Public land in Central Oregon includes the 1.6 million-acre Deschutes National Forest and the 846,000-acre Ochoco National Forest. The BLM manages around 1.65 million acres in its Prineville District.

It costs $80 a year, and in Washington and Oregon, it will allow you access to the Olympic, Crater Lake, and Mt. Rainier National Parks, along with all national forest lands and a slew of national ...

Oregon's wildfire season has been busy this year, and it also means the closure of large tracts of public lands popular for hiking and camping.

The rule has affected 30% of national forest lands nationwide, or about 59 million acres (24 million hectares), according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the agency over the Forest Service.

Dozens of homeless people who have been living in a national forest in central Oregon for years were being evicted Thursday by the US Forest Service, as it closed the area for a wildfire ...

The U.S. Forest Service is evicting dozens of homeless people who have been living in a national forest in central Oregon for years so that it can start a wildfire prevention project.

Mandy Bryant walks to help Mike Shelton with his trailer as they load up their belongings at a homeless encampment in Deschutes National Forest, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, near Bend, Ore. (AP ...

The U.S. Forest Service is evicting dozens of homeless people who have been living in a national forest in central Oregon for years so that it can start a wildfire prevention project.