State: Oregon
Beautiful Place? Abiqua Falls
Oregon has no shortage of wondrous waterfalls. Abiqua Falls is a perfect free-falling waterfall of 92ft in height set among a breathtaking basaltic amphitheater, framed by some of the most extraordinary examples of columnar jointing that can be found in western Oregon.
The trail is a difficult one, but the payoff is enormous. You’ll enjoy a leisurely nature view that ends almost directly across from the top of the waterfall, giving visitors a fantastic view of looking down into the refreshing swimming hole.
But the more daring hikers will continue the physical descent down the dirt-covered rocks, where they can plunge into the icy cold water and enjoy the solitude for hours.
2 thoughts on “11 Beautiful Places You Didn’t Know Were In Your State”
None of these are in my state. I was looking forward to seeing 11 beautiful places I did not know were in my state. Maryland!
I’ve been at White Sands National Park 2 times. I’m from Illinois so driving on the roads through there, it was like driving after a big snow storm. The sand dunes are very high. We had snow saucers. We had to wax them up real good then we went down like we were on snow. Beautiful… God made!!!