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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.
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).
Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide, [2] Oregon is home to over 2,000, [3] and 120 of those are found partially or wholly in Marion County. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted January 24, 2025.
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is proposing sweeping fee increases that include new parking fees, increased campsite cost and charging upward of $129 for a deluxe yurt.
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 X at @ZachsORoutdoors.
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Goose Lake State Recreation Area is located on Stateline Road, between New Pine Creek, Oregon and Goose Lake in Lake County, Oregon.It is on the east side of Goose Lake, on the Oregon–California border, and the recreation area offers seasonal camping from May 1 to October 31.
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.