Venturing out to Smith Rock State Park can sometimes feel more like a chore than a joyful chance to bask in the shadows of stunning rock faces and relish the day along its many trails. Come spring and ...

Smith Rock State Park comes alive in spring. With a fresh Oregon State Parks annual pass in the glovebox, we headed east from the Oregon coast through the forested mountains of the Santiam Wilderness ...

Smith Rock State Park offers a peaceful natural setting with towering rock formations and quiet trails. Visitors can enjoy nature sounds, river views, and wildlife such as golden eagles and otters.

Two climbers were rescued Smith Rock State Park on March 23 after becoming stranded overnight on a ledge 400 feet above the ground. The men, both in their late 20s and visiting from Salem and Eugene, ...

Rescue climbers plucked two men off a “a narrow ledge nearly 400 feet above the ground” at Smith Rock State Park Monday night, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said. The two men’s ropes got stuck ...

Around 23 people from Portland’s Mazamas Mountaineering Center stood on a boardwalk at Smith Rock State Park on the morning ...

Central Oregon has had its share of viral sensations. The latest is a fast-growing but still tiny, fuzzy-headed eaglet named ...