Oregon State Parks

The agency says there were nearly 54 million day-use visits last year.

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.

Cape Arago and Shore Acres State Parks near Coos Bay are closed to vehicle traffic after a landslide undercut a portion of Cape Arago Highway just south of the Sunset Bay State Park.

Gray Whales are making their annual southward migration this winter.

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.

The Oregon State Parks Department wants to encourage people to visit the natural beauty Oregon has to offer the day after Thanksgiving

For years, the towering spruce trees at Beverly Beach State Park have been getting sick and dying, threatening to drop limbs on any of the 278 campsites below.

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

Spring Whale Watch week kicks off Saturday along the Oregon coast. While the weather won’t be ideal, there may be more gray whales migrating north to Alaska.

Oregon State Parks continue to experience record numbers of visitors.

This time of year, thousands of gray whales migrate south from Alaska to the warmer waters off Baja, Mexico to calve.

New rules limit where people can drive on the beach in Lincoln City.