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

Trained Oregon State Park volunteers will be stationed at 14 sites along the Oregon Coast from 10 AM to 1 PM, Saturday, Dec. 27 through Wednesday, Dec. 31, to help visitors spot gray whales on their ...

Another Oregon state park has closed as storms continue to batter the Pacific Northwest. Following a raft of closures Wednesday, including popular state parks like Silver Falls and Detroit Lake, the ...

Silver Falls State Park is partly closed due to "massive" storm damage on its trails while a handful of other Oregon state parks have also been shut down. Parks that are fully closed include: Saddle ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Custer State Park is temporarily closed Thursday because of the high winds in the western part of the state. “There are a number of large trees down, and many roads are ...

UNION COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — The body of a second victim has been recovered after a trench collapse at Big Ridge State Park in Maynardville trapped two people on Thursday. The other man was rescued ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced that the state wants to name Blanchard Springs Caverns as the 53rd Arkansas State Park. The governor made the announcement from the Arkansas ...

The DNR announced the winner of the 2026 vehicle admission sticker design contest. A Delavan-Darien High School graduate submitted the winning design. The DNR is accepting artwork entries from high ...

A $2.6 million restoration of Port Washington's 90-year-old Breakwater Lighthouse is now complete. The project included removing lead paint, applying a new glossy white coat, and reinforcing the ...

I admit it, I have an addiction to crossword puzzles. I can’t resist filling in all those little boxes on the grid. In ink, of course. I estimate if I were to count the individual letters in the boxes ...

The Moody Foundation, which owns the majority of the ranch, announced plans this week to gift its 87.5 percent ownership interest to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD). The transaction, ...

A kayaker in Silver Springs State Park had her peaceful day interrupted by cannonballing rhesus macaques Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work ...