Oregon State Parks

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.

Instagram and other photo-sharing apps have been blamed for overcrowding on public lands. But research out of Oregon State University suggests social media isn’t a huge driver of visitation.

Vandals have damaged one of Oregon’s most iconic lighthouses. Oregon State Police want the public’s help in identifying the suspects who carried out the vandalism at Heceta Head Lighthouse last week.

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

State parks in Oregon won’t charge a day-use fee this Saturday. It’s part of an annual celebration known as State Parks Day.

Oregonians will soon have more options to go camping now that the State Parks Department is finalizing details on a capital improvement plan.

Locals who love nature and historic places can mark 2022 as a year-long special occasion. That’s because it’s the centennial for Oregon state parks.It all…