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…]
Recreation
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, Oregon Health Authority resources, Washington County resources, Oregonian reporting on the coronavirus, OPB glossary of coronavirus terms, NYTimes free reporting on the coronavirus. OREGON – While some parks are beginning to open to day use[Read More…]
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 Health Authority resources, Washington County resources, Oregonian reporting on the coronavirus, OPB glossary of coronavirus terms, NYTimes free reporting on the coronavirus. SALEM – Spring break is in full swing, and Oregonians are ignoring Governor Kate Brown’s pleas to practice social distancing[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…]
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