No tent? No sleeping bag? No problem!

Let’s Go Camping 2012 schedule set

Camping newbie? For just $20, your entire family can camp in an Oregon State Park.

All you bring is your food and clothes. We supply  the tents,  sleeping bags and skilled camping volunteers. Learn how to pitch a tent and build a campfire. Watch experts whip up a Dutch oven meal.

Visit Let’s Go Camping for more information. Call 1-888-953-7677 to register for a session.

The events are co-sponsored by REI and The North Face.

• June 15-17

South Beach State Park
(central coast)

Deschutes River State Recreation Area (central Oregon)

• June 22-24

The Cove Palisades State Park (central Oregon)

• June 29-July 1

Jessie M. Honeyman State Park (central coast)

Wallowa Lake State Park (northeastern Oregon)

• July 6-8

Valley of the Rogue State Park (southwestern Oregon)

• July 13-15

Cape Lookout State Park (north coast)
Champoeg State Heritage Area (south of Portland)

• July 20-22 

Cascadia State Park (central Willamette Valley east of Sweet Home)

• July 27-29 

Umpqua Lighthouse State Park (south coast)
Tumalo State Park  (central Oregon)

• Aug. 3-5

Stub Stewart State Park (Portland Metro)

• Aug. 10-12

Nehalem Bay State Park (north coast)

Silver Falls State Park (east of Salem)

• Aug. 17-19

 Milo McIver State Park (Portland/Metro Area)

• Aug. 24-26

Beverly Beach State Park (central coast)
Willamette Mission State Park (Willamette Valley)

Let’s Go Camping at Silver Falls State Park (2011)

When bad weather hits, how do you know if a park is closed?

Ice.

Floods.

Downed trees.

Washed out trails.

Fire.

They happen and any one of them may close a trail or an entire park. During last week’s winter weather, many coastal, Columbia River Gorge and Willamette Valley  parks closed (some remain so for cleanup).

How do you find out what’s open and what’s not? Our park and campground advisory page has the latest park updates.  Or, call the State Park Information Center at 1-800-551-6949 (Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.).

After the water recedes, park crews clean the campgrounds and day-use areas.

Reserve your campsite at Collier Memorial State Park

Spring Creek and the Williamson River converge near the campground.

Reservations are now accepted for the RV sites in B Loop at  Collier Memorial State Park. The tent and RV sites in A Loop remain open to first-come, first-served campers.

“The combination of reservations and first-come, first-served sites  provides the best service to all our customers,” said Park Manager JR Collier.  “Many of our visitors want to be guaranteed a site. At the same time, campers making last-minute plans may still find a site in our first-come, first-served loop.”

Call 1-800-452-5687 or go online to make reservations for arrival dates beginning May 1, 2012 .

Collier Memorial State Park (park info, map & driving directions)

Collier Memorial State Park is 35 miles north of Klamath Falls and just 25 miles southeast of Crater Lake National Park. The campground is open seasonally mid-April-October.