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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

An Oregon coast park is back open after a boat got stuck on the beach earlier this month. The Oregon Parks and Recreation ...

SALEM, Ore. - Abandoned boats continue to pose a threat to Oregon's rivers and coastlines. These derelict vessels leak toxins ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

"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 ...