Oregon has the only two-sided state flag in the US 🦫Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the US at 1,943 feet deep 🏔Oregon beaches are 100% publicly owned by law — no private beach access 🌊Oregon has no statewide sales tax 💰The world's largest living organism is in Oregon — a honey fungus spanning 2.4 miles in Malheur National Forest 🍄Portland has the world's smallest park: Mill Ends Park, just 2 feet in diameter 🌳Oregon grows 99% of the US hazelnut crop 🌰Portland's Powell's Books is one of the world's largest independent bookstores 📚Nike was founded in Oregon in 1964 by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman 👟Multnomah Falls drops 620 feet — one of the tallest year-round waterfalls in the US 💧Oregon was the first state to vote entirely by mail 📬Oregon City (1844) was the first incorporated city west of the Rocky Mountains 🏙Oregon has 40+ covered bridges — more than any other western state 🌉The Oregon Dunes are the largest coastal sand dune system in North America 🏜Smith Rock State Park is considered the birthplace of American sport climbing 🧗Oregon's state nut is the hazelnut 🌰Oregon is the #1 US producer of Christmas trees 🎄Crater Lake gets an average of 533 inches of snow per year ❄Silver Falls State Park's Trail of Ten Falls passes 10 waterfalls in just 7.2 miles 🏞Oregon's Sea Lion Caves near Florence is the only mainland year-round wild sea lion habitat in the US 🦭The Columbia River Gorge has 77 named waterfalls 💦Oregon has 300+ craft breweries — among the most per capita in the US 🍺Astoria (1811) is the oldest American settlement west of the Rocky Mountains ⚓Mt. Hood is climbed by 10,000+ people every year 🏔The Willamette Valley produces world-class Pinot Noir wine 🍷Tillamook County Creamery makes 167,000 pounds of cheese per day 🧀Oregon's state bird is the Western Meadowlark 🐦Portland was named by a coin flip between settlers from Portland ME and Boston MA 🪙Oregon's Painted Hills have layers of red, tan and black from 35 million years of volcanic history 🎨The Pacific Crest Trail runs 430 miles through Oregon 🥾Oregon's state mushroom is the Pacific Golden Chanterelle 🍄The Wallowa Mountains in NE Oregon are nicknamed 'Oregon's Alps' 🏔Oregon's state tree is the Douglas Fir — the most common lumber tree in North America 🌲Mt. Hood is Oregon's highest peak at 11,249 feet 🗻The Oregon Trail carried 400,000+ settlers from Missouri to Oregon in the 1840s–60s 🐂Oregon's Crater Lake is so clear you can see 100+ feet into the water 🔵The Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood was hand-built by craftsmen in 1937 as a WPA project 🏛Oregon's Columbia River Gorge is a National Scenic Area 80 miles long 🌄The Rogue River runs entirely within Oregon for 215 miles 🚣Oregon's state fish is the Chinook Salmon 🐟Portland's International Rose Test Garden has over 10,000 rose bushes 🌹Oregon's bottle bill (1971) was the first container deposit law in the US ♻Oregon's Astoria Column has a 164-step spiral staircase with panoramic views 🌀Crater Lake was formed 7,700 years ago when Mt. Mazama collapsed 🌋Oregon has 14 national forests covering millions of acres 🌲The Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland runs February through October 🎭Oregon has more than 100 state parks 🏕Bonneville Dam (1938) on the Columbia River was one of the first great New Deal hydropower projects ⚡Oregon's Pendleton Round-Up (est. 1910) is one of the top 5 rodeos in the US 🤠Oregon's state flower is the Oregon Grape 🌿Portland's Hawthorne Bridge (1910) is the oldest operating vertical-lift bridge in the US 🌉Intel employs over 20,000 people in Hillsboro, Oregon 💻The John Day Fossil Beds contain 50+ million years of continuous fossils 🦴Oregon's Malheur National Wildlife Refuge hosts over 320 bird species 🦅Oregon's Harney County is