National Monuments and Other Special Areas

National Monuments

• Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument - Gifford Pinchot National Forest
• Newberry National Volcanic Monument - Deschutes National Forest

National Scenic Areas

• Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area

National Recreation Areas

• Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area - Siuslaw National Forest
• Hells Canyon National Recreation Area - Wallowa Whitman National Forest

Designated Recreation Areas

• Cape Perpetua - Siuslaw National Forest
• Heather Meadows (area is unavailable) - Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest

Scenic Byways

Deschutes National Forest

• Cascades Lakes Scenic Byway
• McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass Scenic Byway
• West Cascades Scenic Byway

Columbia River Gorge

• Historic Columbia River Highway

Gifford Pinchot National Forest

White Pass Scenic Byway

Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest

• Stevens Pass Greenway Scenic Byway
• White Pass Scenic Byway

Mt. Hood National Forest

• West Cascades Scenic Byway

Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest

• Rogue-Umpqua Scenic Byway

Umatilla National Forest

• Hells Canyon Scenic Byway

Umpqua National Forest

• Rogue-Umpqua Scenic Byway

Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

• Hells Canyon Scenic Byway

Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest

• Stevens Pass Greenway Scenic Byway

Williamette National Forest

• McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass Scenic Byway
• West Cascades Scenic Byway

Other Congressionally Designated Areas

Congress has designated several areas unique for their special characteristics and the opportunities they offer. In addition to congressionally designated wilderness and wild and scenic rivers, they include these National Historic Landmarks (NHL), National Volcanic Monuments (NVM), National Historic Scenic Areas (NHS), National Recreation Areas (NRA), Scenic Recreation Areas (SRA), National Scenic Areas (NSA), National Preserves (NP), and National Monuments (NM).