A primary goal for the Oregon Department of State Lands is generating revenue for benefit of the Common School Fund. Most land under DSL management is held, "with the object of obtaining the greatest benefit for the people of this state, consistent with the conservation of this resource under sound techniques of land management (Article VIII, Section 5(2) of the Oregon Constitution). To meet this obligation, the Department retains ownership of land with sales occurring in very limited instances.
However, the Department does provide authorizations for commercial uses of state-owned land, including cattle grazing, firewood cutting, communication sites, and mineral exploration.
How DSL Evaluates Land Sales
There are limited circumstances that allow the Department to consider land available for sale. Generally, only lands classified as
industrial, commercial, or residential (ICR) are considered for sale, and then only after lease or other opportunities have been evaluated.
The process includes evaluating the financial, natural, cultural, and recreational impacts of proposals under consideration. The first step in bringing a land sale inquiry to the Department is to identify the parcel(s) using the
map of state-owned land. After identifying a parcel, sign up for a
pre-application consultation with DSL staff.
After a successful application, the process includes the Department inviting public to submit feedback during a comment period, compiling information into a recommendation for the
State Land Board, and presenting to the Land Board for a vote denying or approving the transaction.
Mineral Rights
It is the standard policy of the State Land Board to retain mineral rights. However, occasionally the Department sells mineral rights, as well as mineral rights held by other state agencies, when a sale may benefit the state or local economy. The Department releases mineral rights owned by the state on small (less than 3 acres) residential lots or lands inside an urban growth boundary for a small fee.
Open for Public Review and CommentPotential Transactions
Land transactions that have gone through a public comment and review period, but other parts of the process are still underway.
- Property Name
- Sale of State-owned land in Wheeler County
- Transaction #
- 65556-LS
- County
- Wheeler County
- Location
Approximately 1,863 total acres:
Township 08S, Range 23E, Sections 25,26 & 35, Tax Lot 3300
Township 08S, Range 24E, Sections 30 & 31, Tax Lot 3500
Township 09S, Range 24E, Section 06, Tax Lot 1600
Township 08S, Range 24E, Sections 29 & 32, Tax Lot 3300
Township 09S, Range 24E, Section 05, Tax Lot 900
- Supporting Documents
- Status
- Potential Transaction
- Comment Deadline
- 4/4/2026
- Additional information
The public comment period was open from March 5, 2026 - April 4, 2026.
The Oregon Department of State Lands received an application to purchase state-owned rangeland known as "Hoogie Doogie," located north of the John Day River in Wheeler County. On December 9, 2025, the State Land Board approved DSL to move forward with conducting due diligence needed for these lands to be considered for sale at a future date.
- Property Name
- Sale of State-owned land in Prineville
- Transaction #
- 65646-LS
- County
- Crook County
- Location
318.48 acres in Township 15S, Range 15E, Sections 4 & 10, Tax Lot 1100.
- Supporting Documents
- Status
- Potential Transaction
- Comment Deadline
- 8/2/2025
- Additional information
The public comment period was open from July 3 - August 2, 2025.
The City of Prineville is interested in purchasing land from DSL for economic development, infrastructure, and airport operation and expansion purposes.
- Property Name
- Land acquisition in Coos County
- Transaction #
- 64932-LA
- County
- Coos County
- Location
- The Deal parcel’s legal location is listed as: 100 acres in Township 27S, Range 14W, Section 02. The property includes a section of Winchester Creek, 54 acres of wetland and 46 acres of upland forest.
- The Triangle parcel’s legal location is listed as: 13 acres in Township 26S, Range 14W, Section 22, Tax Lot 1700. The property is located along Seven Devils Road and is within the South Slough watershed and adjacent to Reserve lands.
- Supporting Documents
- Status
- Potential Transaction
- Comment Deadline
- 7/17/2025
- Additional information
The public comment period was open from June 17 - July 17, 2025.
The South Slough Reserve Management Commission has submitted a request for approval to complete the acquisition and transfer or two land parcels in Coos County.
The Reserve submitted a full grant proposal to NOAA in January 2025 for the purpose and restoration of the properties. The grant was recommended for full award to the Reserve in April 2025 and will be funded in October 2025; in the meantime we are moving forward with due diligence actions.
