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Category: Oregon State Parks

SPRING WHALE WATCH WEEK RETURNS IN PERSON FOR SPRING BREAK 2023

Posted on March 23, 2023March 23, 2023 by Editor

OREGON COAST, Oregon—Oregon State Parks will host Spring Whale Watch Week in person along the Oregon Coast Tuesday, March 28 through Sunday, April 2. Every year thousands of gray whales pass through Oregon’s waters in the spring on…

RESPECT NESTING AREAS TO PROTECT THREATENED SNOWY PLOVER MARCH 15 – SEPT. 15

Posted on March 15, 2023 by Editor

Corvallis, OR – The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and federal U.S. Forest Service remind visitors to the Oregon coast that it is plover nesting season — visitors can help recovery efforts for the threatened…

TILLAMOOK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, US COAST GUARD, MULTIPLE AGENCIES SEARCH FOR MISSING MAN OFF CAPE KIWANDA SATURDAY MARCH 4th

Posted on March 5, 2023 by Editor

The Tillamook County Sheriff’s office is currently assisting the Oregon State Police, Nestucca Fire-Rescue and the U.S. Coast Guard with the search and possible recovery of a man that fell into the…

SECOND BUSIEST CAMPING AND DAY-USE YEAR IN HISTORY FOR OREGON STATE PARKS IN 2022

Posted on February 17, 2023 by Editor

SALEM, Ore— Oregon State Parks experienced its second busiest camping and day-use year in history during its centennial in 2022. Visitors logged 2.97 million camper nights, which is 1.8% less than the…

SINK HOLE DISCOVERED AT CAPE KIWANDA STATE NATURAL AREA 

Posted on January 23, 2023February 5, 2023 by Editor

PACIFIC CITY, Oregon – A sink hole measuring 20-feet wide and 15-feet deep was discovered at Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area Sunday in the lower northwest corner of the dune. Oregon Park and…

Storm Cleanup Update – State Parks North County – Nehalem Unit; Marine Debris on Short Sand Beach, Oswald West

Posted on January 5, 2023 by Editor

By Laura Swanson Even before the North Coast was battered by high seas and strong winds last week, large metal structures had washed up on area beaches. First on Rockaway Beach and…

OREGON STATE PARKS CLEAR DEBRIS AND REPAIR DAMAGE AFTER HIGH WINDS THIS WEEK; TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT PARKS IN TILLAMOOK, CLATSOP COUNTIES

Posted on December 31, 2022 by Editor

SALEM, Ore— Oregon State Parks’ crews worked hard to clear hazard trees and downed trees from park entrances and trails this week after a windstorm delivered gusts of up to 75 miles…

OREGON STATE PARKS OFFER FIRST HIKES, FREE PARKING – Otters. You could meet otters, a variety of birds, maybe elk or deer! New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, 2023

Posted on December 29, 2022 by Editor

Join us outdoors on New Year’s Day for First Day Hikes. Choose from 24 hikes in 21 parks across the state. All hikes will be guided by a park ranger or volunteer…

OREGON STATE PARKS TO HOST IN PERSON WHALE WATCH WEEK FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2019 

Posted on December 26, 2022February 2, 2023 by Editor

OREGON COAST, Oregon— For the first time since 2019, Oregon State Parks will host Whale Watch Week in person along the Oregon Coast Dec. 28 – Jan. 1. Every year thousands of Gray whales migrate…

OREGON STATE PARKS OFFERS $5 OFF ANNUAL PARKING PERMIT PURCHASES IN DECEMBER – GREAT GIFT IDEA!

Posted on December 3, 2022December 3, 2022 by Editor

SALEM, Oregon— Give the gift of the outdoors and save this season with the Oregon State Parks 12-month parking permit sale through December. The permit hangtag once again features whimsical designs from…

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