The number of people visiting Oregon’s state park system reached an all-time high in 2024, fueled by a boom of people ...

Mill Ends Park, which measures just 452 square inches, was officially recognized as the tiniest in the world by Guinness ...

A whopping 53,853,609 people made day trips to Oregon’s state parks in 2024, according to data released Friday by the Oregon ...

The downtown block was formerly known as O’Bryant Square and housed a parking garage until 2023 when it was demolished. The ...

Guinness World Records says the smallest park in the world is now in Japan, measuring 372 square inches; 80 square inches ...

Nagaizumi’s park features a tiny stool, some tuffs of grass and a border of bricks. The city has long called its park “the world’s smallest,” but they made it official by hiring a professional ...

Plover nesting season has arrived on the Oregon Coast and officials are reminding beachgoers to be mindful in their habitat.

The Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation just announced that 2024 was its most bustling year thus far, with a projected 53.85 million day-use visits. This record was previously held by 2021, ...

Get up early. Winds, and therefore the waves, are mellower in the morning. Later in the day, the sun may cast a glare on the ...

Oregon State Parks is set to host Spring Whale Watch Week along the Oregon Coast from Saturday, March 22, through Sunday, ...

The record-breaking park features some grass, a seat and a decorative stepping stone. It's even smaller than Mill Ends Park in Portland, Oregon, which had held the title since 1971 ...

There is no surer sign of springtime in Portland than the arrival of the cherry blossoms. Those pink-and-white fluffs, that ...