Some Oregon Coast State Park Group Facilities Now Reservable
Published 04/14/21 at 7:55 PM PDT
By Oregon Coast Beach Connection staff
(Oregon Coast) – Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) have opened up some group camping and reservable day-use areas to reservations after being shut down for a lengthy amount of time. This includes numerous spots on the Oregon coast. Reservations will be accepted for these starting April 15 for stays beginning May 1 and beyond that date. Those will begin at 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. on April 15, depending on the state park.
(Above: Newport s Beverly Beach State Park)
Not all such facilities have reopened yet.
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.
Coast Group Facility reservations
Elijah Bristow State Park: three group day-use areas
Fall Creek State Recreation Site: Fisherman’s Point group camp area
Jasper State Recreation Site: four group day-use areas
Lowell State Recreation Site: day-use picnic shelter area
Jessie Honeyman State Park: group camping areas A and F, and hiker and bicycler areas (first-come, first-serve)
Carl Washburne State Park: hiker and bicycler camp (first-come, first-serve)
“Although we can’t open all group areas in all parks and the lower group limits isn’t what we are used to, we ask for your patience as we move forward,” said Jason Resch, communications manager for the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.
Oregon parks to resume group camping and day-use reservations starting Thursday By Louis Krauss, The Register-Guard
Published: April 14, 2021, 8:05am
Share: Mount Adams as seen from the junction where the Divide Camp Trail meets the Pacific Crest Trail.
Oregon State Parks will begin taking reservations for group camping and day-use areas in select parks starting Thursday.
This is the first reopening of group facilities since they were closed more than a year ago because of revenue shortfalls and reduced staffing caused by COVID-19, according to a state parks news release.
The online reservation slots will become available between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. Thursday, and a list of which parks are available for group reservations is online at the Oregon State Parks website. The first reservable dates begin in May.
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.