The Salem Oregon metro area is filled with parks ranging from natural parks like Minto Brown or more manicured parks like Riverfront Park.
Riverfront Park is one of the main larger parks in Salem Oregon. It houses the outdoor amphitheater for summer concerts, a covered area for concerts, movies and family gatherings, a large splash pad, play structures, walking paths, the Willamette Queen, and the Riverfront Carousel. A nice flat sidewalk is perfect for kids who want to…
Located in the Willamette River, Minto Brown Island Park is a great local park for walking, bike riding, jogging, and feeding some geese. The geese are well aware that people are the bearers of food.
Salem is dog friendly and dogs are allowed in all parks, provided they are on a leash. It goes without saying that your dog needs to be properly trained before you should take them to a park. While Salem itself doesn’t have a leash law, for now, dogs are required to be on a leash…
One of our local bloggers, the Kid Friendly Salem Blog, was asked by a reader about local areas with clean water for kids to play and splash on a hot summer day. One of my favorite places to take my kids on a hot day, besides Silver Falls State Park, is the Santiam River. It…
Since I have moved to Oregon 18 years ago, it seems we have one week every July that is really hot. 90-100 or so. That is hot for out here. Last weekend was part of that week. With the heat came a request from my kids…can we go to Riverfront Park? When we first moved…