Public Conduct in Clackamas County, OR (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Clackamas County, Oregon.
Verified from official government sources
Public Urination
Clackamas County bans urinating or defecating in public anywhere in a county park area that has restroom facilities. The rule sits in the same waste-disposal subsection that requires RV holding tanks to be emptied only at designated dump stations, and violators face a $140 citation under the parks fee schedule.
Public Urination Ban in Clackamas County Parks
Some RestrictionsClackamas County Code § 6.06.050(L)(4)
L. Waste Disposal 1. All bottles, cans, ashes, waste, paper, garbage, sewage, and other rubbish or refuse shall be left only in receptacles designated for that purpose. 2. No person shall bring into a park area any trash, refuse, garbage, litter, waste material, or vehicles for the purpose of disposing them there. 3. No person shall use kitchen or toilet facilities in a camping vehicle in th...
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
Clackamas County Code 6.04.030 bans smoking, vaping and other tobacco use inside every county-owned or leased facility and within 25 feet of doors, windows and vents on county property, restricting it to posted designated smoking areas outdoors. The library system separately treats smoking on library grounds as disruptive behavior that can get a patron excluded for up to 90 days.
Smoking Ban at County Facilities in Clackamas County
Some RestrictionsClackamas County Code 6.04.030
A. Smoking is prohibited inside all County facilities. Smoking is restricted to designated smoking areas outside County facilities on County property. These prohibitions shall apply to all employees, clients, contractors, volunteers and visitors. B. A person may not smoke or use any smoking instrument within 25 feet of the following parts of a County facility: 1. Entrances; 2. Exits; ...
Public Alcohol Use
Clackamas County bans possessing alcoholic beverages in the general day-use areas of its parks unless you hold a permit for a reserved group picnic area. Reserved campsites need no alcohol permit at all. Rangers and park staff can confiscate and destroy any alcohol found in violation, and the county's fee schedule sets a $183 fine.
Open Container Rules in Clackamas County Parks
Significant RestrictionsClackamas County Code § 6.06.050(G)(1)
G. Alcoholic Beverages 1. No person shall possess alcoholic beverages in any general day use area in any county park. Permits may be issued for designated reservable group picnic areas when requested and approved and upon payment for the group picnic area. Permits for the possession of alcoholic beverages in reserved campsites are not required. Violations shall be treated as a rule violation...
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