The Gales Creek Campground is closing early for the season to allow for the installation of new culverts and a road widening project at the popular campground on the eastern edge of the Tillamook State Forest on upper Gales Creek. According to the Oregon Department of Forestry, the campground will[Read More…]
Recreation
Dorman Pond, Hagg Lake, Vernonia Pond all getting trout in the coming weeks
Area anglers should be aware that in the coming weeks, three local bodies of water that are in or near this newspaper’s territory will be stocked with varying amounts of trout.
Tillamook Forest Center to reopen March 6
The Tillamook Forest Center, located on Highway 6 at the mid point between Tillamook and Gales Creek, will reopen for the season Wednesday, March 6.
First Free Fishing weekend of 2024 is February 17 and 18
On Friday and Saturday, February 17 and 18, fishing is free in Oregon. Inside: information on fish stocking in local ponds and more on the origin of trophy fish coming soon to Hagg Lake.
Dozens of guided hikes at state parks will ring in the New Year
Dozens of free hikes sponsored by Oregon State Parks are on the books to ring in the new year.
Some campgrounds slated to close for season in Tillamook, Clatsop State Forests
A number of local campgrounds owned and maintained by the Oregon Department of Forestry are closing for the season in the coming days, ODF said.
Tillamook Forest Center to shift to fall hours before closing for season
This is the last weekend before the Tillamook Forest Center reduces hours for the fall and then closes in November. Should the center finish the season out this year—and, barring unforeseen catastrophe, there’s no indication that it won’t—it will mark the first full season the center has pulled off since 2019.
Horse and woman survive harrowing plunge down ravine near Reehers Camp
Bees sent a woman and her horse hurtling down a ravine at least 50 feet deep on a trail near the Gales Creek Trail Thursday, July 20, with horse and rider somehow escaping with minor injuries after a rescue by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.
Parking, camping free in some state parks June 3
Part of the festivities at Stub Stewart for State Parks Day will be the “Stub Stewart Community Fair,” held Saturday, June 3 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Free Fishing Weekend is back first weekend of June
Free Fishing Weekend returns to Oregon on Saturday and Sunday, June 3-4, the second of three such “Free Fishing Weekends” scheduled to be held in 2023.
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