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id: "13832"
name: West Cascades Scenic Byway
distance: "220"
duration: Eight hours to enjoy the byway
description: This byway offers some of the best up-close views of thundering waterfalls, ancient forests, rushing whitewater, and cool, placid lakes. The drive begins in the historic logging city of Estacada, immersing you in old growth forest. Continue and see snowcapped volcanic peaks and the breathtaking Wild and Scenic Clackamas River.
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  - url: https://traveloregon.com/things-to-do/trip-ideas/scenic-drives/the-west-cascades-scenic-byway/
    name: Oregon Travel Guide
attractions:
  - url: https://stateparks.oregon.gov/index.cfm?do=park.profile&parkId=65
    name: Detroit Lake
  - url: https://www.fs.usda.gov/mthood
    name: Mt. Hood National Forest
  - url: https://oregon.com/attractions/west-cascades-scenic-byway
    name: Oregon.com
  - url: https://www.fs.usda.gov/willamette
    name: Willamette National Forest
designations:
  - National Scenic Byway
  - National Forest Scenic Byway
  - Oregon State Scenic Byway
states:
  - OR
ll:
  - -122.33229799999998
  - 45.28434000000004
bounds:
  - - -122.52600099999995
    - 43.74760800000007
  - - -121.86389199999996
    - 45.28434000000004

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This byway offers some of the best up-close views of thundering waterfalls, ancient forests, rushing whitewater, and cool, placid lakes. The drive begins in the historic logging city of Estacada, immersing you in old growth forest. Continue and see snowcapped volcanic peaks and the breathtaking Wild and Scenic Clackamas River.