CORVALLIS AREA County

Bald Hill rises to the west of the County Fairgrounds, and provides miles of trails through large tracts of oak woodland and savanna, along with mixed conifer and maple forests, riparian woodlands, upland prairie, creeks, pastures and fields. The ...

The main draw here is a reliable flock of Acorn Woodpeckers that have been very reliable for many years. The oak grove is on the north side of the fairgrounds, north of the main arena and there’s plenty of parking between the arena and the o...

Lots of waterfowl here and Harris’s Sparrow has been found in the area. Look for shorebirds, gulls, swallows, and quite a few passerines.

This site is a private wetland restoration project of 174 acres, which is set up to compensate for development projects that impacted wetlands elsewhere in the valley. The property is owned by Oregon Wetlands LLC, and is managed by The Wetlands Co...

Fitton Green Natural area is a 306-acre park jointly managed by the Greenbelt Natural Trust and the Benton County Natural Areas and Parks division. It is set in the Coast Range foothills, and includes varied habitats from Douglas Fir forest, ripar...

The Jackson-Frazier Wetlands is 4 acres of public access managed by Benton County Natural Areas and Parks, and is part of a larger protected area including the Owen’s Farm property, just to the east, which is partly managed by the Greenbelt ...

The Marys River Natural Area is a 74 acre parcel managed by the City of Corvallis. It preserves a riparian wetland floodplain along the Marys River. In 2004, the City constructed a boardwalk to provide public access to the site, which includes a s...

Check the trees along the entrance road. Some good birds occasionally show up there. A partial list of birds seen at this site includes Greater White-fronted Goose, Cackling Goose, Wood Duck, Blue-winged Teal, Cinnamon Teal, Canvasback, Redhead, G...

Willamette Park and Natural Area, managed by the City of Corvallis, is the City’s largest park, at 287 acres. The park is mixed use, with large tracts of riparian forests, open fields, and over a mile of beach access along the east bank of t...