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'''Rooster Rock State Park''' is a state park located east of [[Corbett, Oregon]]. One of the features of the park include '''Rooster Rock''', a column of [[basalt]], a natural [[obelisk]], which stands near the [[Oregon]] side of the [[Columbia River Gorge]], in the lee of [[Crown Point (Oregon)|Crown Point]]. |
'''Rooster Rock State Park''' is a state park located east of [[Corbett, Oregon]]. One of the features of the park include '''Rooster Rock''', a column of [[basalt]], a natural [[obelisk]], which stands near the [[Oregon]] side of the [[Columbia River Gorge]], in the lee of [[Crown Point (Oregon)|Crown Point]]. |
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A large placard near the park's entrance asserts (or once did) that the [[monolith]] was noted by the explorers [[Lewis and Clark]] in their journal, and that "the name is [[phallic]] in origin". Specifically, the column's original name was "[[Cock]] Rock". It is unclear whether the noble explorers themselves named it, or if that happened later. Either way, plain-speaking Oregonians still call it by that name. |
A large placard near the park's entrance asserts (or once did) that the [[monolith]] was noted by the explorers [[Lewis and Clark]] in their journal, and that "the name is [[phallic]] in origin". Specifically, the column's original name was "[[Cock]] Rock". The Chinook word was Iwash, referring to Penis, not "lacock" or "lekok" from the [[Chinook Wawa]] Meaning Rooster (cock as in Rooster) It is unclear whether the noble explorers themselves named it, or if that happened later. Either way, plain-speaking Oregonians still call it by that name. |
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A portion of the park is designated as a [[Nude beach|clothing-optional beach]], with no apparent irony intended on the part of state park officials. |
A portion of the park is designated as a [[Nude beach|clothing-optional beach]], with no apparent irony intended on the part of state park officials. |
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| Type | Public, state |
| Location | Multnomah County, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 45°32′50″N 122°13′58″W / 45.54722°N 122.23278°W |
| Operated by | Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department |
Rooster Rock State Park is a state park located east of Corbett, Oregon. One of the features of the park include Rooster Rock, a column of basalt, a natural obelisk, which stands near the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge, in the lee of Crown Point.
A large placard near the park's entrance asserts (or once did) that the monolith was noted by the explorers Lewis and Clark in their journal, and that "the name is phallic in origin". Specifically, the column's original name was "Cock Rock". The Chinook word was Iwash, referring to Penis, not "lacock" or "lekok" from the Chinook Wawa Meaning Rooster (cock as in Rooster) It is unclear whether the noble explorers themselves named it, or if that happened later. Either way, plain-speaking Oregonians still call it by that name.
A portion of the park is designated as a clothing-optional beach, with no apparent irony intended on the part of state park officials.
See also
External links
- Rooster Rock State Park
- One of many sites about Rooster Rock
- Oregon Clothing Optional Beach Alliance - Info about clothing optional section of Rooster Rock beach
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