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Oregon state parks saw a record 56.6 million visits in 2024, surpassing the previous record set in 2021. The increase in visitors, particularly on the Oregon Coast, has led to strain on the park ...

FILE - undated photo of a campsite in Beverly Beach State Park. Oregon State Parks saw a record 53.85 million day-use visits in 2024, urging visitors to explore lesser-known spots and minimize ...

The state parks department does not receive public funding, relying instead on revenue from the Oregon Lottery, RV license fees, and money from campsite reservations and parking passes.

A whopping 53,853,609 day trip visits were made to Oregon’s state parks in 2024, according to data released Friday by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, but rather than celebrate the ...

Veterans with a service-connected disability have the chance to take one camping trip a year with up to three nights for free ...

The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is bucking the national trend and hiring park rangers for the summer, rather than laying them off. Amid nationwide cuts to rangers on federal lands ...

LSU Tigers football analyst Antonio Parks, who joined the program in February from the Oregon Ducks, was charged Monday with one count of felony strangulation from an incident that occurred in Oregon.

Nearly five years after the Almeda Fire devastated the Rogue Valley, two manufactured home parks in Medford and Phoenix have ...

An Oregon non-profit has found an innovative way to respond to the state’s homeless crisis, by creating a double-decker trailer with sleeping pods.

Recreational vehicles provide years of adventure, but as they age, they become more complex to maintain and even more ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Oregon State Parks is set to host Spring Whale Watch Week along the Oregon Coast from Saturday, March 22, through Sunday, March 30. Trained volunteers and park rangers ...