Hilgard_Junction_State_Recreation_Area

Hilgard Junction State Recreation Area

Hilgard Junction State Recreation Area

State park in Hilgard, Oregon, United States

Hilgard Junction State Recreation Area is a state park in Hilgard, Oregon, United States, administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Located along the Grande Ronde River next to Interstate 84 at its intersection with Highway 244, the park has Full RV hook-up sites and tent camp sites with flush toilets and showers nearby.[2]

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The park takes its name from a nearby junction of the Union Pacific Railroad line that was named after E. W. Hilgard, former dean of the College of Agriculture of the University of California.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Hilgard Junction State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
  2. [2]
    Bannan, Jan Gumprecht (2002). Oregon State Parks: A Complete Recreation Guide. Seattle: Mountaineers Books. p. 214. ISBN 0-89886-794-0.

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