1
Minto-Brown Island Park
Managed by City of Salem
1,193 acres8.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Salem
Salem, OR parks, trails & bike paths
About 6.9% of Salem is conserved land, roughly 2,179 acres. There are about 55 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Minto-Brown Island Park (8.8 mi), Wallace Marine Park (2.6 mi), and Cascades Gateway Park (2.1 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Salem, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Salem outdoors
Conserved land
6.9%
2,179 of 31,528 acres
Trails
55 mi
1.1 mi per sq mi · 28 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
86
12 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
148.5 mi
118.9 mi lanes · 26.5 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Wallace Marine Park
Park
155 acres2.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Cascades Gateway Park
Managed by City of Salem
104 acres2.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Woodmansee Park
Park
29 acres2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Bush's Pasture Park
Park
83 acres1.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
6
Sprague School/Skyline Park
Park
42 acres1.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Orchard Heights Park
Park
29 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
8
Fairview Wetlands Scenic Trail
Nature preserve
30 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 86 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 86 parks & preserves
Minto-Brown Island Park1,193 acres · 8.8 mi of trail · City of Salem
Wallace Marine Park155 acres · 2.6 mi of trail
Cascades Gateway Park104 acres · 2.1 mi of trail · City of Salem
Woodmansee Park29 acres · 2 mi of trail
Bush's Pasture Park83 acres · 1.9 mi of trail
Sprague School/Skyline Park42 acres · 1.4 mi of trail
Orchard Heights Park29 acres · 1 mi of trail
Fairview Wetlands Scenic Trail30 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Geer Park45 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
West Salem High School Park17 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Peaks in Salem
Reese Hill656 ft elevation
Zosel Hill627 ft elevation
Wallace Hill427 ft elevation
Chapman Hill400 ft elevation
Illahe Hill240 ft elevation
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 5.0 miUnpaved 18.9 mi
- Hilfiker Park Foot Path0.2 mi
- Wiltsy Road Property Foot Path0.1 mi
- Titan Path0.1 mi
- Strong Road Southeast0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Showing 1–10 of 14 places
Berger LakelakeBluegill LakelakeFairview WetlandspondKoi PondpondLansing park creekMission LakelakeODFW PondpondODFW Water FeaturepondStone Quarry LakelakeWalling Pondpond
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
2,179 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 169 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes118.9 mi
- Off-road bike paths26.5 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes3.1 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis67
- Basketball55
- Baseball55
- Soccer29
- Tracks17
- Pickleball14
- Football12
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Salem
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 1,656 acState Other or Unknown 203 acConservation Easement 169 acLocal Conservation Area 68 acState Park 51 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minto-brown IslandLocal Park | Town or city | 703 | Open |
| Oregon Exposition CenterState Other or Unknown | Town or city | 168 | Open |
| Wallace Marine ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 151 | Open |
| Bush PastureLocal Park | Town or city | 101 | Open |
| Cascade GatewayLocal Park | Town or city | 101 | Open |
| Battle Creek PropertyLocal Park | Town or city | 57 | Open |
| Geer ParkState Park | Other state land | 44 | Open |
| Sprague-skyline SchoolLocal Park | Town or city | 42 | Open |
| Claggett Creek Natural AreaLocal Conservation Area | Town or city | 41 | Open |
| Walker ParkState Other or Unknown | Other state land | 35 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 33 places
1245 Mill Street Section HousesPlaque
Asahel Bush HouseIn Bush's Pasture Park · House · 1878
Capitol Mall Parking StructureIn State Capitol State Park · Plaque · 1991-09
Chinook SalmonIn Pringle Creek Trail · Plaque
Column Segments from Second Oregon CapitolIn Capitol Park · Plaque
Court Street-Chemeketa Street Residential Historic DistrictDistrict
Dr. John McLoughlinIn Capitol Park · Statue
E. M. Waite Memorial FountainIn Willson Park · Memorial
Fallen Trooper MemorialIn State Capitol State Park · Memorial
Gaiety Hill-Bush's Pasture Park Historic DistrictIn Bush's Pasture Park · District
Nearby
Salem and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salem | 6.9% | 54.5 mi | 86 |
| Hayesville | 0.5% | 0.3 mi | 2 |
| Four Corners | 0.5% | 2.0 mi | 1 |
| Keizer | 2.8% | 2.6 mi | 17 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Salem's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 32.9-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.