Several Marion County parks, including Bear Creek Park Campground, will open for the season on Sunday, May 1, 2016.
Bear Creek Park is a 15.10 acre park located along the Little North Fork of the Santiam River between BLM's Canyon Creek and Elkhorn Valley parks. The campground has fifteen first-come, first-served sites and the camping fee is $14 per night with a 14 night maximum stay. Each of the camping sites has picnic tables and fire pits, and each site is allowed one vehicle at no charge, with a $5 fee for a second vehicle. Camping site check in is 4:00 p.m. and check out is 1:00 p.m. on the day of departure, and the day use portion of the park is open from 8:00 a.m. to sunset.
Marion County has other seasonal parks opening on May 1.
Other seasonal Marion County parks that open to the public on May 1 include:
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Aumsville Ponds on Bates Road SE near Aumsville;
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Bonesteele Park on Aumsville Hwy SE;
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Spong's Landing on the Willamette River north of Keizer;
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Scotts Mills Park; and,
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Minto, Niagara, North Fork, and Salmon Falls parks, which are all in the North Santiam River Basin.
These parks are also open daily from 8:00 a.m. to sunset.
The Marion County parks that are open year-round or already open for the season are:
Marion County has a first-come, first-served policy for all county parks and no reservations are accepted.
For more information about these county parks, including descriptions and locations, visit the Marion County Parks website at
http://www.co.marion.or.us/PW/Parks or call (503) 588-5036.
