Farewell Bend State Recreation Area is a state park in Baker County,

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, United States, about northwest of

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. Farewell Bend was the last stop on the

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along the

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where travelers could rest and water and graze their animals before the trail turned north through more rugged country to follow the Burnt River. Oregon Farewell Bend

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* State parks of Oregon Parks in Baker County, Oregon Oregon Trail Snake River {{BakerCountyOR-geo-stub