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Outdoors

A lake, a restored wetland, a state forest and the city parks in Cornelius.

  • On the water Hagg Lake, about ten miles out from Cornelius.
  • On two wheels The Vineyard and Valley Scenic Tour Route, a fifty-mile challenge through the hills, plus mountain biking at Hagg Lake.
A restored wetland: a still pond edged with boulders and young plantings, a line of firs on the horizon and a clear blue sky.

Fernhill Wetlands. Bird watching, on the Portland Audubon birding map. Photograph by Washington County Visitors Association.

Named places

Hagg Lake, Fernhill Wetlands, the state forest and the scenic route.

  • Hagg Lake Park About ten miles out from Cornelius.
  • Fernhill Wetlands A restored wetland outside Forest Grove, listed for bird watching and mapped by Portland Audubon.
  • Tillamook State Forest ATV riding and camping, west over the Coast Range.
  • Vineyard and Valley Scenic Tour Route A fifty-mile cycling challenge through the hills around Forest Grove.
  • McMenamins Grand Lodge Disc golf, with a beverage in hand, at 3505 Pacific Avenue.
  • Golf from Cornelius Forest Hills and Pumpkin Ridge; ask the office for directions to either.

Where each one happens

Hagg Lake covers the paddling, the fishing and the off-road biking.

In Forest Grove

  • Paddling and boat rental Hagg Lake
  • Fishing Hagg Lake
  • Off-road biking Hagg Lake
  • On-road biking The fifty-mile Vineyard and Valley route Forest Grove
  • Disc golf McMenamins Grand Lodge Forest Grove
  • Bird watching and wildflowers Fernhill Wetlands Forest Grove

Ask the office

Call the office and we will point you at a venue.

  • An adventure park and its ropes course Ask the office for the name
  • Golf Forest Hills and Pumpkin Ridge, from Cornelius
  • Camping The state forest, west over the Coast Range
  • Bicycle rental Ask the office and we will find a shop
  • Trailheads Ask the office for a route