35 Riverfront Commemorative Park Located along First St. from Tyler to B Avenues This award-winning park highlights both the Willamette River and downtown Corvallis. Offerings include an interactive fountain, artwork, picnic areas, a skate park and the seasonal Saturday Farmers’ Market. A wide range of shops, restaurants and art galleries are within easy walking distance.
GARDENS Avery Park Rose Garden www.ci.corvallis.or.us Greengable Gardens 24689 Grange Hall Road • Philomath 541-929-4444 • www.greengable.com Japanese Gardens 26907 NW Sulphur Springs Rd • Corvallis 541-745-7315 Former Landscape Director of the Portland Japanese Garden, Master Gardener Masa Mizuno designed and built a beautiful strolling garden here in Corvallis. Named Ga Fu En, "Garden of Gentle Breeze," this garden is open April through September, 9am - 6pm. In addition to the 10-acre Strolling Garden, this property also offers a much smaller Japanese style tea garden,
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call Roji, or "Dewy Path." This garden was designed and built by local Master Gardener Mike Riddle of Trillium Landscaping Inc. To insure the gardens are open, please call to schedule an appointment. There is no charge for visiting the gardens. Thyme Garden 20546 Alsea Hwy • Alsea 541-487-8671 • www.thymegarden.com
COVERED BRIDGES Covered bridges are not exclusive to Madison County! There are three historic covered bridges in the Corvallis/Benton County area, in addition to 50 scattered throughout Oregon. For a complete listing of Oregon covered bridges visit www.covered-bridges.org.
Irish Bend Covered Bridge Located in Corvallis across Oak Creek on the Campus Way bike path, this historic bridge is open to foot and bicycle traffic only. Harris Covered Bridge Two and a half miles west of the community of Wren, off Hwy. 20 on Harris Road, this bridge is currently in use. It was originally built in 1929 and has limited height clearance. Motor homes are NOT recommended. Hayden Covered Bridge One and a half miles west of the town of Alsea, off Hwy. 34, Hayden Bridge spans the Alsea River. It was built in 1918 and is currently in use.
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