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OREGON Visit Oregon - the Pacific Northwest's premier state for recreation and scenery.

	Oregon Online - Maintained by the State of Oregon, Oregon Online is the State's official site.
	Oregon Encyclopedia Project - "An authoritative and free resource on all things Oregon."
	Welcome to Oregon - Created and maintained by Essentix, Inc., it is the guide to Oregon's tourism, travel and general informational resources on the state and its communities.
	Oregon Blue Book - The official state directory and manual of facts and figures. It covers information concerning state, county, city and federal government, with sections on executive, judicial, legislative, government finances, education, arts and sciences, economy and natural resources, media directories, local government, history, the constitution and more.
	Weather forecast What's the weather in Oregon today? By The Weather Channel

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Community Guides	• Albany • Ashland • Astoria • B • Baker County • Bandon • Beaverton • Bend • Brookings Harbor • Burns • C • Cannon Beach • Coos Bay • Corvallis • Cottage Grove • D • E • EUGENE • F • Florence • G • Gold Beach • Grant County • Grants Pass • Gresham • H • Hermiston • Hillsboro • Hood River • I • J • Jacksonville • Junction City • K • Klamath County • L • La Grande • La Pine • Lake Oswego • Lincoln City • M • McKenzie River Valley • McMinnville • Medford • Milwaukie • Mt. Angel • N • Newport • O • Oakland • Ontario • Oregon City • P • Pendleton • Port Orford • PORTLAND • Prineville • Q • R • Redmond • Reedsport • Roseburg • S • SALEM • Seaside • Sisters • Springfield • Sutherlin • Sweet Home • T • The Dalles • Tillamook • Troutdale • Tualatin • U • V • W • West Linn • Wilsonville • Woodburn • X • Y • Yachats • Z • City List - Oregon Blue Book

Area Guides	Travel Oregon - Oregon Tourism Commission web site. Includes a vacation planner, map, visitors centers, events and more. GORP - Great Outdoor Recreation Pages - Has attractions, featured sites, activities, travel and much more! Oregon Coast Beach Connection Oregon Travel Information Council - Highlights tourism-related enterprises and attractions, and the heritage of Oregon. Southern Oregon Vacation Guide Travels in Oregon - Beautiful photographs and many Oregon links Online Highways Wikipedia Oregon

Weather, Road Conditions and Transportation	National Weather Service Oregon Travel Advisor - Road and weather information Traveling in Oregon - Listings of travel services available in Oregon by region Oregon Climate Service Oregon Department of Transportation Oregon Department of Transportation State Maps Ski and Snow Reports Oregon Sno-Park Map - Clickable map of sno-parks and the activities available at or near the sno-park PDX Intl Airport Trimet and MAX - Mass transit in Portland Oregon Transit Links - Transit agencies and local links by county and city ODOT Web Cams - Can create a custom cam page at this web site Web Cams for Oregon

Lodging and Dining	Expedia.com. Border to Border Bed and Breakfast Directory Chowhound's Pacific NW Region Message Board

Recreation	Back Country Discovery Route Bikeways - Oregon State Parks Oregon Bird Guide Oregon Birders Birding Hot Spots Oregon Camping Destinations - by About.com Oregon Campgrounds and RV Parks HHood - a climber's repository for Mt. Hood Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Weekly Recreation Report - click on your zone on the map at the right hand side for your local weekly report. IFISH Fishing Oregon Fishing Forestry Department Geology - Places to see - Recommended by the Oregon Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries Oregongolf.com Golf - Disc Courses - Flying disc courses GORP - The best of Oregon destinations by the Great Outdoor Recreation Pages Central Oregon Amateur Guide to Hiking Mt. St. Helens Volcanocam - Washington - Regular, and high definition! Multnomah Falls National Forests - Forest Service National Forests - GORP National Forests - USDA National Parks/Monuments NatureNW Nature Conservancy UO Outdoor Program Oregon Parks Page - Extensive parks guide with facility descriptions and reservations available Oregon Scenic Byways Oregon Trout River Levels River Orienteering Rockhounding Rockhounding Running Skateparks - Parks and photos by skateoregon.com Skiing Oregon Sports - A directory of Oregon sports and related web sites - includes an event calendar. Oregon Surf Trails.com - Oregon trails and trail maps Surfrider Oregon Walking Waterfalls of the Pacific Northwest Windsurfing Yahoo Group Wonders of Walking - "Events by walkers for walkers"

