Yurts are now ubiquitous at campgrounds across Oregon, but it wasn’t so long ago that the round structures were a novel concept for campers. This week’s episode of the Peak Northwest podcast dives ...

Oregon state parks are well loved. With ever-increasing crowds of campers and a record number of visitors last year, our parks have reached an almost cult-level status of appreciation. Their place in ...

Stacy Savona recalled it was a typical winter night on the Oregon coast. Winds were gusting and the rain was coming down, but she remained high and dry in her yurt at William M. Tugman State Park near ...

State parks officials are still deciding whether pets should be allowed, but there's no debate about one thing: The nomadic structures are a big hit with Oregon campers Yes or no? Should the pet stay ...

BEND, Ore. — It’s becoming easier and easier for yurt fans to become yurt campers in Central Oregon. Three new yurts are planned for the Link Creek Campground in the Deschutes National Forest. These ...

Ever so slowly, Oregon's state parks have started reopening a popular way to spend the night in the great outdoors — cabins and yurts. The cozy and heated structures are the most in-demand amenity at ...

CAMPING — For the first time, Oregon is making popular yurts and cabins at state parks campgrounds available to visitors with dogs. The new feature begins next year, but the the state began taking ...

MEDFORD, Ore. -- Stacy Savona recalled it was something of a typical winter night on the Oregon Coast. Winds were gusting and the rain was coming down, but she remained high and dry in her yurt at ...

The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department announced Thursday it was beginning a gradual opening of the popular way to spend a night near the ocean. It's recommended people make reservations well in ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Back in the early 1990s, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department was struggling. Newly separated from the Oregon Department of Transportation and left to fend for itself, the ...