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Skinner Butte Park

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Rising from the south bank of the Willamette River, this park provides the best views of any of the city's parks; it also has the greatest historic cachet, since it was here that Eugene Skinner staked the claim that put Eugene on the map. Children can scale a replica of Skinner Butte, uncover fossils, and cool off under a rain circle. Skinner Butte Loop leads to the top of Skinner Butte, traversing sometimes difficult terrain through a mixed-conifer forest.

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  • Address: 248 Cheshire Ave., Eugene, OR, 97401 | Map It
  • Phone: 541/682-4800
  • Cost: Free
  • Hours: Dawn--dusk
  • Location: Eugene
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    A View at the End of a Hike

    This is the best hike in Eugene. It's rigorous but the view you get of the Willamette Valley at the end is worth every drop of sweat.

    by jahlie, 6/6/09

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