Washburne State Wayside

Washburne State Wayside
Grove of Douglas firs at the rest stop
Washburne State Wayside is located in Oregon
Washburne State Wayside
Washburne State Wayside is located in the United States
Washburne State Wayside
TypePublic, state
LocationBenton and Lane counties, Oregon
Nearest cityEugene
Coordinates44°16′53″N 123°14′42″W / 44.281512°N 123.2450951°W / 44.281512; -123.2450951[1]
Area37.3 acres (15.1 ha)[2]
Operated byOregon Parks and Recreation Department
Visitorsabout 131,000 a year
Openyear-round
Statusday use

Washburne State Wayside was a state park 4 miles (6 km) northwest of Junction City, in the U.S. state of Oregon.[3] Administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, the wayside served as a rest stop for travelers on Oregon Route 99W and an interpretive center for the Applegate Trail.[4] The state bought the land for the park in 1926 from William C. and Mae E. Washburne.[2] It was located on the border between Lane and Benton counties.[4]

Amenities included picnic tables, a restroom, a nature trail, and interpretive signs about the Applegate Trail.[4] The day-use park, formerly open year-round, was visited by about 131,000 people a year.[2] The nature trail led into a forest of second-growth Douglas fir.[3] This is no longer a park. It is private owned land and the big trees have been logged off.

  1. ^ "Washburne State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "Washburne State Wayside: Park History". Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Bannan, Jan (2002). Oregon State Parks: A Complete Recreation Guide (2nd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers Books. p. 140. ISBN 0-89886-794-0.
  4. ^ a b c "Washburne State Wayside". Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Retrieved April 23, 2016.