Destinations · Oregon
Boring
OR · 45.4300, -122.3736
From Boring, Oregon, Byway's registries place 8 scenic byways, 3 public land units and 25 campgrounds within 30 miles.
Understand
The town is named for William H. Boring, a Union veteran who had moved to Oregon after the Civil War as one of the earliest settlers in the area and donated an acre to build the first Boring school. Boring was established as a rail junction in 1903 (the lines of the defunct Portland Traction Company, which ran from Portland to Boring, are now mostly trails) and relied on timber as a principal industry for much of the 20th century.
Day-trip loops
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Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- Mount Hood · 2 mi · national
- Historic Columbia River · 6 mi · national
- West Cascades · 10 mi · national
- JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD · 10 mi
- JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND · 19 mi
- JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD · 20 mi
Public land
Campgrounds
- Lazy Bend Campground · 18 mi
- Armstrong Campground · 21 mi
- Carter Bridge Campground · 21 mi
- Lockaby Campground · 21 mi
- Fish Creek Campground/Day Use · 22 mi
- Green Canyon Campground & Day Use Area · 23 mi
- Roaring River Campground · 23 mi
- Sunstrip Campground · 23 mi
Lookouts
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 5 mi
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 9 mi
- Crown point · 10 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 13 mi
Named places
- Boring Vietnam War Memorial · 0 mi
- Zion Hill · 1 mi
- North American Bigfoot Center · 2 mi
- Aemisegger Hill · 2 mi
- Sunshine Butte · 3 mi
- Hogan Butte · 4 mi
- East Bliss Butte · 4 mi
- Towle Butte · 4 mi
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