Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) A person
shall cause, build, maintain, or accelerate a fire at a park property only in:
(a) Park camp stoves or fireplaces provided
for such purpose;
(b) Portions of
beach areas designated as permissible for campfires; or
(c) Portable stoves used at established
campsites, picnic areas, or beach areas where fires are designated as
permissible.
(2) A
person who has caused, built, or maintained an allowed fire shall:
(a) Burn only paper products and untreated
natural wood free of attached metal, nails, glass or plastic objects;
(b) Burn wood no longer than 24 inches in
length;
(c) Attend the fire at all
times, breaking it apart and extinguishing it completely with water before
leaving the immediate area;
(d) Use
no gasoline, diesel or any other petroleum-based products to start or maintain
a fire; and
(e) Ensure that any
fire that they set does not cause personal injury or damage to private property
or park resources.
(3)
The park manager may temporarily restrict or prohibit fires in otherwise
allowed situations due to high fire hazard conditions, and all persons shall
observe such restrictions.
(4) A
person may not injure, mutilate, deface, damage, harass, or remove any park
resource, property, structure or facility of any kind at a park property,
except as provided in OAR
736-010-0055.
(5) A person shall in no manner cause any
rubbish, garbage, refuse, organic or inorganic waste, diseased or dead animals,
or other offensive matter or any abandoned property or material to be placed or
left at a park property, except for:
(a)
Recreational vehicle sewage and gray water holding tank contents that are
disposed of in designated dump stations;
(b) Garbage, trash, and recyclables generated
while using a park property and disposed of in the designated containers
provided.
(6) A person
may not remove items from containers designated for recyclables, garbage,
sewage or waste without authorization of the park manager.
(7) A person may not leave personal property
or possessions overnight in a day use area without written permission from the
park manager or designated park staff.
(8) While many activities are allowed on park
property, the following activities are specifically prohibited at park
properties, and a person may not engage in:
(a) Using or operating any noise producing
machine, vehicle, device or instrument in a manner that disturbs or may disturb
other park visitors except as allowed in section 10 below;
(b) Using a public address system or similar
device without written permission of the park manager;
(c) Possessing, discharging, or causing to be
discharged, any firecracker, explosives, torpedoes, rockets, fireworks or other
similar materials or substances without the written permission of the park
manager or designated park employee;
(d) Using a metal detector or similar device
without written permission of the park manager or designated employee at any
park property or portion of a park property not listed on the "Detecting
Allowed" list, published on the state park website;
(e) Obstructing, harassing or interfering
with a park employee or peace officer in the performance of their
duties;
(f) Entering or occupying
any building, facility or portion of a park property that has been closed to
public access; punishable as a Class C misdemeanor pursuant to ORS
164.245;
(g) Blocking, obstructing or interfering with
vehicular or pedestrian traffic on any road, parking area, trail, walkway,
pathway or common area; punishable as a Class C misdemeanor pursuant to ORS
164.245;
(h) Occupying or interfering with access to
any structure, office, lavatory or other facility in a manner which interferes
with the intended use of such a structure or facility; punishable as a Class C
misdemeanor pursuant to ORS
164.245;
(i) Fighting; or promoting, instigating or
encouraging fighting or similar violent conduct which would threaten the
physical well-being of any person at the park property;
(j) Smoking tobacco products except:
(A) In vehicles and personal camping units in
accordance with all applicable laws governing smoking in vehicles;
(B) In designated campsites in developed
overnight camping areas, unless temporarily suspended by the park manager due
to high fire hazard conditions;
(C)
In day use areas managed as Safety Rest Areas through agreements with the
Oregon Department of Transportation; and
(D) Where allowed by the park manager for
personal use by a member of a federally recognized Oregon tribe as part of
their traditional religious, medicinal, or other customary cultural heritage
practices;
(k)
Activities or conduct which constitutes a public nuisance or hazard;
(l) Public indecency as defined in ORS
163.465;
(m) Base-jumping, hang gliding, paragliding
or similar activities without written permission from the park manager except
that the use of hang gliders is allowed at Cape Kiwanda State Natural
Area;
(n) Discharging any firearm,
bow and arrow, slingshot, pellet gun, or other weapon capable of injuring
humans or wildlife or damaging property, except at those park property
locations and for those purposes specified in OAR
736-010-0055(10);
(o) Placing a sign, marker or inscription of
any kind, except in designated areas within a park property, without written
permission from the park manager;
(9) A person may only distribute circulars,
notices, leaflets, pamphlets or written or printed information of any kind
within a park property after they have first obtained permission from the park
manager and reported their name, address and number of leaflets to be
distributed.
(10) A person must
obtain a special use permit from the department for any activity or use as
described in OAR 736-016-0005(1),
including but not limited to an activity or use within a park property that:
(a) Is an organized group activity or event
attended by over 50 people;
(b)
Uses a portion of a park property to the exclusion of other persons or the
department;
(c) Modifies or
embellishes the park property, or places structures, such as tents, chairs,
arches, and similar structures on the park property in a manner outside of
normal recreational use, as determined by the park manager or enforcement
officer;
(d) Uses public-address,
amplification or lighting systems, other than those designed for personal
use;
(e) Charges money for
participation or admission;
(f)
Involves the sale of products or services;
(g) Could disturb the natural, cultural,
scenic and recreational resources in the park property or adjacent
areas;
(h) Could pose a safety or
access concern for other park users or for those involved in the event or
activity.
(11) A person
who obtains a special use permit under OAR chapter 736, division 16 must comply
with all the provisions of division 16, special use permit conditions, and with
instructions from the department.
(12) All money or goods, having a value of
$250 or more and found by the public at park properties, must be turned over to
the park manager or a park employee. All found money or goods will be disposed
of according to department policy adopted in accordance with ORS
98.005.
(13) The director or designee may close rock
formations and cliffs within a park property to descending, scaling or
technical rock climbing. A person that engages in such activities at such
locations commits a Class C misdemeanor as provided in section
(8)(f).
(14) The director or
designee may close park access to lakes, streams or waterfalls for kayaking,
boating, diving, swimming, or other water recreation activities when the park
manager has determined the activity to be a danger to participants. Persons
accessing through closed areas to engage in such activities commit a Class C
misdemeanor as provided in section (8)(f).
(15) A person using a park property shall pay
rates and comply with procedures and restrictions as established in OAR chapter
736, division 15 for use of designated facilities or the purchase of services
or products.
Statutory/Other Authority: OAR 390.124
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
390.111,
163.465,
433.835 -
433.875 &
498.006
