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New amenities and repairs coming to Oregon parks this summer

  • Mia Maldonado

From a refreshed historical gift shop to new showers at a popular North Coast camp site, several state park properties received upgrades just in time for summer visitors to enjoy. The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department manages more than 250 state parks, recreation areas, scenic viewpoints and other sites.  In the face of budget constraints, […]

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BLM adds new fees, increases others

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Recreation sites in northwest Oregon will see new and increased fees at Bureau of Land Management sites this season. The changes, the first in…

Morrison Park cleanup (photos)
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Morrison Park cleanup (photos)

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The City of Hood River Public Works Department, park advocates and neighborhood volunteers worked to remove what a neighbor described as “a mo…

Under Canvas hearings scheduled
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Under Canvas hearings scheduled

  • By Jacob Bertram
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A conditional use hearing on a proposed luxury camping project near Husum, Wash. has been scheduled for 9 a.m., June 18, Klickitat County Pros…

Fall discount offered at some OR parks
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Fall discount offered at some OR parks

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A pilot program that will offer discounted rates for electrical and full-hookup RV campsites is now available at selected Oregon state parks during September and October. Campers will be able to apply an online code to receive a $7 discount off the nightly RV campsite rate, bringing the current rate from $24-33 down to $17-26.

Homeless profile still rising in TD
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Homeless profile still rising in TD

  • Neita Cecil
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Transients in The Dalles are becoming more numerous and more visible, police officers say. Longtime officers with 20-plus years on the force say the problem is much more notable than earlier in their careers.