Oregon is full of charming, picturesque locations that seem almost too beautiful to be real. There are cascading waterfalls, bubbling forest brooks, otherworldly seascapes, and more. These 15 spots in Oregon look like settings for fairy tales, and they’re absolutely enchanting.
*Editor’s Note: Unfortunately, the trails through Oneonta Gorge are permanently closed, due to the 2017 Eagle Creek Fire.
- Natural Bridges Cove
Flickr/ Cary Bass-Deschenes This majestic view can be found at the Samuel Boardman State Park on the Oregon Coast.
- Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm
Flickr/ McD22 This colorful tulip paradise is located in Woodburn.
- Oneonta Gorge
Flickr/ Jeff Krause This magical place has steep, mossy rock walls, a clear mountain water stream, and a gorgeous waterfall at the end of the gorge. It’s located in the Columbia River Gorge, and can only be accessed through a short hike which includes climbing over fallen logs and swimming through cold, crystal clear water.
- Crater Lake
Flickr/ Powderruns This enchanting, mystical lake is one of the deepest lakes in the world, and has the purest, bluest water you’ll ever see.
- Portland Japanese Garden
Flickr/ Michael Wilson Located in Washington Park in Portland, the Japanese Garden will transport you to a whole new world.
- John Day Fossil Beds
Flickr/ Kathy & sam This otherworldly landscape is one of the features of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument.
- Painted Hills
Flickr/ Loren Kerns The Painted Hills is another feature of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, and is absolutely dreamy.
- Toketee Falls
Flickr/ LDELD Toketee Falls is an enchanting waterfall on the Umpqua River east of Roseburg Oregon.
- Dee Wright Observatory.
Flickr/ Thomas Shahan This fairytale-esque lookout structure is at the summit of McKenzie Pass and is completely made out of lava stone. The castle-like windows offer amazing views of the surrounding mountains.
- The Enchanted Forest
Flickr/ Pam Falcioni Ok, this one’s a given. The Enchanted Forest is a quirky homemade Fairy Tale-themed amusement park in a the beautiful woods near Salem.
- Proxy Falls
Flickr/ Zachary Zadell This serendipitous waterfall is located in the Willamette National Forest.
- Pillars of Rome
Flickr/ Charles Knowles Just outside Rome, Oregon, these amazing geological formations are otherworldly.
- Silver Falls State Park.
Flickr/ Sathish J This beautiful state park will blow you away.
- Bandon
Flickr/ John Fowler The beaches at Bandon are absolutely magical.
- Greenwood Resources Tree Farm.
Flickr/ Ian Sane This enchanting 25,000-acre Poplar farm can be found in Boardman.
What other places in Oregon look they could be in a fairy tale? Let us know in the comments.
Flickr/ Cary Bass-Deschenes
This majestic view can be found at the Samuel Boardman State Park on the Oregon Coast.
Flickr/ McD22
This colorful tulip paradise is located in Woodburn.
Flickr/ Jeff Krause
This magical place has steep, mossy rock walls, a clear mountain water stream, and a gorgeous waterfall at the end of the gorge. It’s located in the Columbia River Gorge, and can only be accessed through a short hike which includes climbing over fallen logs and swimming through cold, crystal clear water.
Flickr/ Powderruns
This enchanting, mystical lake is one of the deepest lakes in the world, and has the purest, bluest water you’ll ever see.
Flickr/ Michael Wilson
Located in Washington Park in Portland, the Japanese Garden will transport you to a whole new world.
Flickr/ Kathy & sam
This otherworldly landscape is one of the features of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument.
Flickr/ Loren Kerns
The Painted Hills is another feature of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, and is absolutely dreamy.
Flickr/ LDELD
Toketee Falls is an enchanting waterfall on the Umpqua River east of Roseburg Oregon.
Flickr/ Thomas Shahan
This fairytale-esque lookout structure is at the summit of McKenzie Pass and is completely made out of lava stone. The castle-like windows offer amazing views of the surrounding mountains.
Flickr/ Pam Falcioni
Ok, this one’s a given. The Enchanted Forest is a quirky homemade Fairy Tale-themed amusement park in a the beautiful woods near Salem.
Flickr/ Zachary Zadell
This serendipitous waterfall is located in the Willamette National Forest.
Flickr/ Charles Knowles
Just outside Rome, Oregon, these amazing geological formations are otherworldly.
Flickr/ Sathish J
This beautiful state park will blow you away.
Flickr/ John Fowler
The beaches at Bandon are absolutely magical.
Flickr/ Ian Sane
This enchanting 25,000-acre Poplar farm can be found in Boardman.
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