Bill allowing Oregonians to ‘corner cross’ on public lands dies in legislative session

By Kristian Foden-Vencil (OPB)
Feb. 17, 2026 2 p.m. Updated: Feb. 17, 2026 6:53 p.m.

Large swaths of Oregon’s public and private lands are chopped into a checkerboard pattern. Senate Bill 1545 would have secured the right of people to “corner cross” the checkerboard, without fear of trespass.


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