Dallas, Oregon

Baskett Slough Wildlife Refuge
10995 Hwy. 22
Dallas, Oregon 97338
(503) 623-2749
http://www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=13587

Most of the refuge interior is closed to public entry while the geese are in residence from Oct. 1-March 30.

Description: The 2,492-acre refuge offers wildlife observation areas as well as trails that meander through wetlands, upland prairies and oak/ash forest and interpretive exhibits.

Dallas Aquatic Center
1005 SE La Creole Dr.
Dallas, Oregon 97338
(503) 623-9715
http://www.ci.dallas.or.us

Open daily, hours vary by season; please call or visit the website.

Description: Play, exercise or relax at THE place for family fun-minutes from Salem! Enjoy the four pools, water toys, lazy river, crazy slide, and spa!

Dallas City Park
Park St. or Branvold entrances
Dallas, Oregon 97338
(503) 623-4932
(503) 623-2564
http://www.ci.dallas.or.us

Daily 5:30am-10:30pm.

Description: This 40-acre park features towering trees, nature trails, a miniature Japanese garden, picnic sites, playground areas, and a suspension footbridge that spans the shallow Rickreall Creek.

Delbert Hunter Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Park St. entrance, south end of Dallas City Park
Dallas, Oregon 97338
(503) 623-7359
(503) 623-2564
http://www.delberthunterarboretum.org

The arboretum is open year round for self-guided tours, 5:30am-10:30pm.

Description: The varied terrain of the arboretum (a living museum of native plants) provides ecological niches suited to perennials, conifers, oaks, wetland species and dry land desert plants.

Ritner Creek Covered Bridge
Located a few miles south of Dallas on Hwy. 223 (King Valley Hwy.), near the community of Pedee.
(503) 581-4325
(800) 874-7012

Open year-round to the public for sightseeing and picnicking.

Description: The bridge has Gothic windows, a cedar shake roof and is the only remaining structure of its type in Polk County.
Located a few miles south of Dallas on Hwy. 223 (King Valley Hwy.), near the community of Pedee.