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Location
  
Eugene, Oregon, Oregon

Phone
  
+1 541-682-4800

Status
  
Open all year

Alton Baker Park

Address
  
100 Day Island Rd, Eugene, OR 97401, USA

Hours
  
Closed now Sunday6AM–11PMMonday6AM–11PMTuesday6AM–11PMWednesday6AM–11PMThursday6AM–11PMFriday6AM–11PMSaturday6AM–11PM

Similar
  
Hendricks Park, Owen Rose Garden, Cascades Raptor Center, Eugene Hotel, Jordan Schnitzer Museum

Alton baker park


Alton Baker Park is located in Eugene, Oregon, United States, near Autzen Stadium. It was named for Register-Guard founder Alton F. Baker, Sr. It features duck ponds, bicycle trails, a dog park and a disc golf course, and directly touches the Ferry Street Bridge across the Willamette River.

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Other amenities include the Cuthbert Amphitheater, a venue for outdoor musical and drama performances. The amphitheater is named for Fred Cuthbert, the park's designer.

Alton baker park to fern ridge bike path


Whilamut Natural Area

The less developed, eastern part of Alton Baker Park is known as the Wilhamut Natural Area and links to Springfield's Eastgate Woodlands via bicycle paths and open space. "Wilhamut" is a Kalapuya word that means "where the river ripples and runs fast". A ceremony to rename the former East Alton Baker Park took place on September 7, 2002 and included a traditional Kalapuya naming ceremony.

Nobel Peace Park

In April, 2013, the Nobel Peace Laureate Project opened a one-acre parcel inside Alton Baker Park to celebrate the United States recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize. The park within a park is the first Nobel Peace Park in the United States.

The prize recipients honored in the park are

References

Alton Baker Park Wikipedia