What To Expect When Visiting Oregon State Parks in 2026

What To Expect When Visiting Oregon State Parks in 2026

As this year comes to a close, Oregon State Parks is looking back on 2025 and planning for the 2026 season. This year Oregon State Parks welcomed millions of visitors, maintained nearly 1,000 miles of trails, hosted hundreds of events including mushroom hikes and star parties and finished dozens of projects from the restoration of the Yaquina Bay Lighthouse to repaving the campground at Silver Falls State Park. State parks also updated many of i…

State parks to no longer accept some permits beginning 2026

Starting January 1, 2026, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) is discontinuing its participation in the Oregon Pacific Coast Passport starting Jan. 1, 2026. It is part of several changes for 2026 to increase revenue and decrease costs. Oregon State Parks will also no longer accept Jackson County parking permits at state parks in Jackson County.The impacted parks include TouVelle State Recreation Site and Valley of the Rogue State Park.…

Vehicle fee increases will start Dec. 31 to fund and maintain Oregon's transportation system

SALEM – (Release from the Oregon Department of Transportation) As part of House Bill 3991, vehicle title and registration fees will increase starting Dec. 31. The transportation funding bill, passed on Sept. 29 by a three-fifth’s majority of the Oregon Legislature, will raise revenue to maintain the quality, safety and reliability of Oregon’s transportation system. Vehicle title and registration fee increases Base title fees for nearly all vehi…

Increased fees, parking changes coming to all Oregon state parks in 2026

Oregon State Parks will raise annual parking fees, eliminate 24-month permits and end free parking days as the agency works to close a $14 million budget gap. The changes start this November and continue through 2026.