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Lottery Dollars Help Support Oregon Parks

When Oregonians play their favorite Lottery games, funds build up to help support our best places — our state and local parks.

100+ Years of Oregon State Parks

When Oregon Trail pioneer Sarah Helmick donated part of her family homestead for use as a park, she accomplished more than her simple goal of preserving a place of great beauty for future generations. By donating acreage along the Luckiamute River in Polk County, she did something so much bigger—Sarah shared a visionary idea that eventually turned into our state park system.

Today, Oregon State Parks consist of more than 250 parks, heritage sites, waysides, and recreation areas. These are the places of iconic beauty that bring out Oregonians’ passions—passion for the environment, for recreation, for contemplation, and for the landscapes that make Oregon, well, Oregon.

Oregon State Parks has endured now for more than a century. We’re proud to continue to support our second-to-none state parks system with Oregon Lottery funds. Because of your lottery play, our parks are ready to continue to serve us all into their next century.

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State Parks, Heritage Sites, Recreation Areas and More

Win a State Parks Pass!

Follow us on Instagram, then enter to win an Oregon State Parks parking pass, your ticket to the most Instagrammable scenery in Oregon!

Picture yourself standing behind a misty waterfall at Silver Falls, peering down into shadow-dappled canyons at Smith Rock, or watching the powerful Pacific collide head on with the continent at Shore Acres. Visit these or any Oregon State park with a FREE annual state parks pass! All you have to do is follow us on Instagram and enter online. Ten lucky winners will each receive a state parks pass valid through March 2026. Let the road trips begin!

  • Follow us on Instagram at @oregonlottery (must be following us at time of drawing).
  • See our Instagram profile for official entry link.
  • Must be 18 or older to enter.
  • Last day to enter: June 7 (State Parks Day this year).

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Pavilion at Honeyman State Park

Honeyman State Park

Pavilion at Honeyman State Park

Honeyman State Park

Dog Park Improvements

Lord and Schryver Conservancy

Restoring a Historic Salem Garden

Newly reconstructed bridge in Dallas's Japanese garden

A Japanese Garden Restored

A man using a wheelchair and his companion exit an accessible elevator at Vista House.

Oregon’s Iconic Vista House

A fence marks a trail leading behind a waterfall
campsite
Over the next one to three years, we’re going to be breaking ground on a new welcome center on the north side of the park, a new campground and new trail access.
— Chris Gilliand, Manager of Silver Falls State Park More About Silver Falls
illustration of state parks campsite

See All State Parks Projects

Want to see all the State Parks grants and loans supported by Lottery dollars in your county? Or even across the state?

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LOTTERY DOLLARS DOING GOOD THINGS IN YOUR COMMUNITY

Qualifying for Funding — Oregon Parks & Rec

In addition to funding our state parks, Oregon Parks and Recreation (OPRD) grants lottery-backed funds to local communities and organization for recreational facilities and heritage programs.