Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 390.615 (2026)

Ownership of Pacific shore; declaration as state recreation area

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390.615 Ownership of Pacific shore; declaration as state recreation area. Ownership of the shore of the Pacific Ocean between ordinary high tide and extreme low tide, and from the Oregon and Washington state line on the north to the Oregon and California state line on the south, excepting such portions as may have been disposed of by the state prior to July 5, 1947, is vested in the State of Oregon, and is declared to be a state recreation area. No portion of such ocean shore shall be alienated by any of the agencies of the state except as provided by law. [Formerly 274.070 and then 390.720]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1986–1993 · leading case: Hay v. Oregon Dep't of Transp., 719 P.2d 860 (Or. 1986).

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Hay v. Oregon Dep't of Transp., 719 P.2d 860 (Or. 1986). · cites it 2× “ORS 390.615. In Thornton, plaintiffs here were defendants in an action to enjoin them from fencing off the dry-sand area on their property.”

Stevens v. City of Cannon Beach, 854 P.2d 449 (Or. 1993). “” ORS 390.615 provides: “Ownership of the shore of the Pacific Ocean between ordinary high tide and extreme low tide, and from the Oregon and Washington state line on the north to the Oregon and California state line on the south, excepting such portions as may have been…”

McDonald v. Halvorson, 760 P.2d 263 (Or. Ct. App. 1988). “11 ORS 390.615 states that the state owns the foreshore or the wet-sand area, that is, the beach seaward of the mean high tide line.”

Fuhrer v. Gearhart by the Sea, Inc., 719 P.2d 1305 (Or. Ct. App. 1986). “Plaintiff next argues that the state owes a duty of care to users of the ocean, because ORS 390.615 vests ownership of ocean beaches in the state.”

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