Oregon Parks and Recreation Department

Oregon State Parks has completed some large projects, including at Beverly Beach State Park and Silver Falls State Park, and others are on track for 2026, but a few planned improvements, such as a new visitors center and better parking at Smith Rocks State Park, are now on hold.

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.

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

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

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.

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

The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department has asked the community what to do with the beloved but decaying ‘Muscle Tree’ at Yaquina Bay State Park.

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

The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is looking to hire over 200 seasonal employees to help run state parks. And there are jobs open right now.

Sitting atop a bluff at the mouth of the Yaquina River is a small wooden lighthouse in need of repair. Soon, this piece of Oregon Coast history will undergo restorations meant to last for generations to come.

Storm watching is expected to be good along the Oregon coast this weekend as king tides will bring high seas.

Oregon State Parks is raising many of its fees next year.