VIRGINIA BEACH — Toilet seats ripped off, trash strewn across a picnic shelter, port-a-potties kicked over — there’s been a rash of vandalism in some of the city’s public parks.

So far, none have been detected in Oregon State Parks, and the parks department wants to keep it that way for as long as possible. Stefanie Knowlton with Oregon State Parks said over time ...

This week, we travel along the coast near Newport to learn more about Oregon’s rocky history, where 12-million-years of geologic history is written in the rocks. South Beach State Park ...

Camping or visiting an Oregon state park is about to get a little more expensive. The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department announced a series of fee increases at the state’s roughly 250 parks ...

Oregon Parks and Recreation Department has announced a slew of rate hikes for camping, parking and reservation fees. This includes a doubling of the daily parking fee at around two dozen state parks.

The department announced the increases Friday. Stefanie Knowlton with Oregon Parks and Recreation Department told KLCC that fees haven’t gone up in seven to 15 years. “Oregon Parks and ...

At the southwest corner of Charlotte County, there is a mile of beach where seashells and shark teeth wash up ... Volunteers contribute more than a million hours per year to the success of Florida ...