POLK COUNTY, Oregon — Some of the best places in Oregon are often hiding in plain sight! Like the nearby Luckiamute River that is home to mountain bike trails, wonderful waterfalls and a new Oregon ...

Consider yourself lucky if you have time to visit Luckiamute. This 900-plus acre, relatively new Oregon state park puts visitors in a rare ecosystem, the mid-Willamette Valley. Public access to tracts ...

The Little Luckiamute River cuts a bee-line through eastern flanks of the Oregon Coast Range before it falls in an ear-shattering moment at Falls City. While less than three miles away another sort of ...

The overflowing Luckiamute River in Polk County is causing minor flooding that's predicted to last through Thursday. Heavy rains on Sunday and Monday caused the river to rise to a peak of 30.3 feet ...

On Sunday morning, Joel Geier led a small group of birders and outdoor enthusiasts for a nature hike at the Vanderpool Tract of the newly approved Luckiamute State Natural Area. The tour was organized ...

No season inspires people to get outdoors more than spring. After being shelled up all winter, the chance to get outdoors and enjoy those blessed days of sunshine is important for everyone. That being ...

BUENA VISTA — Several groups are inviting the public to hike with them at the Luckiamute State Natural Area beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18. The event is sponsored by the Luckiamute Watershed ...

Detail of the Willamette River from a lidar data image, showing the Luckiamute River (left) and the Santiam River (right) joining it. (Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries) The twists ...

Cliff Hall estimates that he and his wife, Gay, have planted somewhere in the neighborhood of 30,000 native trees and bushes on their Kings Valley property, gradually turning the heavily grazed ...

Update, 9:15 a.m.: The National Weather Service in Portland says a flood warning continues for the Marys Rivers near Philomath, the Santiam River at Jefferson, the Luckiamute River near Suver and the ...