The campground is the trailhead for the Pioneer-Indian Trail, an 8-mile route through deep forest and across the meadow-filled summit atop 3,153-foot Hebo Mountain.

The campground also serves as a trailhead for the trail to Benson Lake, home to one of the best easy-to-reach viewpoints in Oregon. Day-hiking or backpacking to Benson Lake and into the Mount ...

Oregon’s most popular campgrounds were a little less full than usual last summer, while some remote state park sites saw a huge surge in campers.

John Day Dam/Rufus The day use area, a short walk from the campground, has a designated swimming area in the warm water at the mouth of the John Day River near Rufus. The Cove Palisades State Park ...

Full of enchanting forests, majestic mountains, and wild, scenic rivers with desert canyon views, Oregon is a paradise for outdoor adventurers. In a state filled with such astonishing natural beauty, ...

Visitors to 17 Oregon State Park campgrounds along the coast are now able to make campsite reservations the same day. The pilot program is an effort to streamline reservations and allows for more ...

All dispersed and designated campgrounds along the Lower Deschutes will reopen for overnight use on the same date. BLM boater passes limit group size to a maximum of 16 people in Segments 1, 3B ...

According to the USDA Forest Service, persistent snow in the mid-to-upper elevations of the Cascades has caused campground reservation cancellations for Memorial Day weekend.

Officials are planning a ceremony to open Bates State Park in eastern Oregon next week. The 131-acre park is a former lumber mill that operated for almost 60 years near John Day.

Several Oregon state park campgrounds are reopening Friday with limited services and over two dozen more state park campgrounds are set to reopen in two weeks.