Unseasonably warm weather and thin snow pack have created early recreational opportunities on the Umpqua National Forest in southwest Oregon According to staff at Diamond Lake Resort, 1978 was the ...

One of the busiest camping areas in the U.S. national forests of Oregon are once again available for reservation. The temporary hold on new reservations for campgrounds surrounding Diamond Lake on the ...

Is spring finally here? With the temperatures in the 60s and 70s over the weekend, I think we are all hoping it is, although some of us thought spring was here about mid- February. I know many of you ...

Due to increased fire activity from the National Creek Complex fire in a corner of Crater Lake National Park, Diamond Lake Ranger District officials announced a temporary hold on all new reservations ...

Dipping my toes into Diamond Lake, I braced myself for the worst. Lakes throughout the Pacific Northwest take a long time to warm in the summer, and some of them, like the nearby 2,000-foot-deep ...

Steven and Rachel Plaga arrived in Owensboro just in time for the March 15 hailstorm. “We came with three vehicles,” she said this week. “Now, we have one.” But the Plagas, new general managers at ...

Severed from the mainland and all its inhabitants, you become governor of an adopted patch of earth in a way that’s different from camping near a trail or road. The solitude is deeper and more ...