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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Inches of snow and icy roads kept many people in their homes last weekend waiting for it to melt. Now, it’s the middle of the week and you might be itching for a getaway this ...

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 ...

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 coast does not disappoint, either in its grand, rocky vistas and pounding surf or — for many days of the year — in its impressive, gale-force storms. It is this awe-inspiring weather that ...

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 ...