(Salem, OR) -- Oregon State Parks nearly set a record last year for the number of visitors. It was the second busiest year for day-use visits at 52-million. The record was 53-million in 2021. It was the fourth best camping year with two-point-nine million camping nights which is slightly less than the record of three-million set in 2021. Parks with the largest increases were Beachside State Recreation Site, Ecola State Park, and Harris Beach State Recreation Area. The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is spending 50-million-dollars on improvements at nine parks.