Take A Photo, Win Free Camping

Think you take good photographs?  Here’s a chance to find out just how good you are.

Oregon Parks and Recreation’s popular photo contest is back for its third year. The Parks Department is accepting entries from now until August 1st. The rules are pretty simple:

• Any amateur photographer is eligible, it doesn’t matter how old you are.
• The photos must show Parks Department property. In other words it doesn’t have to be a State Park, it could also show a Park managed Natural Area or Scenic Viewpoint. You can find a list on the Parks Department website.

The grandprize winner gets two weeks of free camping at any State Park. Two runners-up win free park passes.

What’s new about this year’s contest is that the public will pick the winners. Parks and Rec staff will narrow down the entries, post them on the web, then the rest of us get to vote on which ones are best.

For more information see: MY PARK Photo Contest.

Meanwhile, take a moment to enjoy the winning photographs from the first two contests.

2007 Winner, Sunset Beach, by Patricia Davidson.

2008 Winner, Cape Blanco, by Alan Hirschmugl