Imagine a short scenic drive west on U.S. 26 featuring trees, green rolling hills and a clean peaceful country setting. Then, take a brief jog off the highway to a relaxing paradise called Horning’s Hideout, a Shan-gri-la of fishing, picnicking, camping and concert events. Horning’s Hideout is located just 35 minutes west of Portland in North Plains, Oregon.
Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve is a 725-acre wildlife preserve located within the city limits of Hillsboro, Oregon. The Preserve is a tranquil sanctuary for both people and animals. The quiet open waters, rolling meadows and upland ash and fir woods are homes to thousands of ducks and geese, deer, otters, beavers, herons and eagles. Song birds and small mammals, as well as salamanders and rare wetland plants, are dependent on the marshes of the Preserve. Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve is a natural oasis that will become more and more precious as this area’s population density continues to intensify.
