Roots, rocks, rollers and gnomes. Four words to describe a mountain bike ride at Alsea Falls. I recently set out on a mountain bike day trip to check out Alsea Falls, a purpose built, mountain bike ...

Rich Hatfield, a regional field manager for the BLM, said the six miles of new trail is the first phase of a planned 10- to 12-mile trail system, which also will include expanded parking and other ...

The Willamette Valley Visitors Association awarded $85,000 to ten grant applicants seeking tourism support. Here are the ...

One of the many advantages to living in the Willamette Valley is its low elevation. Because of this fact, the valley and its surrounding foothills have countless snow-free recreation opportunities ...

Alsea Falls and its camping park are located near a new BLM mountain bike trail system that will open June 22. (Terry Richard/The Oregonian/2009) The new and improved Alsea Falls Trail System, a ...

ALSEA FALLS — Our series of summer hikes ends this week with a trip to the Alsea Falls Recreation Site and its system of trails. Located along the Bureau of Land Management National Back Country Byway ...

In this photo taken on June 17, 2014, a sign on the upper section of High Baller Trail in the Alsea Falls Trails system southwest of Corvallis, Ore., give riders a heads-up as to what's coming down ...

The BLM park at Alsea Falls in Benton County opens in early May. (Terry Richard/The Oregonian) Bureau of Land Management recreation sites in northwest Oregon will begin full service in early May, ...

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