Condé Nast Traveler names 2 places in Oregon as most beautiful in America
Condé Nast Traveler, a travel magazine and website, recently released its 50 Most Beautiful Places in America, with two Oregon destinations appearing on the list.
Here's what to know about the most beautiful places Oregon has to offer, according to Condé Nast Traveler.
Condé Nast Traveler named Cannon Beach as one of the most beautiful places in America, calling it an "essential pit stop off Highway 101" and "one of the most beautiful beaches in the country."
The beauty of Cannon Beach is well known in Oregon, and somewhat famous outside the state due to movies like "Twilight" and "The Goonies" being filmed there.
Most recognizable, and specifically noted by the magazine, is the 235-foot Haystack Rock that towers over the Pacific Ocean tides.
Condé Nast Traveler recognized Crater Lake as one of the most beautiful places in America, noting that its pristine waters and depth give the lake its beauty.
Not only is Crater Lake the deepest lake in the America, with depths reaching up to 1,943 feet, or 592 meters, according to the National Park Service, but the magazine pointed out the lake's "clarity and intense blue hue" caused by hundreds of years of glacial runoff and precipitation.
Crater Lake National Park also was recently recognized for the view of its night sky and was named one of the best U.S. national parks for stargazing.
How to visit: Crater Lake National Park is in south central Oregon approximately 73 miles northeast of Medford. It is open year-round and requires an entry fee or a National Park pass to visit.
Here were all 50 of Condé Nast Traveler's most beautiful places in America:
Alaska
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Mendenhall Ice Caves
Arizona
Antelope Canyon
The Grand Canyon
California
Big Sur
Joshua Tree National Park
Yosemite National Park
Colorado
Great Sand Dunes
Maroon Bells
Florida
The Everglades
The Florida Keys
Georgia
Jekyll Island
Hawaii
Molokini Crater
Na Pali Coast
Idaho
The Palouse
Shoshone Falls
Indiana
Indiana Dunes National Park
Kansas
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Kentucky
Daniel Boone National Forest
Louisiana
Atchafalaya Basin
Maine
Acadia National Park
Maryland
Assateague Island
Massachusetts
The Berkshires
Martha's Vineyard
Michigan
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Minnesota
Voyageurs National Park
Montana
Glacier National Park, Montana
Nevada
Lake Tahoe
New Mexico
Shiprock
White Sands National Park
New York
Letchworth State Park
North Carolina
Outer Banks
North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Ohio
Hocking Hills State Park
Oregon
Cannon Beach
Crater Lake
South Carolina
Angel Oak
South Dakota
Badlands National Park
Tennessee
Cades Cove
Texas
Big Bend National Park
Utah
Bonneville Salt Flats
Bryce Canyon National Park
Washington
Hoh Rain Forest
Sequim-Dungeness Valley
West Virginia
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Virginia
Shenandoah National Park
Wisconsin
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Door County
Wyoming
Grand Prismatic Spring
Grand Teton National Park
Ginnie Sandoval is the Oregon Connect Reporter for the Statesman Journal. Sandoval can be reached at GSandoval@gannett.com or on X at @GinnieSandoval.
This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: 2 places in Oregon named the most beautiful in America by Condé Nast
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