List of Oregon state parks

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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.

Contents

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. Oregon State Parks celebrated its 100-year anniversary in 2022 with events throughout the year. [1]

Regions

The Parks and Recreation Department classifies its parks according to these regions:

Park nameTypeRegionPark
website
Year
round [2]
Camping [3] Close to [4]
Goose Lake State Recreation Area Recreation areaSouthern Oregon -Yes Lakeview
Frenchglen Hotel State Heritage Site Heritage siteEastern Oregon -- Burns
Ontario State Recreation Site Recreation siteEastern Oregon -- Ontario
Farewell Bend State Recreation Area Recreation areaEastern Oregon YesYes Ontario
Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site Heritage siteEastern Oregon -- John Day
Unity Forest State Scenic Corridor Scenic corridorEastern Oregon -- John Day
Unity Lake State Recreation Site Recreation siteEastern Oregon -Yes John Day
Clyde Holliday State Recreation Site Recreation siteEastern Oregon -Yes John Day
Succor Creek State Natural Area Natural areaEastern Oregon -Yes Nyssa
Lake Owyhee State Park State parkEastern Oregon -Yes Nyssa
Catherine Creek State Park State parkEastern Oregon -Yes Union
Hat Rock State Park State parkEastern Oregon -- Umatilla
Hilgard Junction State Recreation Area Recreation areaEastern Oregon -Yes La Grande
Red Bridge State Wayside WaysideEastern Oregon -Yes La Grande
Ukiah–Dale Forest State Scenic Corridor Scenic corridorEastern Oregon -Yes Ukiah
Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area Heritage areaEastern Oregon YesYes Pendleton
Wallowa Lake Highway Forest State Scenic Corridor Scenic corridorEastern Oregon -- Enterprise
Wallowa River Rest Area Rest areaEastern Oregon -- La Grande
Minam State Recreation Area Recreation areaEastern Oregon -Yes Elgin
Wallowa Lake State Recreation Area Recreation areaEastern Oregon YesYes Joseph
Iwetemlaykin State Heritage Site Heritage siteEastern Oregon YesNo Joseph
Casey State Recreation Site Recreation siteSouthern Oregon -- Medford
Prospect State Scenic Viewpoint Scenic viewpointSouthern Oregon -- Prospect
Joseph H. Stewart State Recreation Area Recreation areaSouthern Oregon -Yes Medford
The Cove Palisades State Park State parkCentral Oregon YesYes Madras
Jasper Point Campground CampgroundCentral Oregon -Yes Prineville
Prineville Reservoir State Park State parkCentral Oregon YesYes Prineville
Heritage Landing (Deschutes) Boat launch (across from Deschutes River SRA)Portland/Columbia Gorge -- The Dalles
White River Falls State Park State parkPortland/Columbia Gorge -- The Dalles
Deschutes River State Recreation Area Recreation areaPortland/Columbia Gorge YesYes The Dalles
Cline Falls State Scenic Viewpoint Scenic viewpointCentral Oregon -- Redmond
Fort Rock State Natural Area Natural areaCentral Oregon -Yes Fort Rock
La Pine State Park State parkCentral Oregon YesYes La Pine
Pilot Butte State Scenic Viewpoint Scenic viewpointCentral Oregon -- Bend
Tumalo State Park State parkCentral Oregon YesYes Bend
Peter Skene Ogden State Scenic Viewpoint Scenic viewpointCentral Oregon Yes- Redmond
Smith Rock State Park State parkCentral Oregon -Yes Redmond
Booth State Scenic Corridor Scenic corridorSouthern Oregon -- Lakeview
Chandler State Wayside WaysideSouthern Oregon -- Lakeview
Geisel Monument State Heritage Site Heritage siteSouth Coast -- Gold Beach
Humbug Mountain State Park State parkSouth Coast YesYes Port Orford
Otter Point State Recreation Site Recreation siteSouth Coast -- Gold Beach
Paradise Point State Recreation Site Recreation siteSouth Coast -- Port Orford
Port Orford Heads State Park State parkSouth Coast -- Port Orford
Cape Blanco State Park State parkSouth Coast YesYes Port Orford
Bandon State Natural Area Natural areaSouth Coast -- Bandon
Coquille Myrtle Grove State Natural Site Natural siteSouth Coast -- Myrtle Point