- Property Name
- BLM proposed classification decision for in-lieu lands transfer
- Transaction #
- 64522-LA and 64523-LA
- County
- Linn County
- Location
40.5 acres Township 14 South, Range 1 East, Section 26, Tax Lot 9800 and 121.6 acres in Township 12 South, Range 4 East, Sections 30 and 31, Tax Lots 3600 and 3900
- Supporting Documents
- Status
- Potential Transaction
- Comment Deadline
- 4/9/2024
- Additional information
The public comment period was open from January 12, 2024 - April 9, 2024.
- Property Name
- New land creation parcel in Upper Klamath Lake
- Transaction #
- 62440-LS
- County
- Klamath County
- Location
8.14 acres of fill to be created adjacent to: Township 37 South, Range 7 East, Section 25, TL 4401, and Section 36, TL 5901; Township 38 South, Range 7 East, Section 1, TL 101; Township 38 South, Range 8 East, Section 6, TL 200 & 300.
- Supporting Documents
- Status
- Potential Transaction
- Comment Deadline
- 11/20/2020
- Additional information
The public comment period was open from October 30, 2020 - November 20, 2020.
Process on hold.
- Property Name
- Sale of large lot industrial parcel in South Redmond tract
- Transaction #
- 62215-LS
- County
- Deschutes County
- Location
780 acres in Township 15 South, Range 13 East, Sections 32 and 33, Tax Lot 130.
- Supporting Documents
- Status
- Potential Transaction
- Comment Deadline
- 1/15/2020
- Additional information
The public comment period was open from December 16, 2019 - January 15, 2020.
Process terminated.
Approved Transactions
Land transactions approved by the Department Director or State Land Board following public comment and review.
- Property Name
- Sale of North Tongue Point property
- Transaction #
- 61596-LS
- County
- Clatsop County
- Location
15.23 acres in Township 08 North, Range 09 West, Section 11, Tax Lot 5800
- Supporting Documents
- Additional information
The public comment period was open from July 1, 2019 - July 31, 2019.
- Property Name
- Sale of filled land parcel on the Astoria waterfront
- Transaction #
- 63360-LS
- County
- Clatsop County
- Location
0.57 acres in Township 08 North, Range 09 West, Section 07 CA, Tax Lots 401 and 402.
- Supporting Documents
- Additional information
The public comment period was open from October 22, 2021 - November 21, 2021.
Fortuna Cannery, LLC applied to purchase 0.57 acres of filled land along the Astoria waterfront for the purpose of providing a parking area, access point, and small open space for the Cannery Pier Hotel and Spa.
The State Land Board approved this action at the August 13, 2024 meeting.
- Property Name
- Land exchange on West Hayden Island
- Transaction #
- 55904-LE
- County
- Multnomah County
- Location
T02N, R01E, Sec. 19, TL 200; T02N, R01E, Sec. 28, TL 200; T02N, R01E, Sec. 29, TL 100; T02N, R01E, Sec. 30, TL 100; T02N, R01W, Sec. 24, TL 100.
- Supporting Documents
- Additional information
The public comment period was open from April 19, 2023 - May19, 2023.
After in-depth historical ownership reviews by both DSL and The Port of Portland, the parties have determined the best course of action to settle ownership disputes is to enter into a settlement agreement and exchange quitclaim deeds to formally establish a line where the Ports ownership ends, and DSL's ownership begins on West Hayden Island. Additionally, both parties will grant each other access easements to their respective properties allowing uninterrupted continuation of land management for both parties.
- Property Name
- New land creation parcel at Port of Astoria
- Transaction #
- 64749-LS
- County
- Clatsop County
- Location
1.03 acres of fill to be created adjacent to Township 08 North, Range 09 West, Section 13, Tax Lot 100
- Supporting Documents
- Additional information
Port of Astoria applied to create, and subsequently purchase, 1.03 acres of new lands within the Columbia River for the purpose of rehabilitating Pier 2 West.
A public comment period was open from December 1, 2023 - January 1, 2024.
- Property Name
- Sale of lands to Ocean Terminals Co.
