Waldo Park in Salem, Oregon

Waldo Park in Salem, Oregon

Waldo Park, located in downtown Salem, Oregon, is notable as one of the world's smallest city parks. Measuring just 12 by 20 feet, this compact municipal park is centered around a giant sequoia tree planted in 1872 by Judge William Waldo. The park was established in 1936 to ensure the preservation of this significant tree, which now stands over 80 feet tall and is designated as an Oregon Heritage Tree. Waldo Park's striking sequoia and lush land…

"Salem is not a Theme Park"

You hear my title phrase all the time in Salem now, with increasing frequency. It’s a way to acknowledge the fact that residents of Salem have to (or want to): go to work, drive to their appointments, take their kids to school, walk along the sidewalk or sit on their front stoops in the prolonged Halloween season of September and October (and a bit of November, and…….) when a million people shuffle around our very small city taking pictures of e…