SALEM, Ore— Saddle Mountain State Natural Area reopened to the public Wednesday, Sept. 6 after an extended closure due to safety repairs. The park closed in 2021 due to trail and footbridge…
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Cannon Beach Reopens Monday Morning July 17th After Cougar Leaves Haystack Rock; Nehalem Bay State Park Loop Trail Remains Closed Due to Cougar Sightings
CANNON BEACH/NEHALEM BAY, Ore. – Cannon Beach reopened to the public around 10:00 a.m. Monday morning July 17th after wildlife and law enforcement officials confirmed a cougar sighted on Haystack Rock was…
Cougar Alert in the State Park
From Rockaway Beach Emergency Preparedness care of Robin Swain The eastern section of the Loop Trail at Nehalem Bay State Park has been closed due to multiple cougar sightings. For your safety,…
SECOND SINKHOLE FORMS AT CAPE KIWANDA STATE NATURAL AREA, PLEASE USE CAUTION IN THE AREA
(PACIFIC CITY, Ore. 5/9/23) — Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is asking visitors to use caution and to stay away from the area where a second sinkhole has formed at Cape Kiwanda State Natural…
SPRING WHALE WATCH WEEK RETURNS IN PERSON FOR SPRING BREAK 2023
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
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
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
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
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
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…