Face Rock State Scenic Viewpoint Scenic viewpointSouth Coast -- Bandon
Hoffman Memorial State Wayside WaysideSouth Coast -- Myrtle Point
Seven Devils State Recreation Site Recreation siteSouth Coast -- Bandon
Bullards Beach State Park State parkSouth Coast YesYes Bandon
Alfred A. Loeb State Park State parkSouth Coast YesYes Brookings
Cape Sebastian State Scenic Corridor Scenic corridorSouth Coast Yes- Gold Beach
Crissey Field State Recreation Site Recreation siteSouth Coast -- Brookings
McVay Rock State Recreation Site Recreation siteSouth Coast Yes- Brookings
Pistol River State Scenic Viewpoint Scenic viewpointSouth Coast Yes- Gold Beach
Samuel H. Boardman State Scenic Corridor Scenic corridorSouth Coast Yes- Brookings
Winchuck State Recreation Site Recreation siteSouth Coast Yes- Brookings
Harris Beach State Recreation Area Recreation areaSouth Coast YesYes Brookings
Alderwood State Wayside WaysideWillamette Valley -- Junction City
Elijah Bristow State Park State parkWillamette Valley -- Eugene
Washburne State Wayside WaysideWillamette Valley Yes- Junction City
Mongold Day-Use Area Boat launch (part of Detroit Lake SRA)Willamette Valley -- Detroit
North Santiam State Recreation Area Recreation areaWillamette Valley Yes- Mill City
Detroit Lake State Recreation Area Recreation areaWillamette Valley -Yes Detroit
Cape Arago State Park State parkSouth Coast Yes- Coos Bay
Golden and Silver Falls State Natural Area Natural areaSouth Coast Yes- Coos Bay
Shore Acres State Park State parkSouth Coast Yes- Coos Bay
William M. Tugman State Park State parkSouth Coast YesYes Reedsport
Sunset Bay State Park State parkSouth Coast YesYes Coos Bay
Illinois River Forks State Park State parkSouthern Oregon -- Cave Junction
TouVelle State Recreation Site Recreation siteSouthern Oregon Yes- Medford
Tub Springs State Wayside WaysideSouthern Oregon -- Ashland
Wolf Creek Inn State Heritage Site Heritage siteSouthern Oregon Yes- Grants Pass
Valley of the Rogue State Recreation Area Recreation areaSouthern Oregon YesYes Grants Pass
Bald Peak State Scenic Viewpoint Scenic viewpointPortland/Columbia Gorge -- Newberg
Molalla River State Park State parkPortland/Columbia Gorge Yes- Canby
Champoeg State Heritage Area Heritage areaWillamette Valley YesYes Newberg
Beaver Creek State Natural Area State parkCentral Coast Yes- Newport
Bolon Island Tideways State Scenic Corridor Scenic corridorCentral Coast -- Reedsport
Darlingtonia State Natural Site Natural siteCentral Coast Yes- Florence
Governor Patterson Memorial State Recreation Site Recreation siteCentral Coast -- Waldport
Umpqua Lighthouse State Park State parkCentral Coast YesYes Reedsport
Beachside State Recreation Site Recreation siteCentral Coast -Yes Waldport
Carl G. Washburne Memorial State Park State parkCentral Coast YesYes Florence
Heceta Head Lighthouse State Scenic Viewpoint Scenic viewpointCentral Coast Yes- Florence
Muriel O. Ponsler Memorial State Scenic Viewpoint Scenic viewpointCentral Coast Yes- Florence
Neptune State Scenic Viewpoint Scenic viewpointCentral Coast Yes- Yachats
Smelt Sands State Recreation Site Recreation siteCentral Coast -- Yachats
Tokatee Klootchman State Natural Site Natural siteCentral Coast Yes- Florence
Stonefield Beach State Recreation Site Recreation siteCentral Coast -- Yachats
W. B. Nelson State Recreation Site Recreation siteCentral Coast -- Waldport
Yachats Ocean Road State Natural Site Natural siteCentral Coast -- Yachats
Yachats State Recreation Area Recreation areaCentral Coast -- Yachats
Jessie M. Honeyman Memorial State Park State parkCentral Coast YesYes Florence
Erratic Rock State Natural Site Natural siteWillamette Valley Yes- Sheridan
Holman State Wayside WaysideWillamette Valley -- Salem
Maud Williamson State Recreation Site Recreation siteWillamette Valley Yes- Salem
Sarah Helmick State Recreation Site Recreation siteWillamette Valley Yes- Monmouth
