A state park on the southern Oregon coast has shut down due to a stranded boat. The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department ...

A state recreation area on Oregon's south coast has been closed due to a stranded vessel that washed ashore near Port Orford.

The cost of boating Oregon’s waterways will rise in 2026 in an effort to stop invasive mussels from taking over the state’s lakes and rivers. House Bill 2982 passed the Oregon Legislature and was ...

Oregon boating officials reversed course and clarified that people floating in two inner tubes tied together won't need a Waterway Access Permit after all. The clarification, issued July 15, came on ...

New permits will be required to paddle boats while fishing, hunting and visiting state parks will be more expensive in 2026.

SALEM Ore. (KPTV) - The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) has launched its annual effort to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species, with seasonal boat inspection stations now ...

ONTARIO, Ore. -- An Eastern Oregon checkpoint aimed at keeping invasive species from hitchhiking into Oregon on boats has opened for the spring, and it found an infested boat the next day. The Oregon ...

SALEM Ore. (KPTV) - Rep. Dawyne Yunker (R–Grants Pass) has drafted a bill that would exempt more small, nonmotorized watercraft from needing a waterway access permit by changing the state’s definition ...

In 1999, the Oregon Legislature passed HB 2977, Mandatory Boater Education, requiring operators of motorboats with engines greater than 10 horsepower and youth 12-15 years of age operating any size ...

"They rocked the boat," says the caption on a video from the Oregon Zoo showing tigers playing with a kayak. It's quite the enrichment activity for these guys who go full on beast mode when faced with ...

In this episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness and outdoors intern Mariah Johnston talk about how to go whale watching in Depoe Bay to see giant whales — specifically from a boat.