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The variety of locales and amenities of the parks reflect the diverse geography of Oregon, including beaches, forests, lakes, rock pinnacles, and deserts. The state parks offer many outdoor recreation opportunities, such as overnight camping facilities, day hiking, fishing, boating, historic sites, astronomy, and scenic rest stops and viewpoints.
In 1947 and 1948, the Oregon Board of Forestry bought two more parcels of private land which were added to Sun Pass. [4] In 1955, the Board of Forestry deeded 19 acres (77,000 m 2) of Sun Pass land to the Oregon State Highway Division to create Kimball State Park. The park was named after Jackson F. Kimball, a district forest warden for the ...
Adair Tract State Forest aka Paul M. Dunn Research Forest, renamed and jointly administered as the McDonald-Dunn Forest by Oregon State University [3] [4] [5] George T. Gerlinger State Experimental Forest, administered by the Oregon Department of Forestry as part of its West Oregon District [6] McDonald State Forest, north of Corvallis [7] [8] [9]
Urness is the author of “Best Hikes with Kids: Oregon” and “Hiking Southern Oregon.” He can be reached at zurness@StatesmanJournal.com or 503-399-6801. Find him on Twitter at ...
Weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in its favor, the City Council of Grants Pass, Oregon, voted unanimously to adopt a new camping resolution to help address homelessness.
The 45-acre Slate and 856-acre Pyramid fires have brought closures in the Santiam Junction area, including the popular Old Cascades hiking and camping area around the Middle Santiam Wilderness.
Santiam State Forest Santiam State Forest, May 2009 Type Public, state Location Clackamas, Linn, and Marion counties in Oregon, United States Coordinates 44°42′59″N 122°25′04″W / 44.71651°N 122.41786°W / 44.71651; -122.41786 Area 47,871 acres (193.73 km 2) Operated by Oregon Department of Forestry Santiam State Forest is one of six state forests managed by the Oregon ...
Republican and Democratic members of Oregon's congressional delegation have proposed setting aside some of the federal land in Oregon as public trusts in which half would be designated for harvest to provide revenue for the counties, and half designated as a conservation area. [13] [14] [15] 2012: The extension to SRSCSDA expires in January.