- Transaction #
- 48305-LS
- County
- Coos County
- Location
T25S, R13W, Sec 10; Tax Lots 500 & 600 and T25S, R13W, Sec 15AA; Tax Lot 100
- Supporting Documents
- Additional information
The public comment period was open from February 25, 2016 - March 23, 2016.
The State Land Board approved this action at the April 12, 2016 meeting. The process is on hold.
- Property Name
- Sale of Stevens Road East
- Transaction #
- 63711-LS
- County
- Deschutes County
- Location
261 acres in Township 18 South, Range 12 East, Section 11, Tax Lot 200
- Supporting Documents
- Additional information
At the April 9, 2024 meeting, the State Land Board authorized the Department to sell the remaining 261 acres of the Stevens Road Tract through a brokered transaction.
More information on the Stevens Road Tract can be found here.
- Property Name
- Sale of filled lands on Hayden Island
- Transaction #
- 65338-LS
- County
- Multnomah County
- Location
65 acres in Township 2 North, Range 1 East, Sections 19 and 30.
- Supporting Documents
- Additional information
The public comment period was open from March 5 - April 19, 2025
The Interstate Bridge Group, through The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), is seeking to purchase a parcel of state-owned land located on the south shore of the western side of Hayden Island.
- Property Name
- Title cleared on State-owned lands on Clatskanie River
- Transaction #
- 64870LE and 64904LE
- County
- Columbia County
- Location
- Transaction # 64870-LE (approximately 6 acres): Abutting tax lot 200 from the Ordinary High Water Line to the center of the current channel of the Clatskanie River
- Transaction # 64904-LE (approximately 1 acre): Abutting tax lots 201 and 3100 from the Ordinary High Water Line to the center of the current channel of the Clatskanie River.
In order to clear title to the lands located at: Township 07 North, Range 04 West, Section 08
- Supporting Documents
- Additional information
The public comment period was open from March 6, 2024 - April 5, 2024.
- Property Name
- BLM proposed classification decision for in-lieu lands transfer
- Transaction #
- 64934-LA and 64940-LA
- County
- Deschutes County
- Location
80 acres T. 21 S., R. 10 E., Sec. 35, E1/2SE1/4; 440 acres T. 18 S., R. 13 E., Sec. 21, N1/2NE1/4, W1/2, and SW1/4SE1/4.
- Supporting Documents
- Additional information
The public comment period was open from March 22, 2024 - June 18, 2024. Following the due dilligence and public comment period, decisions were made on both parcels under consideration:
-
(64940-LA) 440 acres along Rickard Road, near Bend: In December 2024, DSL decided not to acquire this parcel.
- (64934-LA) 80 acres Burgess Road in La Pine: On June 10, 2025, the State Land Board authorized DSL to accept this parcel from BLM.
- Property Name
- Land exchange in Coos County
- Transaction #
- 64572-LE
- County
- Coos County
- Location
- Lee Family parcel: Township 26S, Range 14W, Section 26, Tax Lot 700.
- Reserve parcels: Township 26S, Range 14W, Section 27, Tax Lot 100; Township 26S, Range 14W, Section 26, Tax Lot 600.
- Supporting Documents
- Additional information
The public comment period was open from March 13 - April 12, 2025.
This exchange is related to entrance and parking improvements planned at the South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve (Reserve) visitor center. During initial research into ownership boundaries, it was determined that encroachments existed on both Reserve land and the Lee Family property, and that a land trade would be mutually beneficial to resolve these encroachments.
The exchange acreages are expected to be about 0.29 acres, depending on valuation and survey outcomes.
The State Land Board approved this action at the April 14, 2026 meeting.
- Property Name
- Sale of State-owned land in Coos County
- Transaction #
- 64570-LS
- County
- Coos County
- Location
80 acres in Township
26S, Range14W, Section 36, Tax Lot 800.
- Supporting Documents
- Additional information
The public comment period was open from June 17 - July 17, 2025.
The South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve has submitted a request to purchase a parcel of state-owned forestland.
The Reserve submitted a full grant proposal to NOAA in January 2025, for the conservation and restoration of habitat. The grant was recommended for full award to the Reserve in April 2025 and will be funded in October 2025; in the meantime, we are moving forward with due diligence actions.
Completed Transactions
Land transactions approved by the Department Director or State Land Board following public comment and review.