bigger than Maryland and Delaware combined 🗺The Willamette Meteorite (1902) is the largest meteorite ever found in the US ☄Oregon's state motto: 'She Flies with Her Own Wings' 🦅Eugene's Prefontaine Memorial Trail honors Steve Prefontaine, who held 7 American track records 🏃Oregon's McKenzie River near Eugene is rated one of the top trout streams in the West 🎣Oregon Caves in Josephine County are still being formed by moving water today 🕳The Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport has a massive open-ocean exhibit 🦈Oregon's state insect is the Oregon Swallowtail butterfly 🦋Portland's MAX light rail (opened 1986) is one of the longest light rail systems in the US 🚇Oregon's Forest Park in Portland is one of the largest urban forests in the US, at over 5,000 acres 🌳The Columbia River produces more hydropower than any other river in North America ⚡Oregon's Pacific Flyway is a major migratory route for birds from Alaska to Baja California 🦆Portland's Lan Su Chinese Garden is the largest authentic Suzhou-style garden outside China 🏯Oregon's state rock is the thunder egg — a type of geode found in volcanic ash beds ⚡🥚Oregon has more than 600 lakes over 10 acres in size 🏞Silver Falls is Oregon's largest state park at 9,000+ acres 🌲Oregon's Sea Lion Caves are accessible by elevator carved into the cliff ⬇The original Oregon Territory (1848) included modern Oregon, Washington, Idaho and parts of Montana 🗺Oregon's Willamette Valley is the #1 US producer of grass seed 🌾Oregonians consume more coffee per capita than almost any other US state ☕Portland has over 500 food carts — one of the most vibrant food cart cultures in the country 🌮Oregon's Crater Lake has a small island called Wizard Island formed by a cinder cone 🌋The Umpqua River is considered one of the oldest river systems in the Cascade Range 🏔Oregon's Newberry Volcanic National Monument contains one of North America's largest calderas 🌋Oregon's state fossil is Metasequoia (dawn redwood) 🌲The Alvord Desert in southeast Oregon is one of the driest places in the Pacific Northwest ☀Steens Mountain in SE Oregon rises 9,773 feet above the desert floor 🏔Portland's Saturday Market (est. 1974) is the largest continuously operating outdoor arts market in the US 🎨Oregon's Tillamook Air Museum houses one of the world's largest wooden structures 🛩The Pacific Ring of Fire runs through Oregon — several volcanoes are still considered active 🌋Oregon's Mt. Jefferson is the 2nd highest peak in the state at 10,495 feet 🗻Oregon has more designated Wild and Scenic Rivers than any other state 🚣Oregon is one of only 5 states with no general sales tax 💵The Astoria-Megler Bridge (1966) crossing the Columbia River is 4.1 miles long 🌉Oregon banned self-serve gas for 72 years — since 2023, drivers statewide may pump their own ⛽Oregon's Fort Clatsop near Astoria is where Lewis and Clark spent winter 1805–1806 ⛺Oregon's 1000 Friends (est. 1975) pioneered land-use planning to protect farmland from sprawl 🌾Oregon has 13 National Wildlife Refuges 🦅Portland's Union Station has been an active train station since 1896 🚂Oregon's Crater Lake National Park was established in 1902 — Oregon's only national park 🏞Oregon is one of the top US producers of peppermint oil 🌿The Fremont Bridge in Portland (1973) has the longest tied-arch span in the US at 1,255 feet 🌉Oregon's 'Open Beaches Act' (1967) ensures all Oregon beaches are publicly accessible 🏖Oregon's Lan Su Chinese Garden in Portland was built by 65 craftspeople from Suzhou, China 🪷Oregon became the 33rd state on February 14, 1859 — Valentine's Day 💘The beaver is Oregon's state animal, which is why it's called the Beaver State 🦫Haystack Rock at Cannon Beach rises 235 feet from the sand 🪨Hells Canyon on the Oregon–Idaho border is North America's deepest river gorge 