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The department also manages the system of rest areas along the highways and freeways within the state. In 2006 the department was delegated responsibility for managing the Oregon State Fair. [3] The department was created in 1921 [4] as a branch of the Oregon Highway Department (predecessor to the present-day Oregon Department of Transportation).
Oregon State Parks: A Complete Recreation Guide, second edition. Seattle: The Mountaineers Books. 2002. ISBN 0-89886-794-0; Oregon Parks & Heritage Guide 2008. October 2007. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.
Aurora is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. Before being incorporated as a city, it was the location of the Aurora Colony , a religious commune founded in 1856 by William Keil and John E. Schmit.
Administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, the park is open to the public and is fee-free. Amenities at the park, which is 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Cannon Beach along U.S. Route 101 , include picnicking, fishing, and a Pacific Ocean beach.
The amount of money from the Lottery for parks is fixed by law at 7.5% of the Lottery proceeds, which are subject to different fluctuations than the expenses of the State Parks. 12% of the funds must go to County Parks, leaving 6.6% available for the State Parks. [5] In 2020, the Oregon State Parks Foundation changed their name to "Oregon Parks ...
The Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), also known as Board of Parks and Recreation or Park Board, is used by many government bodies to describe the parts of their organizations that oversee public parks and recreational public works.
Native American Archeological Sites of the Oregon Coast MPS (7 P) Pages in category "State parks of Oregon" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 201 total.
The Banks–Vernonia State Trail was the first linear rail trail state park in Oregon. [4] The Portland, Astoria & Pacific Railroad built the original rail line in 1913 to transport timber, freight, and passengers. [2] In the 1920s, trains on the line hauled logs and lumber from Keasey and the Oregon-American mill in Vernonia to Portland.