The cost of boating Oregon’s waterways will rise in 2026 in an effort to stop invasive mussels from taking over the state’s lakes and rivers. House Bill 2982 passed the Oregon Legislature and was ...

In 1999, the Oregon Legislature passed HB 2977, Mandatory Boater Education, requiring operators of motorboats with engines ...

New permits will be required to paddle boats while fishing, hunting and visiting state parks will be more expensive in 2026.

Oregon boating officials reversed course and clarified that people floating in two inner tubes tied together won't need a Waterway Access Permit after all. The clarification, issued July 15, came on ...

Oregon's new law requiring permits for all non-motorized boats has sparked backlash and a petition to repeal it. The group Let Us Paddle aims to gather enough signatures to put the repeal on the 2026 ...

COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ore. (KOIN) – The Columbia County Sheriff is sounding the alarm about what the loss of a federal boating safety grant will mean for marine law enforcement in the county. Right now, ...

The Oregon State Marine Board clarified on July 15 that two inner tubes tied together would not require a Waterway Access Permit. ORIGINAL STORY The cost of boating Oregon’s waterways will rise in ...