Willamette Mission State Park State parkWillamette Valley Yes- Salem
Bonnie Lure State Recreation Area Recreation areaPortland/Columbia Gorge -- Estacada
Mary S. Young State Recreation Area Recreation areaPortland/Columbia Gorge Yes- West Linn
Milo McIver State Park State parkPortland/Columbia Gorge -Yes Estacada
Tryon Creek State Natural Area Natural areaPortland/Columbia Gorge Yes- Portland
Banks–Vernonia State Trail State trailPortland/Columbia Gorge -- Vernonia
Ainsworth State Park State parkPortland/Columbia Gorge -Yes Multnomah Falls
Benson State Recreation Area Recreation areaPortland/Columbia Gorge -- Multnomah Falls
Bridal Veil Falls State Scenic Viewpoint Scenic viewpointPortland/Columbia Gorge -- Multnomah Falls
Crown Point State Scenic Corridor Scenic corridorPortland/Columbia Gorge -- Troutdale
Dabney State Recreation Area Recreation areaPortland/Columbia Gorge Yes- Troutdale
George W. Joseph State Natural Area (accessible from Guy W. Talbot State Park)Natural areaPortland/Columbia Gorge -- Troutdale
Guy W. Talbot State Park State parkPortland/Columbia Gorge -- Troutdale
Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail State trailPortland/Columbia Gorge Yes- Cascade Locks
John B. Yeon State Scenic Corridor Scenic corridorPortland/Columbia Gorge -- Cascade Locks
Koberg Beach State Recreation Site Recreation sitePortland/Columbia Gorge Yes- Hood River
Lewis and Clark State Recreation Site Recreation sitePortland/Columbia Gorge Yes- Troutdale
Mayer State Park State parkPortland/Columbia Gorge -- The Dalles
Memaloose State Park State parkPortland/Columbia Gorge -Yes The Dalles
Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint Scenic viewpointPortland/Columbia Gorge -- Troutdale
Seneca Fouts Memorial State Natural Area Natural areaPortland/Columbia Gorge -- Hood River
Shepperd's Dell State Natural Area Natural areaPortland/Columbia Gorge -- Multnomah Falls
Sheridan State Scenic Corridor Scenic corridorPortland/Columbia Gorge--- Cascade Locks
Starvation Creek State Park State parkPortland/Columbia Gorge -- Hood River
Viento State Park State parkPortland/Columbia Gorge -Yes Hood River
Vinzenz Lausmann Memorial State Natural Area Natural areaPortland/Columbia Gorge -- Hood River
Wygant State Natural Area Natural areaPortland/Columbia Gorge -- Hood River
Rooster Rock State Park State parkPortland/Columbia Gorge Yes- Multnomah Falls
Bradley State Scenic Viewpoint Scenic viewpointNorth Coast Yes- Astoria
Del Rey Beach State Recreation Site Recreation siteNorth Coast -- Gearhart
Fort Stevens State Park State parkNorth Coast YesYes Astoria
Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area Natural areaNorth Coast Yes- Pacific City
Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint Scenic viewpointNorth Coast Yes- Tillamook
Oceanside Beach State Recreation Site Recreation siteNorth Coast Yes- Tillamook
Bob Straub State Park State parkNorth Coast Yes- Pacific City
Cape Lookout State Park State parkNorth Coast YesYes Tillamook
Arcadia Beach State Recreation Site Recreation siteNorth Coast Yes- Cannon Beach
Ecola State Park State parkNorth Coast -- Cannon Beach
Golden State Heritage Site Heritage siteSouthern Oregon Yes- Grants Pass
Hug Point State Recreation Site Recreation siteNorth Coast -- Cannon Beach
Manhattan Beach State Recreation Site Recreation siteNorth Coast -- Rockaway Beach
Oswald West State Park State parkNorth Coast -- Cannon Beach
Saddle Mountain State Natural Area Natural areaNorth Coast -Yes Seaside
Tolovana Beach State Recreation Site Recreation siteNorth Coast Yes- Cannon Beach
Nehalem Bay State Park State parkNorth Coast YesYes Manzanita
Alsea Bay Historic Interpretive Center Interpretive centerCentral Coast -- Waldport
Driftwood Beach State Recreation Site Recreation siteCentral Coast Yes- Waldport
Lost Creek State Recreation Site Recreation siteCentral Coast Yes- Newport
