Even More Orcas, Grays, Coos Razor Clams, Warm Temps: Remarkable Week on Oregon Coast
Published 04/16/21 at 6:45 PM PDT
By Oregon Coast Beach Connection staff
(Oregon Coast) – Temps in the 70s and maybe beyond, Orca sightings, gray whales migrating, and razor clamming opening up only in the Coos Bay area: this week and weekend are a brimming with fun times on the Oregon coast.
(Photo courtesy Edith HItchings)
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Friday is seeing temperatures in the 80s for much of the northern half of the Oregon coast and southern Washington coast, and with the inland area poised to keep up a small heatwave this weekend the beaches will be the prime place to go. The nice weather patterns will stick around to some degree this week, and that coupled with things like increasing killer whale sightings and plenty of gray whales, this will be a good week to play hooky
Oregon Park Reservations are Open
April 15, 2021
Reservations for day-use areas in certain state parks will open April 15 between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. Stays at these parks begin on May 1.
Group size for permits is limited to 25 people in each open area. Typically, visitor limits are set at 50 – 200 people, but COVID restrictions will be in place.
To find out more, or see brochures for the parks in the Oregon State system, visit their website.
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Group camping, picnic sites to reopen at Oregon state parks this spring
Updated 10:31 AM;
Today 10:31 AM
The group picnic shelter at Coffenbury Lake at Fort Stevens State Park on the north Oregon coast.Terry Richard/The Oregonian
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Families and friends will be allowed to gather at group camping and picnic sites at Oregon state parks this spring, though certain limitations will be in place.
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department announced Tuesday that reservable group facilities at some state parks will reopen May 1, with online reservations available starting April 15.
Most camping areas designed for people biking or hiking into state park campgrounds will also reopen May 1, with some reopening June 1. Those sites will remain first-come, first-served, the parks department said.
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Oregon Coast / Inland Campgrounds Mostly Open, Some Fee Increases
Published 03/08/21 at 7:00 PM PDT
By Oregon Coast Beach Connection staff
(Oregon Coast) – Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) is getting back to normal at an ever-quickening rate, and is now looking hopefully towards a more “normal” season at campgrounds on the Oregon coast and elsewhere. Staff rehiring is taking place after many positions were eliminated, and even with a massive revenue shortfall the agency has opened up most state parks and campgrounds, with a few more to go.
(Above: Cape Lookout State Park near Oceanside)
However, some small camping fee increases are taking place at several state parks, though not all.