Oregon’s Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) provides necessary guidance for OPRD administered grant programs including the Local Grant, County Opportunity Grant, Recreational Trails, and All-Terrain Vehicle Programs.
Oregon’s SCORP is an essential tool for federal, state, and local units of government, as well as the private sector, in delivering quality outdoor recreational opportunities to Oregonians and out-of-state visitors.
We recently invited comments and questions from the public, to ensure that our collected report is clear to users across our state. To that end, Virtual Public Workshops were held in February and early March, which were online and open to all. The 30-minute presentation session was recorded, viewable below.
Identifying trends, options and opportunities for outdoor recreation in Oregon
A thorough understanding of Oregon residents’ and recreation providers’ needs. A wide-reaching survey of Oregon residents will explain recreation patterns and interests across the state, while an investigation of recreation providers and land managers will identify existing assets and areas for improvement.
Understanding the outdoor recreation economy in Oregon
Focused effort on managing conservation, inclusion, and economic success in Oregon. This SCORP seeks to highlight the outdoor recreation economy in Oregon, healthcare savings from recreation participation, the risks of overcrowding from visitors to delicate or protected ecosystems, and issues of equity and access to the outdoors.
Investing in outdoor recreation for Oregon
Established priorities for future spending and development for outdoor recreation. By providing documentation of the state of recreation in Oregon, SCORP will qualify recreation providers for Land and Water Conservation Funds programs, ensuring resources are directed to sustaining outdoor recreation in Oregon.
OPRD, in collaboration with CORE at OSU, is currently in the process of preparing a new five-year SCORP plan for the state. The plan will build on the contributions of previous plans by quantifying and identifying the ways in which outdoor recreation provides benefits to Oregonians.
The 2024-2028 SCORP is focused on informing outdoor recreation providers on how to better address barriers to recreation in Oregon. The report will focus on three themes that reflect some of the more salient issues in Oregon’s outdoor recreation landscape: the economic impact of outdoor recreation, balancing recreation with conservation, and equitable access to participation.
The Oregon Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan is made possible by a dedicated team of program directors, researchers, consultants, and committee members. Our shared love for the natural outdoors guides our team as we seek to empower others to build a more sustainable and accessible Oregon.
Brady Callahan
GIS Coordinator
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
Kate Porsche
Interim Director
Center for the Outdoor Recreation Economy, OSU
Caleb Dickson
Research Analyst
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
Erin Gaines
Government Relations and Consortium Manager
Center for the Outdoor Recreation Economy, OSU
Lydia Gorrell
Research Assistant
Forest Ecosystems & Society, OSU
Chris Havel
Associate Director
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
Wayde Morse
Associate Professor
Forset Policy Center, Auburn University
Dakota Nelson
Administrative and Operations Coordinator
Center for the Outdoor Recreation Economy, OSU
Cailin O'Brien-Feeney
Director
Oregon Office of Outdoor Recreation
Dr. Randall Rosenberger
Department Head
Forest Ecosystems & Society, OSU
Kris Ammerman, City of Wilsonville, OR | Skyler Archibald, Oregon Recreation Trails Advisory Council | Dave Ballinger, Bureau of Land Management | Scott Bricker, Travel Oregon | Mark Buckley, EconNorthwest | Jon Burpee, National Park Service | Tracy Calizon, US Forest Service |Brady Callahan, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department |Brian Carroll, Linn County Parks and Recreation | Caleb Dickson, OPRD | Laura Fredrickson, Oregon Department of Forestry | Roger Fuhrman, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife | Nick Green, John Day | Wesley Heredia, Vamanos Outside | Ross Hoover, City of Tualatin, OR | Liam Hughes, Oregon Recreation & Park Association | Steve Lambert, Jackson County Parks Office | Nicole Lewis, Oregon Metro | Fraser MacDonald, Oregon Recreation Trails Advisory Council | Kim McCarrell, Oregon Equestrian Trails / Deschutes Trails Coalition | Shelly Miller, OPRA / Eugene | Georgena Moran, Access for All, LLC | Wayde Morse, Auburn University | Josh Mulhollem, OSMB | Steph Noll, Oregon Trails Coalition | Darryl Ramsey, Outdoor Afro | Jahmaal Rebb, Oregon Department of Forestry | Melissa Rinehart, United States Army Corps of Engineers | Jackie Rochefort, City of Corvallis, OR | Ryan Singleton, Department of State Lands | Alan Thompson, Oregon Department of Transportation | Kelly Chase Veach, US Forest Service | Michael Yun, Knot Design
The 2019-2023 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan, entitled Outdoor Recreation in Oregon: Responding to Demographic and Societal Change, constitutes Oregon’s basic five-year plan for outdoor recreation. You can read the executive summary here.
2017 Oregon Resident Outdoor Recreation Survey
The full report for the statewide survey of Oregon residents regarding their 2017 outdoor recreation participation in Oregon, as well as their opinions about park and recreation management.
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There are numerous reports, analyses, and plans that are published in support of the development of Oregon's SCORP. Each of these provides a critical lens into the needs and issues within outdoor recreation in Oregon.
The Center for the Outdoor Recreation Economy is dedicated to advancing research and curriculum development, technical skills training and leadership programming for the U.S. outdoor industry.
We'd love to hear from you. Contact us at outdooreconomy@oregonstate.edu.