https://www.reddit.com/r/oregon/comments/1ifex08/best_view_in_oregon/
created by Makshak_924 on 01/02/2025 at 20:01 UTC*
45 upvotes, 108 top-level comments (showing 25)
Edit: WOW! Thank you all so much for your thoughts and especially your stunning photos. I can’t wait to check these all out as I continue to explore this gorgeous state. Special thanks to user iscribble and their crusty views for the laugh.
In your opinion, where is the best view, overlook, place to gawk in awe in Oregon?
I moved here last summer and I just want to see it all. I’ve been to the coast several times and love it. Every time I’m driving towards Portland and catch a glimpse of Mt Hood I’m about ready to crash my car because I just want to stare at it (and I can’t wait to get closer to it!). Crater Lake was beautiful in October but I was just as stunned by Mt Thielsen as we drove past it.
So please tell me: what are your favorite views in the state? This can be anywhere in the state, I’m not picky. I want to stare. I want to be in awe. The state I moved from didn’t have mountains and hills with jagged sides and we were almost landlocked. I want to see it all! The photos you post in this sub truly excite me for the warmer weather again. Thank you all!
Comment by Outrageous-League-48 at 01/02/2025 at 20:52 UTC
56 upvotes, 4 direct replies
Comment by Mentalfloss1 at 01/02/2025 at 20:16 UTC
55 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Mount Hood from a ridge east of the peak, on snowshoes.
Comment by KiltedLady at 01/02/2025 at 21:57 UTC
39 upvotes, 1 direct replies
We've got so many good ones, but the view down the coast from Ecola Stae Park is pretty hard to beat.
Comment by iscribble at 01/02/2025 at 20:10 UTC*
32 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Dee Wright Observatory on a ~~crusty~~ crystal clear day has got to be a contender!
Comment by winterhawk_97006 at 01/02/2025 at 20:46 UTC
46 upvotes, 4 direct replies
Kiger Gorge Overlook is my favorite place.
Comment by DouglasFirFriend at 01/02/2025 at 20:58 UTC
45 upvotes, 2 direct replies
As if it’s even a competition.
Comment by Narrow-Second6360 at 01/02/2025 at 20:48 UTC
23 upvotes, 2 direct replies
From the top of Cusick Mountain, Wallowas
Comment by technoferal at 01/02/2025 at 20:49 UTC
19 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I'm pretty fond of the Cape Perpetua Scenic Area.
Comment by rangerrick9211 at 01/02/2025 at 20:17 UTC
42 upvotes, 2 direct replies
McNeil Point. Or, something over the Metolius Valley looking towards the Sisters/Jefferson (e.g., Green Ridge).
Comment by Distinct_Sun_6103 at 01/02/2025 at 20:30 UTC
17 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Steens mountain is pretty good.
Comment by trashbagwithlegs at 01/02/2025 at 20:39 UTC
14 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Not quite an answer, but the drive through a misty Columbia River Gorge on the way to Portland is the quintessential PNW image for me. The trees lining along the snaking highway, sunbeams peering through holes in the cloud cover, rain droplets on the car windows. Just perfect
Comment by No-Mission-3100 at 01/02/2025 at 20:43 UTC
32 upvotes, 6 direct replies
The night sky in the Alvord desert
Comment by gigi_2018 at 01/02/2025 at 21:07 UTC
12 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Cape Lookout State Park
Comment by fractalfootwork at 01/02/2025 at 20:05 UTC
11 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Top of Smith Rock SP in the summer looking west
Comment by Theycallmemaybe at 01/02/2025 at 20:39 UTC
12 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Marys Peak :)
Comment by mapwny at 01/02/2025 at 20:54 UTC
10 upvotes, 0 direct replies
The steens. Go to the steens. You need a couple days set aside to do it right, but do it.
Comment by Chyroso72 at 01/02/2025 at 20:10 UTC
19 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Lookout Mountain. Second highest peak in Mt. Hood National Forest compared to Mt. Hood. The views literally stretch from one horizon to the other. You can see everything. And I really mean that. No light pollution. No civilization nearby. I’d never seen the entire uninterrupted Milky Way until I went for the first time in 2016. I have never been able to forget it. Cannot recommend this location enough.
Comment by blahyawnblah at 01/02/2025 at 20:31 UTC
9 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Three Creeks Butte
Comment by mkspaptrl at 01/02/2025 at 20:44 UTC
8 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Indian Springs lookout on the side of Mt Hood, or the top of the North ridge above Jefferson Park. Both are views on the PCT.
Comment by tapatiotio at 01/02/2025 at 22:24 UTC
8 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Summit of Eagle Cap, Eagle Cap Wildnerness
Comment by China_Hawk at 01/02/2025 at 20:12 UTC
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Shore Acres State Park : https://stateparks.oregon.gov/index.cfm?do=park.profile&parkId=68[1][2]
1: https://stateparks.oregon.gov/index.cfm?do=park.profile&parkId=68
2: https://stateparks.oregon.gov/index.cfm?do=park.profile&parkId=68
Comment by serpentjaguar at 01/02/2025 at 20:41 UTC
6 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Table Rock outside of Molalla has to be a contender as well. On a clear day you can see all of the Cascade volcanoes from Ranier in Washington to Shasta in Northern California. You probably have to have binoculars to see Shasta though, unless your eyesight is a lot better than mine.
Comment by Ok-Situation-5865 at 01/02/2025 at 20:52 UTC
7 upvotes, 0 direct replies
The top of Cape Perpetua!
Comment by sparrowhawke67 at 01/02/2025 at 22:34 UTC
8 upvotes, 0 direct replies
This question is impossible answer with and certainty, but I’m going to add the summit of South Sister since no one else has mentioned it. Particularly if you can make it up there before all the snow melts off North & Middle Sister.
Comment by notgoodatmath5228 at 01/02/2025 at 20:05 UTC
25 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Pittock mansion on a clear day especially during sunrise
