H. B. Van Duzer Forest State Scenic Corridor, State park corridor in Oregon, United States.
The H. B. Van Duzer Forest State Scenic Corridor is a 12-mile (19 km) scenic driving route along Route 18 through Lincoln, Tillamook, and Polk counties in Oregon. It passes through the Northern Oregon Coast Range and includes an old-growth Douglas-fir forest along the Salmon River.
The corridor is named for Henry B. Van Duzer, a member of the Oregon State Highway Commission and president of the Inman Poulson Logging Company, whom Governor I. L. Patterson appointed as the first chairman of the Oregon State Parks Commission in 1929. The State of Oregon purchased the land between 1935 and 1942, and the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department now manages it.
The corridor is named for Henry B. Van Duzer, a member of the Oregon State Highway Commission and president of the Inman Poulson Logging Company, whom Governor I. L. Patterson appointed as the first chairman of the Oregon State Parks Commission in 1929. Drivers today pass a scenic rest stop maintained by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, and Roosevelt elk are often seen along the route.
The corridor runs 12 miles (19 km) along Route 18 between northwestern Polk County and Lincoln City, crossing Lincoln, Tillamook and Polk counties. The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department maintains a scenic rest stop on the route, where drivers can pull off to look for Roosevelt elk.
The corridor is named for Henry B. Van Duzer, president of the Inman Poulson Logging Company, whom Governor I. L. Patterson appointed as the first chairman of the Oregon State Parks Commission in 1929. The state bought the land between 1935 and 1942, and the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department now manages it and keeps a scenic rest stop on the route.
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