The number of people visiting Oregon’s state parks reached an all-time high in 2024, fueled by a boom of visits to every part of the coast. The park system recorded a combined 56.6 million day ...

Although chartered whale watching is incredibly popular, especially during Whale Watch Week, most visitors opt to stay out of the ravenous Pacific seas. Anne Kilsch, a Hillsboro-based designer with a ...

Five Oregon state parks in and near the Klamath Basin, including four in Lake County, are among the 20 least visited based on ...

SALEM, Oregon— Oregon State Parks experienced its busiest day-use year in history last year with more than 53.85 million estimated visits*, outpacing the previous record in 2021 by about 200,000 ...

The “iconic” tree, found at the Yaquina Bay State Recreation Site in Newport, has been declared a hazard, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department said, and will either be cut down or cut ...

One standout is Dark Skies Over Devils Lake, an event hosted by several community organizations in Lincoln City on the Oregon coast ... Sky Parks in Oregon: Prineville Reservoir State Park ...