Koberg Beach State Recreation Site is a state park

State park

State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the federated state level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, or recreational...

 in Hood River County, Oregon

Hood River County, Oregon

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 20,411 people, 7,248 households, and 5,175 families residing in the county. The population density was 39 people per square mile . There were 7,818 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile...

 United States, administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department

Oregon Parks and Recreation Department

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. The park offers a wayside rest area for west bound traffic on Interstate 84

Interstate 84 (west)

Interstate 84 is an Interstate Highway in the Western United States that runs from Portland, Oregon, to a junction with Interstate 80 near Echo, Utah. The highway originally served as a fork of I-80 to serve the Pacific Northwest, and was originally numbered Interstate 80N.The highway serves and...

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For years, the area was owned by the Koberg family who developed the beach and built rustic style dance hall which was popular with people from nearby Hood River. The Highway Department acquired the land 1953 and removed the dance hall the next year. In 1962, an entrance road, a parking area. and other facilities became available.