State-owned lands are managed by several agencies. The Division of State Lands manages about 650,000 acres of grazing lands, two-thirds of which are located in Malheur and Harney counties. These lands were granted to Oregon at statehood for the benefit of schools. The Division of State Lands also manages state-owned lands beneath Oregon's navigable waterways, including the territorial sea. The Land Board has assigned management of 124,000 acres of forest lands, approximately 90,000 of which are included in the Elliott State Forest in Coos and Douglas counties, to the Department of Forestry.
State law provides for the protection and the public's right to the use of Oregon's beaches.
State parks include more than 93,000 acres of land. The Department of Administrative Services manages most state land dedicated to office buildings and like uses. Several counties have assumed management of tax-foreclosed properties. Additional public holdings include city-owned areas, reclamation and dam projects, highway rights of way, wildlife reserves and other miscellaneous areas. These forests cover the Coast Range, most of the Cascades and the highlands of northeastern Oregon.