In this episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness and outdoors intern Charles Gearing talk about the curious case of Saddle Mountain State Natural Area — one of the state's most ...

host Zach Urness talks with three people who worked to rebuild a stunning mountaintop fire lookout in southern Oregon where visitors can spend the night. In 2020, Bolan Mountain Lookout was burned ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Oregon’s wildfire season has managed to hang ... A few inches of snow could fall on high Cascade mountain passes. Even so, that doesn’t mean fire season will end everywhere.

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 ...

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 ...