Events and Entertainment	Oregon Bluegrass Association - Bluegrass jams and festival listings for Oregon Oregon Brewer's Guild Farmers' Markets Oregon Lavender Destinations - Lavender farms in Oregon host many different kinds of activities, including food, music, lavender crafts, plants for your garden, lavender cutting, and more. Pendleton Roundup Rose Festival Oregon Shakespeare Festival Oregon Star Party State Fair TicketMaster Willamette Valley Wine Events

Places To See	Oregon Coast Aquarium Oregon Lighthouses OMSI Oregon Paleo Lands Institute - All about fossils in North Central Oregon Oregon Trail Oregon Trail Interpretive Center Oregon Trail Association Oregon Wines Directory Pacific Flyways Map Portland Art Museum Smith Rock - Routes, photos, resources and information about Smith Rock Timberline Lodge Wines Northwest - Oregon wine country, wineries and wines Wines of Oregon - About Oregon wines, events and wineries World Forestry Center Discovery Museum Oregon Zoo

Charities and Foundations	The Oregon Community Foundation - A nonprofit statewide community foundation that administers permanent charitable funds and scholarships on behalf of individuals, families, and organizations to support humanitarian, educational and cultural programs that benefit all of Oregon's communities. Oregon Involved - this site is for nonprofits, volunteers and donors in Oregon. It is a statewide effort to make it easy to get involved and make a difference in Oregon.

Employment	Jobdango - Northwest employment opportunities Oregon Jobs

Information and Maps	Oregon Map - by Yahoo Google Maps Eastern Oregon GIS Oregon Lidar - High resolution mapping of Oregon's surface The Oregon Map - a statewide property tax parcel base map that is digital, publicly accessible, and continually maintained. Chambers of Commerce Digital Collections - Digital images of Oregon from the OSU Archives collections. Oregon Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries Oregon Historical Society Oregon Library Guide Oregon Maps 50 States facts about Oregon On this day in Oregon

Government	Oregon Economic Development Dept. Corporation Division Economic Profiles Oregon Employment Department Oregon Farm Bureau Oregon Department of Forestry Oregon Online - State web site Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife USGS - Oregon Land Conservation and Development Oregon State Library Metro - regional government US Census Bureau - State and county profiles, maps and data

Counties	County List - Oregon Blue Book Baker Benton Clackamas Clatsop Columbia Coos Crook Curry Deschutes Douglas Grant Harney Jackson Jefferson Josephine Klamath Lane Lincoln Linn Malheur Marion Morrow Multnomah Polk Sherman Tillamook Umatilla Union Wallowa Wasco Washington (Visitors Association) Wheeler Yamhill

Education	State of Oregon Education Site Distance Learning Open Books Project - How tax money is spent in Oregon's schools Moving to Oregon? - questions answered about relocation as related to education Oregon College Directory Oregon Dept. of Education Oregon School for the Deaf Oregon Public Education Network - searchable database of schools Oregon University System Dial Oregon.net Two Year Colleges - by Google LibDex - Oregon Libraries Oregon Libraries on the Web School Tree - includes listings for public schools, charter schools, magnet schools, private schools, and school districts for anyone to search for free! State Library Universities

Community Colleges	Blue Mountain Community College Central Oregon Community College Chemeketa Community College Clackamas Community College Clatsop Community College Columbia Gorge Community College Klamath Community College Lane Community College Linn Benton Community College Mount Hood Community College Portland Community College Rogue Community College SW Oregon Community College Tillamook Bay Community College Treasure Valley Community College Umpqua Community College

Directories and Link Lists	• Google • Yahoo • Galaxy • Oregon Coast • Rough Guides • DejaNews • AltaVista/LookSmart • LookSmart/Oregon Travel • Yahooligans • HotBot • Dogpile Mamma

Reference	America's Story - Oregon - by the Library of Congress Computerbits Genealogy The Oregon History Project Oregon Highways On This Day In Oregon Oregon Genealogy, History and General Resource Links - by Rootsweb Oregon Index Oregon State Library Oregon Newspapers - ONPA Oregon TV Stations ORblogs - Oregon Weblogs Community

Photographs	Bernd Mohr's Oregon Picture Album Mt. Hood Photos Oregon Foto - Pictures of Oregon - Landscape photography by Michael Skourtes Oregon Scenic Photos by Brent Bradley Travels in Oregon

Hospitals	Hospital Match - Oregon hospitals

Miscellaneous	Oregon Fire Departments Oregon Hazelnut Industry In and Around Oregon Tourism

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