March 12, 2021 10:50 a.m. 

Staff with Oregon State Parks are busy preparing campgrounds for a more
“normal” 2021 spring break and summer camping season.

Lisa Sumption, director the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department said park staff is operating with fewer employees because of a revenue shortfall, and are looking forward to the coming months. Sumption said, “We’re very grateful to them and to all state park visitors for their patience”.

A release said although Oregon Lottery and park visitor fee revenue is projected to be down more than $20 million by the end of the 2019-2021 biennium that ends June 30th, nearly all state parks are open or will be in the next few months. That includes those parks that will reopen after usual seasonal closures. Oregon State Parks is also recruiting seasonal staff for park operations and is able to do so because of spending reductions begun last year.

Park staff are evaluating the status of two park campgrounds that were temporarily closed because of wildfire damage: Collier Memorial State Park and Detroit Lake State Park.

Go to: https://stateparks.oregon.gov for more information on Oregon State Parks.