A whopping 53,853,609 people made day trips to Oregon’s state parks in 2024, according to data released Friday by the Oregon ...

The gray whales are on their annual migration path between breeding grounds in Mexico and feeding grounds off the coast of ...

The number of people visiting Oregon’s state park system reached an all-time high in 2024, fueled by a boom of people ...

The Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation just announced that 2024 was its most bustling year thus far, with a projected 53.85 million day-use visits. This record was previously held by 2021, ...

The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is looking to hire over 200 seasonal employees to help run state parks. And there ...

Snowy plover season is back. The tiny coastal birds are once again making their nests on the shores of the Oregon coast, requiring beachgoers to take a few extra precautions while out on the beach ...

The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is bucking the national trend and hiring park rangers for the summer, rather than laying them off. Amid nationwide cuts to rangers on federal lands ...

The draft rules vastly improve e-bike access, bringing them more in line with rules for non-motorized bicycles.

Oregon State Parks will host Spring Whale Watch Week along the Oregon Coast Saturday, March 22 through Sunday, March 30.

DEPOE BAY, Ore. — Spring Whale Watch Week returns later this March on the Oregon coast. Oregon State Parks will host the event, which runs Saturday, March 22 through Sunday, March 30.

Oregon State Parks plans to hire more than 200 seasonal rangers and ranger assistants ahead of the busy summer travel season.

Oregon State Parks will hire more than 200 seasonal rangers and ranger assistants for positions across the state for the 2025 season, the agency said Thursday. Hiring starts as soon as this month and ...