🏞Oregon has the only two-sided state flag in the US 🦫Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the US at 1,943 feet deep 🏔Oregon beaches are 100% publicly owned by law — no private beach access 🌊Oregon has no statewide sales tax 💰The world's largest living organism is in Oregon — a honey fungus spanning 2.4 miles in Malheur National Forest 🍄Portland has the world's smallest park: Mill Ends Park, just 2 feet in diameter 🌳Oregon grows 99% of the US hazelnut crop 🌰Portland's Powell's Books is one of the world's largest independent bookstores 📚Nike was founded in Oregon in 1964 by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman 👟Multnomah Falls drops 620 feet — one of the tallest year-round waterfalls in the US 💧Oregon was the first state to vote entirely by mail 📬Oregon City (1844) was the first incorporated city west of the Rocky Mountains 🏙Oregon has 40+ covered bridges — more than any other western state 🌉The Oregon Dunes are the largest coastal sand dune system in North America 🏜Smith Rock State Park is considered the birthplace of American sport climbing 🧗Oregon's state nut is the hazelnut 🌰Oregon is the #1 US producer of Christmas trees 🎄Crater Lake gets an average of 533 inches of snow per year ❄Silver Falls State Park's Trail of Ten Falls passes 10 waterfalls in just 7.2 miles 🏞Oregon's Sea Lion Caves near Florence is the only mainland year-round wild sea lion habitat in the US 🦭The Columbia River Gorge has 77 named waterfalls 💦Oregon has 300+ craft breweries — among the most per capita in the US 🍺Astoria (1811) is the oldest American settlement west of the Rocky Mountains ⚓Mt. Hood is climbed by 10,000+ people every year 🏔The Willamette Valley produces world-class Pinot Noir wine 🍷Tillamook County Creamery makes 167,000 pounds of cheese per day 🧀Oregon's state bird is the Western Meadowlark 🐦Portland was named by a coin flip between settlers from Portland ME and Boston MA 🪙Oregon's Painted Hills have layers of red, tan and black from 35 million years of volcanic history 🎨The Pacific Crest Trail runs 430 miles through Oregon 🥾Oregon's state mushroom is the Pacific Golden Chanterelle 🍄The Wallowa Mountains in NE Oregon are nicknamed 'Oregon's Alps' 🏔Oregon's state tree is the Douglas Fir — the most common lumber tree in North America 🌲Mt. Hood is Oregon's highest peak at 11,249 feet 🗻The Oregon Trail carried 400,000+ settlers from Missouri to Oregon in the 1840s–60s 🐂Oregon's Crater Lake is so clear you can see 100+ feet into the water 🔵The Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood was hand-built by craftsmen in 1937 as a WPA project 🏛Oregon's Columbia River Gorge is a National Scenic Area 80 miles long 🌄The Rogue River runs entirely within Oregon for 215 miles 🚣Oregon's state fish is the Chinook Salmon 🐟Portland's International Rose Test Garden has over 10,000 rose bushes 🌹Oregon's bottle bill (1971) was the first container deposit law in the US ♻Oregon's Astoria Column has a 164-step spiral staircase with panoramic views 🌀Crater Lake was formed 7,700 years ago when Mt. Mazama collapsed 🌋Oregon has 14 national forests covering millions of acres 🌲The Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland runs February through October 🎭Oregon has more than 100 state parks 🏕Bonneville Dam (1938) on the Columbia River was one of the first great New Deal hydropower projects ⚡Oregon's Pendleton Round-Up (est. 1910) is one of the top 5 rodeos in the US 🤠Oregon's state flower is the Oregon Grape 🌿Portland's Hawthorne Bridge (1910) is the oldest operating vertical-lift bridge in the US 🌉Intel employs over 20,000 people in Hillsboro, Oregon 💻The John Day Fossil Beds contain 50+ million years of continuous fossils 🦴Oregon's Malheur National Wildlife Refuge hosts over 320 bird species 🦅Oregon's Harney County is