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The great outdoors boom continues in Oregon. Oregon’s state parks posted their second-busiest year on record in 2023, trailing only the pandemic-fueled 2021 season for the number of visits.
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 (Hover mouse over pog to pop up clickable link.) This is a list of state parks and other facilities managed by the State Parks and Recreation Department of Oregon . The variety of locales and amenities of the parks reflect the diverse geography of Oregon, including beaches, forests, lakes, rock pinnacles , and deserts.
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.
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Oregon Parks and Recreation Department Sarah Helmick State Recreation Site , also known as Helmick Park, is a state park located south of Monmouth , in Polk County, Oregon, United States. It is located on the floodplain of the Luckiamute River and is forested by Bigleaf Maple , Douglas-fir , and Black Cottonwood trees, among other varieties.
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department L. L. "Stub" Stewart Memorial State Park is a 1,654-acre (669 ha) Oregon state park in Washington County near the community of Buxton . When the park opened in 2007 it was the first new full-service state park in Oregon since 1972. [ 2 ]