A team of researchers completed a necropsy Thursday May 30th on a juvenile humpback whale that stranded at Nehalem Bay State Park earlier in the week (see video and links to stories below.)…
Category: Oregon State Parks
Where’s the Whale? North Oregon Coast Watch Whale Float by Rockaway Beach; Whale Beached North of Nehalem Jetty May 26th
The whale drama began on Saturday May 25th on local social media community pages as local Rockaway Beach residents noticed a large object offshore beyond the surf line. Several queries and guesses,…
SPRING WHALE WATCH WEEK RETURNS TO THE OREGON COAST FOR SPRING BREAK 2024 – MARCH 23-31
OREGON COAST, Oregon— Oregon State Parks will host Spring Whale Watch Week along the Oregon Coast Saturday, March 23 through Sunday, March 31. Trained Oregon State Park volunteers will be stationed at 15 sites along the Oregon…
OREGON STATE PARKS: RESPECT NESTING AREAS TO PROTECT THREATENED SNOWY PLOVER MARCH 15 – SEPT. 15
OREGON COAST, OR – The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and Siuslaw National Forest remind visitors that it is plover nesting season on the Oregon coast March 15 to Sept. 15 — visitors can help…
NEAR RECORD-BREAKING LEVELS OF VISITATION AT OREGON STATE PARKS IN 2023
(SALEM, OR)— Oregon State Parks continued to experience near record-breaking levels of both day use and camping in 2023. It was the second busiest year for day-use visits with an estimated at 52.2 million visits, just…
Beach Safety Tips During King Tides and High Surf; King Tides Feb. 8-10
Safety tips for safe wave watching The next Oregon King Tide is Feb. 8-10, 2024. Dramatic winter waves can be quite the spectacle, but their power can also be sobering. Case…
North Coast, Valley State Parks Closed Due to Ice, Downed Trees – Nehalem Bay, Ecola, Stub Stewart and Others
(Northwest Oregon – 1/16/24) — At least nine Oregon State Parks have closed or partially closed due to ice, snow and downed trees along the North Coast and valley. The current closures…
OREGON STATE PARKS – First Day Hikes 2024
See a list of parks hosting hikes on Jan. 1 below with links to more information – parks in Tillamook County providing hikes include Nehalem Bay and Sitka Sedge, also nearby Fort…
WINTER WHALE WATCH WEEK RETURNS TO OREGON COAST DEC. 27-31
OREGON COAST, Oregon—Oregon State Parks will once again host Winter Whale Watch Week at 15 sites along the Oregon Coast Wednesday, Dec. 27 to Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. Every year thousands of gray whales migrate south through…
PUBLIC HEARING ABOUT APPLICATION ON EROSION CONTROL MEASURE IN CANNON BEACH DEC. 12
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) is hosting a virtual public hearing 5:30 p.m. Dec. 12 about an Ocean Shore Alteration Application. The permit application 3046 seeks to construct a 60-foot-long riprap…