Join us outdoors on New Year’s Day for First Day Hikes. Choose from 34 hikes in 31 parks across the state. All hikes will be guided by a park ranger or volunteer who will share stories about the park’s history, geology, wildlife and plants.

All hikes are free and day-use parking fees will be waived Jan. 1 at all open parks that normally charge a parking fee.

Follow the park name links below to learn more about the hike description and hike distance. Some parks ask for you to register. If you have questions about accessibility or to request reasonable accommodations needed for you to participate in a hike, see contact information in the links below.

• Banks-Vernonia State Trail
• Bullards Beach State Park
• Champoeg State Heritage Site registration required
• Collier Memorial State Park registration required
• Cottonwood Canyon State Park
• Depoe Bay Whale Center
• Deschutes River State Recreation Area: registration required
• Detroit Lake State Park
• Elijah Bristow State Park Hike: 10 a.m.
• Elijah Bristow State Park Horseback Ride: 11 a.m. (bring your own horse.)
• Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area
• Fort Stevens State Park
• Harris Beach State Park
• Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail
• L.L. Stub Stewart State Park
• Jessie M. Honeyman Memorial State Park
• LaPine State Park registration required
• Milo McIver State Park: 10 a.m.
• Milo McIver State Park: 1 p.m.
• Nehalem Bay State Park
• Prineville Reservoir State Park
• Rough and Ready Botanical Area
• Shore Acres State Park

• Silver Falls State Park, North Rim Trail Hike: 10 a.m.
• Silver Falls State Park, North Rim Trail Hike: 12 p.m.
• Sitka Sedge State Natural Area registration required
• Smith Rock State Park
• South Beach State Park registration required
• Thompson’s Mills State Heritage Site
• TouVelle State Park
• Tryon State Natural Area
• William Tugman State Park
• Umpqua Lighthouse State Park
• Valley of the Rogue State Park