Alton Baker Park & the Rose Garden
Alton Baker Park and the Owen Memorial Rose Garden sit side by side along the Willamette. One has duck ponds, bike paths, an amphitheater and Pre’s Trail; the other has more than 4,500 roses.
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Alton Baker Park was dedicated in June 1967 and holds duck ponds, bicycle trails, a dog park, a disc golf course and the Cuthbert Amphitheater. Its eastern natural area is called Whilamut, a Kalapuya word for where the river ripples and runs fast. (Wikipedia)
The Owen Memorial Rose Garden contains more than 4,500 roses of over 400 varieties, and a 150-year-old Black Tartarian cherry tree that is an Oregon Heritage Tree. (Wikipedia)
The Eugene Science Center, in Alton Baker Park, began in 1961 and is a children’s science museum with planetarium shows. (Wikipedia)
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