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Springtime on the Southern Oregon Coast means more people traveling to beaches to catch some sun, or perhaps fly a kite. But, beachgoers share the sand…

Step Out Into The New Year With A Free Guided Hike

If you’re wondering what to do for the first day of 2020, parks officials say: take a hike!Come New Year's Day, all fees are waived for guided hikes…

Hikers go on a first day of the year adventure at Cottonwood Canyon.

Oregon Parks and Recreation proposes parking permit cost increases

Visitors to Oregon’s state parks could soon be paying more to park at day-use areas.

A ranger and visitors at Silver Falls State Park.

Oregon State Parks see near-record breaking turnout in 2022

The centennial year of the Oregon State Parks system yielded over 50 million visitors, though 2021 holds the all time record.

Oregon wants your input on trails with focus groups this month

Oregon Parks want input on priorities for a ten-year update to their statewide trails plan.

An undated photo of downtown Sutherlin, OR

Sutherlin Chamber designated Rural Regional Main Street Hub

The designation will allow the group access to assets that could help in downtown revitalization in the area.

Here’s what remains Monday of the giant 150-year-old Sitka spruce tree near the entrance to Yaquina Bay State Park after crews trimmed away dead or decaying portions of its massive trunk.

150-year-old Sitka spruce in Yaquina Bay State Park keeps its 'muscle' but has rotten limbs removed Monday

With arms that once flexed and reached to the sky, the limbs of the beloved Sitka spruce “muscle tree” at the entrance of Yaquina Bay State Park, now stop short.

Construction workers gingerly lower the massive lantern onto the top of the Yaquina Bay Lighthouse early Tuesday in a dense fog, a day after high winds halted the lift.

Yaquina Bay Lighthouse gets its light back Tuesday as $1.8 million restoration nears completion

The Oregon coast’s only wooden intact lighthouse was reunited with its lantern Tuesday, as the $1.8 million restoration of the Yaquina Bay Lighthouse nears completion.

A campsite at Wallowa Lake State Park, May 24, 2025.

Out-of-staters to pay more for Oregon State Park permits

It will soon cost more for non-Oregonians to park their cars or pitch their tents in a state park in Oregon.

Harris Beach State Recreation Area in Brookings had more than 1.7 million day-use visitors in 2023, making it the most visited state park for the year.

Oregon to impose parking fees at some popular state parks

Oregon plans to introduce parking fees at 21 more state parks starting in October.

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