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Oregon Parks Forever is a statewide, member-supported, nonprofit organization raising funds to enhance & preserve special places and experiences in Oregon’s parks.

Help us choose the 2025 tee shirt design for the Run for the TreesCalling all tree lovers and Bob Ross fans! Help us pic...
09/25/2024

Help us choose the 2025 tee shirt design for the Run for the Trees

Calling all tree lovers and Bob Ross fans! Help us pick the tee shirt design for the 2025 Run for the Trees: Happy Little Trees (Virtual) 5K, our second annual event that supports tree planting and forest protection efforts in Oregon parks. We’ve got three awesome designs to share with you!

Take this quick survey to let us know which design you like best – the winning design will be announced in early October. And don’t forget to mark your calendar for Nov. 1, when registration for this virtual spring race opens. The virtual race will be April 19-27, 2025.

Check out the designs and cast your vote today:

09/19/2024

We are thrilled to announce the launch of The Heart of Oregon campaign - the Oregon Employees Charitable Fund Drive for 2024. Beginning TODAY, this 12-week initiative is state and university employees' opportunity in supporting over 925 nonprofits across Oregon and help achieve their ambitious goal of raising $800,000.

Thinking about foraging and baking this weekend? Go for it.
08/23/2024

Thinking about foraging and baking this weekend? Go for it.

The normal rules of foraging, which call for taking no more than 20–30% of what's available, don't apply to Himalayan blackberries, a notorious, prolific spreader that suffocates native plants.

The National Park Service is offering free admission to over 120 national parks across 35 states this weekend. August 4t...
07/31/2024

The National Park Service is offering free admission to over 120 national parks across 35 states this weekend. August 4th celebrates the Outdoors America Act.

THE best things in life are free, including access to over 120 national parks across the country this weekend. National Park Service is offering free admission to parks that normally charge an entr…

Another fun sport to get outdoors.
07/21/2024

Another fun sport to get outdoors.

We are pleased to announce the opening of a new Disc Golf Course with TRACK Trails accompaniment at Metzler Park, OR. The new Metzler Park Nature Trail Disc Golf Course utilizes a mixture of open and wooded fairways that will challenge both beginner and expert level disc golfers.

TRACK Trails are environmental scavenger hunts for  Kids in Parks
07/05/2024

TRACK Trails are environmental scavenger hunts for Kids in Parks

ENVIRONMENTAL SCAVENGER HUNTS: An appreciation for the outdoors is often learned at a young age. There's a new way to get kids interested and it's spanning Oregon and the nation.

Oregon Parks Forever and Kids in Parks announce the opening of a new disc golf trail at Metzler Park Nature Trail.
07/01/2024

Oregon Parks Forever and Kids in Parks announce the opening of a new disc golf trail at Metzler Park Nature Trail.

The Metzler Park Nature Trail Disc Golf Course utilizes a mixture of open and wooded fairways that will challenge both beginner and expert level disc golfers. Depending on the season, there are two course layouts for visitors: the "Summer Course" (Front 9) and "Winter Course" (Full 18). During the s...

Two more TRACK Trails opened this June in Boardman and Hermiston, OR. Kids in Parks
06/25/2024

Two more TRACK Trails opened this June in Boardman and Hermiston, OR.

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1501 SW Jefferson Street
Portland, OR
97201

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+15039661283

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Oregon Parks Forever (previously Oregon State Parks Foundation) is a statewide, member-supported, nonprofit organization raising funds to enhance & preserve special places and experiences in Oregon’s parks.