Fire danger to rise to 'Moderate' Thursday
In advance of Independence Day, the Oregon Department of Forestry is raising fire danger from low to moderate in areas in and around the Tillamook Forest.
Tillamook State Forest
Fire season to begin Monday
At 12:01 a.m. on Monday, June 23, fire season will begin in lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry in the Northwest Oregon Forest Protective Association (NWOFPA ), which includes areas in and near the Tillamook State Forest.
Spring campsites open Friday in the Tillamook State Forest
The Gales Creek Campground and Reehers Camp are among several Tillamook State Forest campgrounds that will open for the season Friday, May 16.
Fire danger drops to 'Moderate' in Tillamook Forest
Fire danger in lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry in the Northwest Oregon Forest Protective Association (NWOFPA) were set to “moderate” or blue at noon Monday.
Don't chop down a Christmas tree in the Tillamook State Forest
Can you go into the Tillamook State Forest and chop down a Christmas tree to put in your living room? No—but you can gather materials to assemble a wreath. Here's how.
Some campgrounds slated to close for season in Tillamook, Clatsop State Forests
A number of local campgrounds owned and maintained by the Oregon Department of Forestry are closing for the season in the coming days, ODF said.
Fire danger rises to 'High' on east side of Tillamook Forest
Fire danger on the east side of the Tillamook State Forest was set to high Thursday morning as temperatures rose.
Tillamook Forest Center to shift to fall hours before closing for season
This is the last weekend before the Tillamook Forest Center reduces hours for the fall and then closes in November.
Fire danger to be lowered to 'moderate' Tuesday
Fire danger in this corner of the state has lowered enough that the Oregon Department of Forestry plans to reduce the fire danger level for public use restrictions to moderate (blue) Tuesday morning in the Tillamook Forest.
The Tillamook Burn ignited 90 years ago today
Ninety years ago to the day, the first fire of what would become known as the Tillamook Burn started near Gales Creek. We've gathered oral histories, written diaries, and newspaper clippings detailing what happened.