Parks

Melina Tomson
  • Head to the swimming hole… One of the reasons many people choose to move to Oregon is because of our many natural areas.  There is no lack of trees in Oregon and the Salem Oregon area has its fair share of great local parks.  North Fork Park is just one great area. Located close to Mill City, this park is about ...
  • A splash in the park The Asher Anderson Waterpark opened on July 4, 2009 at Riverfront Park here in Salem Oregon.  We hadn’t been to it yet, and it was hot yesterday so we headed out to go check it out. It is located toward the north end of the park nearby the Willamette Queen and the amphitheatre. The splash fountain ...
  • North Santiam State Park 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 needs ...
  • Cool off with a gush of water If you are looking to relocate to Salem Oregon from another state you need to know there is never a lack of things to do here.  Unless of course, you don’t like being outdoors.. When I relocated here about 20 years ago now, one of the first places we visited was Silver Falls State Park.  Silver ...
  • Duck butts and other things Last weekend was the first fabulous weekend here in Salem Oregon. Like many other Salemites, my family headed to Minto-Brown to ride around the great bike/walking paths they have there. Armed with my camera, I took several shots of some geese and ducks that were playing in the pond at the park.   A passerby said there ...
  • Salem Oregon’s Riverfront Park 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 to ...
  • Union Street Bridge a welcome project Purchasing a home in West Salem has always been frought with concerns over the bridge. There is only one bridge connecting the two parts of Salem and when there is a traffic accident or a jumper, the bridge can be closed for hours, reeking havoc on the city. As a real estate agent, I have always ...
  • Dog Parks for Dog Lovers Being the owner of the cutest dog in town, I decided to write a brief blog for those other dog lovers out there, who might be relocating to Salem or are new and maybe not sure of what is out there. Salem is dog friendly and dogs are allowed in all parks, provided they are on ...