The 22-mile Banks-Vernonia features a 735-foot Buxton Trestle as well as impressive coastal forests and pastoral farmland.
One of the Northwest’s first rail-trails also is one to watch because plans call for it to connect to the expanding Salmonberry Trail, which eventually will link the Willamette Valley to the Pacific Coast. The 22-mile Banks-Vernonia features a 735-foot Buxton Trestle as well as impressive coastal forests and pastoral farmland. Website: stateparks.oregon.gov