OUTDOORS
Free Parking at Oregon State Parks on Black Friday
We've got just one more reason to skip the stores and head out outdoors.

Cove Palisades State Park—now with free parking!
Image: Zack Frank
Need an excuse to bail on the family shopping trip?
This Friday, Oregon State Parks will waive the normal $5 day-use parking fee at parks that charge fees, from Astoria's Fort Stevens and The Cove Palisades near Madras.
Check out the smoking gun:
@scoccaro @DDSyrdal It's happening! Oregon State Parks waives $5 day-use parking fee on Black Friday! #OptOutside #Oregon
— Oregon State Parks (@ORStateParks) November 19, 2015
For more information, visit oregonstateparks.org.