gold level ride center," meaning it is the best of the best, according to International Mountain Biking ...

A small peak with a controversial name in western Oregon has been renamed, thanks to an effort from residents. Swastika Mountain, located in Oregon's Umpqua National Forest, has been renamed Mount ...

Oregon’s Swastika Mountain has been officially renamed after an Indigenous chief. The US Board on Geographic Names unanimously approved and then announced on April 13 the name change to Mount ...

The first serious snowfall of the season will arrive on Oregon's Cascade Mountain passes beginning Tuesday night, while the coldest temperatures of the season are expected to bring a hard frost by ...

Swastika Mountain, located within Oregon’s Umpqua National Forest, may get a new name later this year – partly thanks to one Eugene resident. “I thought ‘this is crazy,’” Joy McClain ...

EUGENE, Ore. — Swastika Mountain, located about 35 miles southeast of Eugene in the Umpqua National Forest, is getting a new name. The Oregon Geographic Names Board, which supervises the naming ...