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Best Oregon Counties for Public Land Access

A sourced public land ranking from county-clipped public land layers.

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A high ranking means a county is worth researching first. It is not legal advice, a recommendation to buy land, or proof that any parcel will qualify for a specific use.

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Public land access uses county-clipped public land acreage and a derived access score.

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A quick trust check for the top-ranked counties: verified profiles, major source coverage, citation depth, and the number of source inputs behind this ranking.

top 10 covered

Top 10 profilesverified

10/10

Sourced county profiles

Source coverageverified

10/10

Major sourced layers present

Citation depthsourced

140

Top 10 county citation URLs

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Methodology Data status Source glossary

#1Malheur CountyPartially sourced4,954,724 acres

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Malheur County; office confirmation and link audit follow-up are still needed before verified status.

#2Harney CountyPartially sourced4,886,800 acres

Conservative Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Harney County; direct office confirmation remains a priority before verified status.

#3Lake CountyPartially sourced4,013,951 acres

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Lake County; office confirmation and link audit follow-up are still needed before verified status.

#4Klamath CountyPartially sourced2,358,734 acres

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Klamath County; office confirmation and link audit follow-up are still needed before verified status.

#5Grant CountyPartially sourced1,813,651 acres

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Grant County; office confirmation and link audit follow-up are still needed before verified status.

#6Lane CountyPartially sourced1,765,114 acres

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Lane County; office confirmation and link audit follow-up are still needed before verified status.

#7Douglas CountyPartially sourced1,687,631 acres

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Douglas County; automated audit may flag county-page 403 despite public browser/search availability, and office confirmation is still needed before verified status.

#8Deschutes CountyPartially sourced1,506,635 acres

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Deschutes County; office confirmation and link audit follow-up are still needed before verified status.

#9Wallowa CountyPartially sourced1,172,182 acres

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Wallowa County; office confirmation and link audit follow-up are still needed before verified status.

#10Baker CountyPartially sourced1,012,546 acres

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Baker County; office confirmation and link audit follow-up are still needed before verified status.

#11Crook CountyPartially sourced959,086 acres

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Crook County; deeper subpage confirmation and office confirmation are still needed before verified status.

#12Jackson CountyPartially sourced939,183 acres

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Jackson County; office confirmation and link audit follow-up are still needed before verified status.

#13Josephine CountyPartially sourced721,592 acres

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Josephine County; office confirmation and link audit follow-up are still needed before verified status.

#14Curry CountyPartially sourced688,304 acres

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Curry County; office confirmation and link audit follow-up are still needed before verified status.

#15Clackamas CountyPartially sourced649,035 acres

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Clackamas County; office confirmation is still needed before verified status.

#16Union CountyPartially sourced638,802 acres

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Union County; direct building-office confirmation and link audit follow-up are still needed before verified status.

#17Linn CountyPartially sourced589,213 acres

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Linn County; automated audit may flag county-page 403 despite public browser availability, and office confirmation is still needed before verified status.

#18Tillamook CountyPartially sourced455,219 acres

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Tillamook County; office confirmation is still needed before verified status.

#19Umatilla CountyPartially sourced452,913 acres

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Umatilla County; direct local building-office confirmation should be added before verified status.

#20Jefferson CountyPartially sourced318,624 acres

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Jefferson County; automated audit may flag county-page 403 despite public browser availability, and office confirmation is still needed before verified status.

#21Wheeler CountyPartially sourced317,676 acres

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Wheeler County; office confirmation and link audit follow-up are still needed before verified status.

#22Coos CountyPartially sourced304,116 acres

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Coos County; office confirmation is still needed before verified status.

#23Wasco CountyPartially sourced295,955 acres

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Wasco County; office confirmation and link audit follow-up are still needed before verified status.

#24Marion CountyPartially sourced261,446 acres

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Marion County; office confirmation and link audit follow-up are still needed before verified status.

#25Hood River CountyPartially sourced233,275 acres

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Hood River County; the separate hrccd subdomain did not respond to simple fetch checks, so the county.gov pages are preferred.

#26Morrow CountyPartially sourced222,087 acres

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Morrow County; direct building-office confirmation and link audit follow-up are still needed before verified status.

#27Lincoln CountyPartially sourced218,225 acres

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Lincoln County; office confirmation is still needed before verified status.

#28Clatsop CountyPartially sourced178,070 acres

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Clatsop County; office confirmation is still needed before verified status.

#29Benton CountyPartially sourced115,114 acres

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Benton County; office confirmation is still needed before verified status.

#30Multnomah CountyPartially sourced103,709 acres

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Multnomah County; office confirmation is still needed before verified status.

#31Gilliam CountyPartially sourced84,078 acres

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Gilliam County; direct building-office confirmation and link audit follow-up are still needed before verified status.

#32Washington CountyPartially sourced68,020 acres

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Washington County; office confirmation is still needed before verified status.

#33Yamhill CountyPartially sourced66,331 acres

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Yamhill County; office confirmation and link audit follow-up are still needed before verified status.

#34Sherman CountyPartially sourced60,834 acres

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Sherman County; office confirmation and link audit follow-up are still needed before verified status.

#35Polk CountyPartially sourced55,288 acres

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Polk County; old co.polk.or.us links redirect to the current polkcountyor.gov domain.

#36Columbia CountyPartially sourced31,618 acres

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Columbia County; office confirmation is still needed before verified status.