Context Statement & Inventory
Oregon Parks & Recreation Department
Parks throughout Oregon

Originally a branch of the Oregon State Highway Commission, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department was created in 1989 with 223 parks and 39 million visits a year. ARG was contracted to complete a two-phase project. The first phase is to develop a Context Statement that defines the major historical themes that have impacted the development of the Oregon State Park system, including an overview of the formation and operation of the agency from its inception to the present. The purpose of the context statements is to provide park staff with a framework for evaluating historic resources within the park system. The second phase of the project includes visiting individual parks and completing Oregon inventory forms for historic resources within these park settings.

For more information on the Oregon State Parks, visit www.prd.state.or.us.