Oregon Word Search

Words in the Oregon word search

Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.

portland

Largest city in Oregon, near the Columbia and Willamette rivers

salem

Capital city of Oregon, in the Willamette Valley

coast

Oregon's Pacific shoreline, all of it open to the public

forest

Thick evergreen woodland covering nearly half the state

rain

Frequent winter weather west of the Cascade Mountains

hiking

Walking trails through forests, mountains and coastal headlands

salmon

Fish that swims from the ocean upriver to spawn

beaver

Dam-building rodent and the official state animal

waterfall

Stream dropping over a cliff, common in the Columbia Gorge

volcano

Mountain built by erupted rock, several stand in the Cascades

crater lake

Deep blue lake filling a collapsed volcano caldera

pear

Fruit grown widely in southern Oregon orchards

hazelnut

Nut crop grown mostly in the Willamette Valley

sea lion

Large barking sea mammal resting on Oregon coastal rocks

mount hood

Tallest peak in Oregon, a snow-covered Cascade volcano

cascades

Mountain range dividing wet western Oregon from the dry east

oregon trail

Wagon route settlers followed west during the 1840s

columbia

Big river forming much of Oregon's northern border

tide pool

Rocky shore pool holding sea stars and small creatures

high desert

Dry sagebrush country covering eastern and central Oregon

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