The Oregon Parks and Recreation Commission wants to reopen its rulebook to make a few changes that park officials hope will save the agency millions of dollars in the coming years.

Members of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Commission voted in November to reopen the agency’s rules on park rates, seeking ways to fill a budget shortfall that is now projected at $8 million this biennium, and could be higher for the next biennium.

Proposed changes are focused on four areas: refunds for canceled reservations, the introduction of dynamic pricing for campgrounds, changes to the agency’s Special Access Pass and flexibility for the cost of day-use parking permits.

Most of the changes are designed to improve the long-term financial sustainability of the state parks system, the agency said. Th

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