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Some State Parks Open Back Up

Pilot Butte is back, baby! And so are some of its friends, as of Wednesday

It’s been tough not being able to get out to all of  Oregon’s great state parks during the pandemic. We’ve had some incredible weather and nature is calling. But now we’ve got some good news: the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department announced Tuesday that a small number of inland state parks will be open to […]

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Oregon State Parks and Wildlife Areas Announce Camping Closures

State lands put the kibosh on camping in campgroundsโ€”but encourage outdoor activity for mental health

Hold off on those upcoming camping plans. This morning, Oregon Parks and Recreation, the Department of Forestry and Department of Fish and Wildlife came together to announce temporary closures for camping in state parks, forests and wildlife areas. Here’s what these temporary closures will look like from each organization. Parks and Recreation For current guests […]

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Swarming Smith Rock

Finding solutions to the growing number of park visitors

If Central Oregonians were to compile a list of complaints about living here, it’d probably be a short list. But it’s a safe guess what the number one problem would be: too many people are coming here. Nowhere is this more apparent than at the state parks around the area—and the park hit the hardest […]

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