Ona Beach State Park State parkCentral Coast -- Newport
Seal Rock State Recreation Site Recreation siteCentral Coast Yes- Newport
Yaquina Bay State Recreation Site Recreation siteCentral Coast -- Newport
South Beach State Park State parkCentral Coast YesYes Newport
Cascadia State Park State parkWillamette Valley -Yes Sweet Home
Silver Falls State Park State parkWillamette Valley YesYes Silverton
Agate Beach State Recreation Site Recreation siteCentral Coast -- Newport
Boiler Bay State Scenic Viewpoint Scenic viewpointCentral Coast -- Depoe Bay
D River State Recreation Site Recreation siteCentral Coast -- Lincoln City
Devils Lake State Recreation Area Recreation areaCentral Coast YesYes Lincoln City
Devils Punch Bowl State Natural Area Natural areaCentral Coast -- Newport
Ellmaker State Wayside WaysideCentral Coast -- Newport
Fogarty Creek State Recreation Area Recreation areaCentral Coast -- Depoe Bay
Gleneden Beach State Recreation Site Recreation areaCentral Coast -- Lincoln City
H. B. Van Duzer Forest State Scenic Corridor Scenic corridorNorth Coast -- Lincoln City
Neskowin Beach State Recreation Site Recreation siteCentral Coast -- Neskowin
Otter Crest State Scenic Viewpoint Scenic viewpointCentral Coast -- Newport
Roads End State Recreation Site Recreation siteCentral Coast -- Lincoln City
Beverly Beach State Park State parkCentral Coast YesYes Newport
Collier Memorial State Park State parkSouthern Oregon -Yes Klamath Falls
Jackson F. Kimball State Recreation Site Recreation siteSouthern Oregon -Yes Fort Klamath
OC&E Woods Line State Trail State trailSouthern Oregon -- Klamath Falls
South Jetty (South Beach) Beach access (adjacent to South Beach State Park)Central Coast -- Newport
Blue Mountain Forest State Scenic Corridor Scenic corridorEastern Oregon -- La Grande
Battle Mountain Forest State Scenic Corridor Scenic corridorEastern Oregon -- Ukiah
Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area Heritage areaEastern Oregon -- Baker City
Fall Creek State Recreation Site Recreation siteWillamette Valley -Yes Springfield
Lowell State Recreation Site Recreation siteWillamette Valley Yes- Springfield
Jasper State Recreation Site Recreation siteWillamette Valley -- Springfield
Dexter State Recreation Site Recreation siteWillamette Valley Yes- Springfield
Munson Creek Falls State Natural Site Natural siteNorth Coast -- Tillamook
Willamette Stone State Heritage Site Heritage sitePortland/Columbia Gorge Yes- Portland
Umpqua State Scenic Corridor Scenic corridorCentral Coast Yes- Reedsport
Clay Myers State Natural Area at Whalen Island Natural areaNorth Coast -- Pacific City
Fort Rock Cave (near Fort Rock State Natural Area)National Historic LandmarkCentral Oregon -- Fort Rock
Government Island State Recreation Area Recreation areaPortland/Columbia Gorge YesYes Portland
Sunset Beach State Recreation Site Recreation siteNorth Coast Yes- Astoria
Whale Watching Center Guided ocean viewpointCentral Coast -- Depoe Bay
Rocky Creek State Scenic Viewpoint Scenic viewpointCentral Coast -- Depoe Bay
Fort Yamhill State Heritage Area Heritage areaWillamette Valley Yes- Grand Ronde
L. L. "Stub" Stewart State Park State parkPortland/Columbia Gorge YesYes Vernonia
Thompson's Mills State Heritage Site Heritage siteWillamette Valley -- Shedd
State Capitol State Park State parkWillamette Valley -- Salem
Arizona Beach State Recreation Site Recreation siteSouth Coast Yes- Port Orford
Bates State Park State parkEastern Oregon -- Prairie City
Ochoco State Scenic Viewpoint Scenic viewpointCentral Oregon--- Prineville
Dyer State Wayside WaysideEastern Oregon--- Condon
Pete French Round Barn State Heritage Site Heritage siteEastern Oregon--- New Princeton
Warm Springs State Recreation Site Former recreation siteNorth-central OregonUsed for boat launch [5] Warm Springs
Cottonwood Canyon State Park State parkCentral Oregon  ? ? Moro
Sitka Sedge State Natural Area Natural siteNorth Coast YesNo Tillamook

