Protected areas
Research 7 protected areas within weekend reach of Beaverton, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Beaverton. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Beaverton. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Beaverton, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km, day-trip distance is up to 120 km.
Orenco Woods Nature Park is a nature park reachable from Beaverton as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Orenco Woods Nature Park, about 9 km (5 mi) from Beaverton
Image credit: Image: M.O. Stevens / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge is a national wildlife refuge reachable from Beaverton as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, about 12 km (7 mi) from Beaverton
Image credit: Image: M.O. Stevens / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Tillamook State Forest is a state forest reachable from Beaverton as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Tillamook State Forest, about 38 km (24 mi) from Beaverton
Image credit: Image: Alanna Risse from portland, or, usa / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Yacolt Burn State Forest is a state forest reachable from Beaverton as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Yacolt Burn State Forest, about 48 km (30 mi) from Beaverton
Image credit: Image: R6, State & Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
Clatsop State Forest is a state forest reachable from Beaverton as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Clatsop State Forest, about 59 km (37 mi) from Beaverton
Image credit: Image: Oregon Department of Forestry / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Wind River Experimental Forest is a forest reachable from Beaverton as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Wind River Experimental Forest, about 73 km (45 mi) from Beaverton
Image credit: Image: U.S. Forest Service- Pacific Northwest Region / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
Cascade Head is a forest reachable from Beaverton as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Cascade Head, about 81 km (50 mi) from Beaverton
Image credit: Image: Commander Bruce Hillard, NOAA Corps / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain