UPDATE APRIL 27, 2023
Listen to Smith Rock Park Manager Matt Davey give the Master Plan some context with historic and data-driven info in this interview done in the Source Weekly’s Bend Don’t Break podcast released today here.

See our summary slide show of the proposals. You can also link to the Zoom meeting presentation or go read it for yourself and then comment. We also supply direct link buttons at the bottom of the article. The end of the public feedback period is May 15, 2023, at 5:00 PM.

Back in 2017 and 2018, there were three public meetings for input on the first update to the Smith Rock State Park Master Plan from 1991. Now after a COVID hiatus, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) is back on track to present its vision for the next 20 years of future park development for Smith Rock, addressing feedback from the public after extensive assessments and analysis, weighing visitation needs with the protection of the natural, cultural, and scenic resources of the park.