What is the role of OPRD in Rocky Shores Management?
LANDOWNER • Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) administers over 80 parks, waysides and other facilities along the coast. OCEAN SHORE RECREATION AREA • OPRD has statutory authority for managing Oregon’s ocean shore, which includes public beaches and intertidal areas along the entire coast. • The “ocean shore” is defined as the land lying between extreme low tide of the Pacific Ocean and the statutory vegetation line or the line of established upland shore vegetation, whichever is farther inland (ORS 390.605). • The ocean shore does not include estuaries or areas bordering a state park or wayside. These areas are governed by separate state park rules (which are listed in OAR 736, Division 10).
