Oregon State Parks will host Spring Whale Watch Week along the Oregon Coast Saturday, March 21 through Sunday, March 29.Trained Oregon State Park volunteers and ...

Oregon’s favorite whales are coming back. Spring Whale Watch Week, an annual whale watching event organized by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, will take place March 21-29 this year, the ...

Visitors will have to pay parking fees at 22 more Oregon state parks by the end of the month. The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department requires day-use parking permits at 46 parks and waives fees ...

The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and Siuslaw National Forest are reminding visitors that western snowy plover ...

OREGON (KTVZ) -- The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is encouraging the public to provide feedback on the 2026 Oregon Recreational Trails Plan. The department said the plan outlines trends and ...

SALEM, Oregon (KTVZ) — The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department wants to better understand the public’s values and priorities for the future of state parks through a new survey as it launches a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon park-goers will soon see rate increases at some state parks, officials announced Friday. The Oregon ...

Oregon Parks and Recreation announced that 22 additional state parks and recreational areas will require parking permits beginning March 30.

Some Oregon state parks will see increased parking and visitor fees later this year, as the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department looks to lessen a widening budget shortfall. Starting in October, 21 ...

The 2026 Local Government Grant Program is now accepting applications, offering around $15 million to support local projects.

Day-use parking fees for some state parks went from $5 to $10 at the beginning of the year, and the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department will be applying those same fees in locations where there ...

SALEM Ore. (KPTV) - The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department will begin charging day-use parking fees at 22 additional state parks starting March 30, ending fee waivers at those sites. Day-use ...