Crowds in the Wilderness? The number of visitors at popular Central Oregon Cascades trailheads has tripled in the past five years. Cars overflow the parking areas and jam the roadsides in summer. On ...

Where: Near Camp Sherman (across the Santiam Pass near Sisters in Central Oregon). Trail distance: 5.4 miles. Climb: Minimal. Difficulty: Easy to moderate. Small car access: Yes. Fees: None.

Readers offered these tips on their favorite lesser-known campgrounds in Oregon: Moonshine: Lincoln County park, 11.5 miles upriver from town of Siletz. "Beside the Siletz River with lots of hiking ...

CHELATCHIE PRAIRIE — Sunset Falls campground in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest will open in mid-May and be on the federal reservation system this season. The 18-site campground is along the East ...

In just 15 miles, the drive down Oak Creek Canyon takes you past several campgrounds and picnic spots, a dozen hiking trails, a number of idyllic creekside resorts and countless outstanding vistas.