Smith Rock State Park sees more than 900,000 visitors a year, nearly all of them between 10 am and 4 pm. Start at first light and you will share Misery Ridge with a few climbers and the resident golden eagles.
Our favorite run is a 6.2-mile figure eight: Misery Ridge, the Mesa Verde trail and back along the Crooked River. Day-use parking is $5.


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