bigger than Maryland and Delaware combined 🗺The Willamette Meteorite (1902) is the largest meteorite ever found in the US ☄Oregon's state motto: 'She Flies with Her Own Wings' 🦅Eugene's Prefontaine Memorial Trail honors Steve Prefontaine, who held 7 American track records 🏃Oregon's McKenzie River near Eugene is rated one of the top trout streams in the West 🎣Oregon Caves in Josephine County are still being formed by moving water today 🕳The Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport has a massive open-ocean exhibit 🦈Oregon's state insect is the Oregon Swallowtail butterfly 🦋Portland's MAX light rail (opened 1986) is one of the longest light rail systems in the US 🚇Oregon's Forest Park in Portland is one of the largest urban forests in the US, at over 5,000 acres 🌳The Columbia River produces more hydropower than any other river in North America ⚡Oregon's Pacific Flyway is a major migratory route for birds from Alaska to Baja California 🦆Portland's Lan Su Chinese Garden is the largest authentic Suzhou-style garden outside China 🏯Oregon's state rock is the thunder egg — a type of geode found in volcanic ash beds ⚡🥚Oregon has more than 600 lakes over 10 acres in size 🏞Silver Falls is Oregon's largest state park at 9,000+ acres 🌲Oregon's Sea Lion Caves are accessible by elevator carved into the cliff ⬇The original Oregon Territory (1848) included modern Oregon, Washington, Idaho and parts of Montana 🗺Oregon's Willamette Valley is the #1 US producer of grass seed 🌾Oregonians consume more coffee per capita than almost any other US state ☕Portland has over 500 food carts — one of the most vibrant food cart cultures in the country 🌮Oregon's Crater Lake has a small island called Wizard Island formed by a cinder cone 🌋The Umpqua River is considered one of the oldest river systems in the Cascade Range 🏔Oregon's Newberry Volcanic National Monument contains one of North America's largest calderas 🌋Oregon's state fossil is Metasequoia (dawn redwood) 🌲The Alvord Desert in southeast Oregon is one of the driest places in the Pacific Northwest ☀Steens Mountain in SE Oregon rises 9,773 feet above the desert floor 🏔Portland's Saturday Market (est. 1974) is the largest continuously operating outdoor arts market in the US 🎨Oregon's Tillamook Air Museum houses one of the world's largest wooden structures 🛩The Pacific Ring of Fire runs through Oregon — several volcanoes are still considered active 🌋Oregon's Mt. Jefferson is the 2nd highest peak in the state at 10,495 feet 🗻Oregon has more designated Wild and Scenic Rivers than any other state 🚣Oregon is one of only 5 states with no general sales tax 💵The Astoria-Megler Bridge (1966) crossing the Columbia River is 4.1 miles long 🌉Oregon banned self-serve gas for 72 years — since 2023, drivers statewide may pump their own ⛽Oregon's Fort Clatsop near Astoria is where Lewis and Clark spent winter 1805–1806 ⛺Oregon's 1000 Friends (est. 1975) pioneered land-use planning to protect farmland from sprawl 🌾Oregon has 13 National Wildlife Refuges 🦅Portland's Union Station has been an active train station since 1896 🚂Oregon's Crater Lake National Park was established in 1902 — Oregon's only national park 🏞Oregon is one of the top US producers of peppermint oil 🌿The Fremont Bridge in Portland (1973) has the longest tied-arch span in the US at 1,255 feet 🌉Oregon's 'Open Beaches Act' (1967) ensures all Oregon beaches are publicly accessible 🏖Oregon's Lan Su Chinese Garden in Portland was built by 65 craftspeople from Suzhou, China 🪷Oregon became the 33rd state on February 14, 1859 — Valentine's Day 💘The beaver is Oregon's state animal, which is why it's called the Beaver State 🦫Haystack Rock at Cannon Beach rises 235 feet from the sand 🪨Hells Canyon on the Oregon–Idaho border is North America's deepest river gorge 🏞