Bibliography

See also

Notes

  1. "Celebrating 100 years - Oregon State Parks". stateparks.oregon.gov. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  2. Year round is the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department designation for the site; it probably reflects whether maintenance is performed. The site may be accessible and of interest even when closed.
  3. All state campgrounds have tent sites; yurts, cabins, tepees, and RV sites are available at some.
  4. This is the nearest incorporated city referenced in the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department website driving directions (though the site may actually be in another, unincorporated, community) except for the gorge locations where the OSPRD website is inconsistent. For those, the nearest incorporated city or Multnomah Falls is used as a reference.
  5. Willamette Canoe and Kayak Club. "Lower Deschutes River: Warm Springs to Columbia River". The Mountaineers. Retrieved May 12, 2024.

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Interstate 84 (I-84) in the U.S. state of Oregon is a major Interstate Highway that traverses the state from west to east. It is concurrent with U.S. Route 30 (US 30) for most of its length and runs 376 miles (605 km) from an interchange with I-5 in Portland to the Idaho state line near Ontario. The highway roughly follows the Columbia River and historic Oregon Trail in northeastern Oregon, and is designated as part of Columbia River Highway No. 2 and all of the Old Oregon Trail Highway No. 6; the entire length is also designated as the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway. I-84 intersects several of the state's main north–south roads, including US 97, US 197, I-82, and US 395.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Geography of Oregon</span> Overview of the Geography of Oregon

Oregon is 295 miles (475 km) north to south at longest distance, and 395 miles (636 km) east to west. With an area of 98,381 square miles (254,810 km2), Oregon is slightly larger than the United Kingdom. It is the ninth largest state in the United States. Oregon's highest point is the summit of Mount Hood, at 11,249 feet (3,429 m), and its lowest point is the sea level of the Pacific Ocean along the Oregon Coast. Oregon's mean elevation is 3,300 feet (1,006 m). Crater Lake National Park, the state's only national park, is the site of the deepest lake in the United States at 1,943 feet (592 m). Oregon claims the D River as the shortest river in the world, though the state of Montana makes the same claim of its Roe River. Oregon is also home to Mill Ends Park, the smallest park in the world at 452 square inches (0.29 m2).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cline Falls State Scenic Viewpoint</span>

Cline Falls State Scenic Viewpoint is a state park near Redmond, Oregon, United States. It is located on the Deschutes River. The park covers 9 acres (36,000 m2). It is administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eagle Creek Fire</span> Major 2017 wildfire in Columbia Gorge, Oregon

The Eagle Creek Fire was a destructive wildfire in the Columbia River Gorge, largely in the U.S. state of Oregon, with smaller spot-fires in Washington. The fire was started on September 2, 2017, by a 15-year-old boy igniting fireworks during a burn ban. The fire burned 50,000 acres, and burned for three months, before being declared completely contained. As late as May 29, 2018, it was still found smoldering in some areas.