Bradley State Scenic Viewpoint
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Bradley State Scenic Viewpoint
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 Memorial stone at Bradley State Scenic Viewpoint |
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| location | Clatsop County in Oregon (USA) | |
| surface | 7 ha | |
| Geographical location | 46 ° 10 ' N , 123 ° 26' W | |
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| administration | Oregon Parks and Recreation Dept. | |
The Bradley State Scenic Viewpoint is a 7 hectare state park in the US state of Oregon . The park is 22 miles east of Astoria in Clatsop County .
investment
The park is a rest area along Highway 30 . It contains picnic benches and sanitary facilities. The park area is overgrown with a Douglas fir forest and offers panoramic views over the Columbia River and the Lewis and Clark National Wildlife Refuge .
history
The site was originally donated to Clatsop County in 1921 by Frank Bradley and the heirs of Elemar Bradley . The park was then handed over to the Oregon Highway Commission in 1922 , making it one of the first state parks to serve as highways campsites. A memorial stone in the park commemorates the donation.
literature
- Jan Bannan: Oregon State Parks. A complete Recreation Guide. Seattle, Mountaineer Books, 2nd Edition 2002, ISBN 978-0-89886-794-7
Web links
- Oregon State Parks: Bradley State Scenic Viewpoint
- Bradley State Scenic Viewpoint in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey