
Staying Active
Corvallis has an abundance of leisure activities to choose from, with more than 50 parks, wildlife refuges, and open spaces. There are public and private recreational facilities for tennis, racquetball, golf, swimming, fitness, soccer, softball, basketball, baseball, football, volleyball, karate, and horseback riding; more than 60 miles of bike and running paths and over 2,000 acres in parks, trails and open space.
Backpacking, mountaineering, rock climbing, canoeing, camping, rafting, skiing, mountain biking and bike touring are all popular with Corvallis residents. Corvallis is located within two hours of the Cascades Mountains and an hour from the beautiful Oregon Coast. Freshwater fishing for trout and steelhead is excellent in the surrounding rivers and streams.