The Tillamook Forest Center. Photo: Chas Hundley The Tillamook Forest Center will remain closed until at least September. The Oregon Department of Forestry-owned and operated facility and property, located along the Wilson River in the heart of the Tillamook State Forest, closed in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns. “To help[Read More…]
Recreation
All Tillamook, Clatsop State Forest campgrounds reopening by Memorial Day weekend
The Gales Creek Campground. Photo: Chas Hundley The Oregon Department of Forestry has announced that all campgrounds in the Tillamook and Clatsop State Forests will have reopened by Memorial Day weekend, with the last few stragglers opening Thursday, May 27. Joining campgrounds opened throughout the last few weeks are Brown’s[Read More…]
Tillamook, Clatsop State Forest recreational sites begin to reopen
The Four County Point Trailhead on May 10, 2021. Photo: Chas Hundley Several campsites and recreation areas in the Tillamook State Forest are reopening after an extended closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Oregon Department of Forestry. The Tillamook State Forest’s recreation team moved forward on May[Read More…]
New Year’s ‘first day’ hikes, whale watching at state parks altered due to COVID-19
The entrance to Stub Stewart State Park. Photo: Chas Hundley Two Oregon New Year’s Day traditions are being altered this year due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19. The annual First Day Hikes event, started by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) in 2012, will take place without[Read More…]
Free parking at Stub Stewart, other state parks day after Thanksgiving
The entrance to Stub Stewart State Park. Photo: Chas Hundley While so many traditions have been upended by the coronavirus pandemic, there’s one that will return the day after Thanksgiving: Free parking at the 25 state parks that normally charge a $5 parking fee for day-use on Friday, November 27[Read More…]
ODF closes dispersed camping in state forests
The Gales Creek Overlook in the Tillamook State Forest. File photo: Chas Hundley//Gales Creek Journal Coronavirus resources: CDC on the coronavirus,
State Parks system to close Monday, ODF, ODF&W sites to close overnight camping
The Gales Creek Campground. Photo: Chas Hundley Coronavirus resources: CDC on the coronavirus, Oregon . . . You’ve reached subscriber-only content Register for free to continue reading Free 7-day trial We rely on subscribers to keep the lights on in our independent newsroom. Join us with a digital subscription today. Click here to[Read More…]
Free Fishing Weekend returns Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving
Dorman Pond in Gales Creek. Photo: Chas Hundley OREGON – In the wee hours of the Friday morning after Thanksgiving, Oregonians across the state will pack up and head out to dozens of stores, battling, sometimes physically, for discounted socks, TVs, and board games as part of the annual Black[Read More…]
