Oregon lawmakers have advanced a measure that would fund an engineering study meant to fill in the missing gaps of the Oregon Coast Trail. As its name suggests, the trail extends the length of the ...

A land-ownership change this year prompted new owners to post “No Trespassing” signs blocking a critical, one-mile stretch of ...

Where can you backpack in August when all else fails? You still want breathtaking scenery and solitude, but what if parts of Oregon are on fire, it’s 100 degrees in the Willamette Valley, and you ...

In this edition of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness interviews Bonnie Henderson, an expert on backpacking and thru-hiking the Oregon Coast Trail. Henderson, author of the book "Hiking the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Three sections of the north coast trail system in Tillamook County will remain closed for at least the next two years, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department said Tuesday. The ...

Michael Saindon didn’t want to close the Harborview Trail, a short and scenic pathway that winds along the bay at the Port of Garibaldi on the Oregon Coast. The quarter-mile trail does have some ...

The Oregon Coast Trail stretches along the state’s entire 362-mile coastline from Washington to California. There are some gaps along the way — disconnected sections of trail that pose safety concerns ...

Backpackers who have aspired to hike from the Willamette Valley to the Oregon coast finally have a dedicated trail to do it. The Corvallis-to-the-Sea Trail has been little more than a pipe dream for ...

A blind hiker and his guide dog are safe after being rescued by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew when they became stranded for days in the heat on an Oregon hiking trail. The U.S. Coast Guard ...

I worry about “upside-down” hikes like the one at the southern Oregon Coast’s scenic Cape Sebastian. That’s when the trailhead is at the top of the hill and the destination is at the bottom. All too ...