Oregon's newest state park, Cottonwood Canyon on the John Day River, is at its best in spring, so put a visit to the park on your calendar before it begins heating up in July. It also has a second ...

A state senator wants to work with the federal government on land trades and facility acquisitions to create two new state parks — one for Big Cottonwood Canyon and another for Little Cottonwood ...

Oregon's newest state park looks its best with the blooms of spring, the time of year when green covers the hillsides of the John Day River Canyon. This website posted today a report on , as well as a ...

A fast-growing fire broke out near the Gilliam and Sherman County line in northern central Oregon, forcing some evacuations. The "extremely active" fire grew to 5,000 acres as of 4 p.m. Thursday, and ...

WASCO — As I rounded the first corner on the Pinnacles Trail at Cottonwood Canyon State Park, I was flagged down by a couple of gray-haired, binocular-wielding hikers. “Are you a biologist?” one of ...

UPDATE: Firefighters stopped forward progress on the Cottonwood Fire Tuesday night, allowing for the reopening of Highway 206. The size of the grass-fueled blaze was estimated at 4,000 acres. It is ...

Cottonwood Canyon Fire Photo courtesy of Sherman County Sheriff's Office. Right before the busy Labor Day weekend camping rush, Oregon State Parks has evacuated one of its sites due to a fast-moving ...

Oregon's newest state park, Cottonwood Canyon, will open this weekend. The 8,000 acres of scrub, grass and sagebrush along 16 miles of the lower John Day River are about 173 miles, a three-hour drive ...