The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is bucking the national trend and hiring park rangers ... seasonal rangers and ranger assistants for positions across the state from roughly April ...

Oregon state parks saw a record ... in the number of assaults on park rangers in 2023, and proposed legislation to increase the penalty for assaulting a ranger. That legislation did not pass.

BUXTON, Oregon — There are many ways to explore ... table and chairs,” said state park ranger John Mullen. “Most of the cabins have beautiful views of the coast range, too.

Oregon State Parks begins the busier season with a small thank you to its visitors — free camping and day-use parking on ...

The historic chateau, owned by the National Park Service, was closed in 2018 for routine maintenance, but structural issues ...

Dane Osis stopped at a nondescript point along the paved pathway through the forest, guiding us toward the underbrush of the dense coastal forest. “Just head up this trail over here,” the park ...

Park Ranger Supervisor Travis Korbe has worked at Cape Lookout for 17 years for Oregon State Parks — and he’s not surprised by the recognition. “Unlike a lot of the other places on the ...

The jobs last anywhere from four to nine months. Oregon state park ranger Travis Korbe points out an area where whales might be spotted from the Cape Trail at Cape Lookout State Park south of ...

The number of people visiting Oregon’s state park system reached an all-time high in 2024, fueled by a boom of people traveling to the coast.