Ocean Shores Permits

In compliance with Governor Kate Brown’s executive orders and in an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19, we have temporarily shut down all Oregon State Parks and related services until May 8^th.

Please see the list below for current status of our ocean shore permits:

Ocean Shore Alteration Permits – Emergency permits are being processed as normal. New alteration permits and repair permits are under evaluation on a case-by-case basis but likely postponed.
Drive-on-beach permits- No new drive-on-beach permits will be issued for recreational access or for events on the ocean shore. Existing drive on beach permits are suspended with exceptions for work under an approved Ocean Shore Alteration Permit. Please contact Jay Sennewald at 541-563-8504 for emergency permit requests.
Firewood cutting permits (on the ocean shore) – All suspended and no new permits will be issued.
Special Use Permits – All suspended and no new permits will be issued.

Contractors, partners, volunteers, and permittees will regain access to our parks and resume permit projects when our parks re-open. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. We look forward to collaborating with you all very soon.

Ocean Shore State Recreation Area

The public has use of beaches along Oregon's 362-mile-long coastline as established by the 1967 Beach Bill. The Ocean Shore is administered as a state recreation area by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD).

OPRD regulates ocean shore activities as outlined in Oregon Administrative Rules including:

vehicle use, camping and other recreational activities
ocean shore alterations

In addition to administering a permit program for ocean shore alterations, OPRD reviews application permits for special events, such as large group gatherings, commercial filming and scientific research.

Permit Forms

Access Way & Other Miscellaneous Projects [PDF]

Pipelines, Cables or Conduits [PDF]

Sand Alteration [PDF]

Shoreline Protection Structure [PDF]

Pending Permits

You may access the permit application (PDF), Notice Period, Public Notice (PDF) and Public Hearing date (if applicable) in the table, below. If you do not see the entire table, you may expand it by using the plus (+) button. Applications are evaluated against the ocean shore alteration standards (OAR 736-020) and reviewed for consistency with the statewide planning goals and/or the acknowledged county comprehensive plan.

A public hearing before the Department will be held if 10 or more written requests for a hearing are received by the end of the 30-day notice period. If 10 written requests are received, a time and place will be set and notice thereof announced and posted. Written requests shall state the interests in the proposed project of the person making the request. The Department may schedule and hold a public hearing on any application on the Director's initiative. Written requests for a public hearing and comments should be sent to the Ocean Shore Permit Coordinator. Click here to get on the "interested parties" list for notifications about ocean shore alteration permits.

Permit Decisions

Ocean Shore permit decisions and finding of fact staff reports.

You may access the permit decisions and finding of fact staff reports (PDF). If you do not see the entire table, you may expand it by using the plus (+) button.