outdoor recreation

Outdoor recreation played a key factor in improving people’s mental health during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey led by Oregon State University researchers and published this spring by a major scientific journal.

The lawsuit that triggered trail closures across the state and prompted a change in the interpretation of Oregon law, reached a conclusion Thursday – six years after a Newport woman broke her leg while using the city’s Ocean to Bay Trail.

Lawmakers are considering revamping a law meant to protect local governments from getting sued by people using public trails.

One of the premier peak bagging objectives in the Pacific Northwest is to scale the 100 highest mountains in Washington state. That challenge is called the Bulger List. Two years ago, an Oregon man became the first to conquer all 100 peaks in a single season. Just in the past few weeks, a duo from Ellensburg, Washington, repeated the feat — not quite as fast, but with an extra-hard twist.

Rafting the Upper Klamath River is possible through the summer thanks to releases of water from the J.C. Boyle Dam, which will be removed next year. When guides return to the Upper Klamath in 2025, this stretch of the river will be forever changed.

It's tick season in Oregon.

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

Most areas of the Umpqua National Forest have re-opened for recreation following last summer’s wildfires.

Parking is free this Saturday at U.S. Forest Service day-use sites that normally charge a fee.

If you’re out for a hike in the woods this month, keep your eyes open for ornaments hanging from the trees.

If you’re heading out into the woods this Labor Day weekend, the U.S. Forest Service urges you to plan ahead. While national forests in California are…

Oregonians wanting to get out of the house while being mindful of COVID guidelines have a new resource. At the beginning of the pandemic, Portland…