The best Oregon national parks and sites include the deepest lake in the U.S ... These special corners of the state showcase the beauty and history of Oregon, a state with 111,619 miles of ...

For all the natural beauty that fills it, Oregon isn’t a big state for national parks. But just because we lack as many blockbuster parks as our neighbors north and south doesn’t mean national ...

Oregon obviously has a lot of beautiful places, but when it comes to national parks, we’re just about empty handed. While our state is home to four spots run by the National Park Service, only one, ...

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 ...

Little more than an hour’s drive south of Portland is one of Oregon’s prettiest places: Silver Falls State Park.Its 9,000 acres are home to 10 dramatic waterfalls, all joined by a 7.2-mile trail.

Sarah Helmick State Recreation Site Photo courtesy of Oregon State Parks. When the recreation area opened in 1924, it marked the official launch of the Oregon State Parks system that today ...

Discover the top 10 best state parks in the U.S., including three from Oregon. Shore Acres, Smith Rock, and Samuel H. Boardman rank among the best.

Today, it remains the only national park in Oregon. Since the redesignation of the country’s newest national park, New River Gorge in West Virginia on Dec. 27, 2020, there are 63 national parks ...

National parks are “near and dear” to her heart, she said. “My oldest son Zachary is an avid rock climber, and we had the great privilege of visiting many of our incredible state and ...

The 40% of the Land and Water Conservation Fund set aside for national projects has benefited the state as well. The Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area was created in 1986.