- The Oregon state flag is the only one to have a different design on each side
- Oregon is one of only two states without self-service gas stations
- Tiny Bickelton, Oregon, is known as the Bluebird Capital of the World for its year-round population of bluebirds
- Oregon is home to more ghost towns than any other state
- The deepest lake in the U.S., Crater Lake is known around the world for its crystal-blue water
- Oregon is the only state to have an official state nut – the hazelnut
- Hell’s Canyon, the deepest river gorge in North America, is more than 2,000 feet deeper than the deepest point of Grand Canyon