The Best Place for Optics

At the Nature Store we are pleased to feature the best selection of sighting scopes & binoculars in Oregon or SW Washington.

We carry the top quality scopes made by Swarovski & Kowa recently honored by Cornell Labs as the “best in their class” (Living Bird, Winter 2008). We also stock Cornell’s recommendation of “best buy” in economy scopes, the Stokes Sandpiper (retail $369, member price $332.10), as well as affordable quality scopes by Leupold & Vortex. 

Our Manfrotto tripods provide the perfect stable base for your sighting scope. Our favorite #128RC Micro-fluid head fits both 190XB legs or the taller 055XB Classic tripod. We also carry the economical Manfrotto 728B and the Velbon Videomate 607, lightweight companions for your favorite compact backpacking scope.

Our selected binoculars come from some of the world’s best optics manufacturers:  Swarovski. Leica, Leupold, Nikon, Sheltered Wings, Vortex, & Brunton. Prices begin at $79 (member price $71.10) and range up to $2300 (member price $2070). We are pleased to have been selected by Columbia Sportswear to carry their new affordable line of binoculars. Stop in to see the Timberline, Backcountry and Malheur lines by Columbia Optics.

For affordable quality, consider the Leupold Wind River Katmai 6x32, rated #1 in its class by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology (Living Bird, Winter 2005). Coming in at #2 is the Nikon Monarch 8x42. In addition to those best sellers, we offer a wide range of binoculars in compact, mid-size and full size models. We’re pleased to have the all new 2008 Leica Ultravid HD models in stock now.

To help you find the right model, here’s a basic primer.