Maud Williamson State Recreation Site

Maud Williamson State Recreation Site
Oregon State Parks
Maud Williamson State Recreation Site is located in Oregon
Maud Williamson State Recreation Site
Maud Williamson State Recreation Site is located in the United States
Maud Williamson State Recreation Site
TypePublic, state
LocationYamhill County, Oregon
Nearest cityMcMinnville
Coordinates45°05′47″N 123°04′01″W / 45.0965072°N 123.0670441°W / 45.0965072; -123.0670441[1]
Area24 acres (9.7 ha)
Operated byOregon Parks and Recreation Department

Maud Williamson State Recreation Site is a state park in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States, administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. The park is located at the intersection of Oregon Route 221 and Oregon Route 153 near Wheatland. The park entrance is across from Wheatland Road, which leads to the Wheatland Ferry.[2]

The site includes of a stand of second-growth Douglas-fir and a historic farmhouse.[3] In the early spring trilliums are abundant.[3]

The 24-acre (9.7 ha) park formerly offered overnight camping, but now is day-use only.[2] Amenities include picnic tables, restrooms, a covered picnic shelter, volleyball courts and horseshoe pits. Admission is free, but there is a fee to reserve the picnic shelter.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Maud Williamson State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c Bannan, Jan Gumprecht (2002). Oregon State Parks: A Complete Recreation Guide. The Mountaineers. p. 129. ISBN 0-89886-794-0.
  3. ^ a b c "Maud Williamson State Recreation Site". Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Retrieved March 18, 2009.