Length: 220 miles / 352.0 km
Time to Allow: Allow at least 7 to 8 hours to tour this Byway.
Fees: You will need to buy a day pass to access some of the park.

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Length: 82 miles / 131.2 km
Time to Allow: Allow 3 to 5 hours, including time to stop at overlooks.
Fees: Fees: Parking passes can be purchased from the ranger station, allowing you to park and hike the trails along this Byway.

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Length: 66 miles / 105.6 km
Time to Allow: Allow 3 to 5 hours to tour this Byway.
Fees: There are fees associated with parking for more than a few hours near trailhead markers. Also, permits are required.

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Start at 100-foot-tall Sahalie Falls, a raging cataract that pounds the river into rainbowed mist. Then the route descends past 70-foot Koosah Falls and returns along the river’s far shore on the McKenzie River Trail.
Difficulty: An easy, 2.6-mile loop passes Sahalie and Koosah Falls, with 400 feet of elevation gain.

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Oregon’s second tallest mountain rises like a wall from the lake-dotted wildflower meadows of Jefferson Park. The view of Mount Jefferson is so impressive and the meadows are so delightful to explore that the area is crowded in summer - so why not wait to go until September?

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The Metolius, most magical of all Oregon rivers, emerges fully grown at 50,000 gallons a minute from the arid base of Black Butte. Sample the river’s wizardry with this easy hike along a section of the oasis-like riverbank. The trail passes sudden springs, reveals colorful bird life and leads to a wonderfully visitable fish hatchery.

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Oregon’s third-tallest mountain has a path to its top. Admittedly, the trail up 10,358-foot South Sister is exceedingly steep, long and rugged, but no technical climbing skills are required and the rewards are great.
From the summit - a broad, snowy crater with a small lake - you can see half the state. If this sounds [...]

Smith Rock juts from the Central Oregon lava plains like an orange-sailed ship in the desert. Oregon’s most popular rock-climbing area, this state park challenges mountaineers with 3 miles of rhyolite cliffs and Monkey Face, a 350-foot-tall natural sculpture. Hikers can experience Smith Rock’s scenic drama too. For an easy trip, walk along the aptly [...]

An easy loop visits Canyon Creek’s lower meadow, full of wildflowers. For even better views, energetic hikers can continue to an upper meadow and a viewpoint beneath Three Fingered Jack’s summit pinnacles.
Difficulty: A moderate 4.5-mile loop with 400 feet of elevation gain to the lower meadow, or a difficult 7.5-mile loop with 1400 feet of [...]

Plunked in the midst of the Central Oregon plateau, Black Butte looks like a misplaced mountain. A steep but view-packed trail climbs 1.9 miles to the panoramic summit, gaining 1,600 feet of elevation. The last portion of this route is difficult enough that it is not generally recommended for hikers with children.
Still, it’s surprising how [...]