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Description. Alton Baker Park, Eugene’s largest developed park, is home to dozens of recreational features and facilities serving the City of Eugene since 1959. The park is made up of two major areas: the more developed West Alton Baker Park, and the 237-acre Whilamut Natural Area.
Alton Baker Park, Eugene’s largest developed park, has been an indispensable part of the Eugene landscape since 1959. Located right on the banks of the Willamette River directly across from the University of Oregon, Alton Baker has provided a place for denizens of Eugene to bike, run, feed ducks and take their dogs for over fifty years.
Things to do: Central to most everything, Alton Baker Park’s location is one of its most desirable features, and is only about a 10-minute walk from the U of O campus, right next to Autzen stadium. The park provides easy access to Eugene’s shopping malls, downtown, wilderness and universities.
The modern history of Alton Baker Park began in the 1950’s, when the Eugene city council decided that we needed a bigger public park for the growing city. Over the proceeding 100 years, Eugene had grown from a few hundred to around thirty five thousand people.
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Alton Baker Park. Coordinates: 44°03′22″N 123°04′41″W. Alton Baker Park is located in Eugene, Oregon, United States, near Autzen Stadium. It was named for Alton F. Baker Sr., the eleventh owner (60 years after it was founded) of Eugene's The Guard newspaper (later The Register-Guard ). [1] .
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Alton Baker Park is Eugene’s largest developed park with over 400 acres to explore. The park features miles of running trails (paved and dirt), river paths, duck ponds, large open fields, a dog park, and an overall beautiful environment.
