Salem's Department of Community Services Parks Operations Division is responsible for a park system encompassing 1,874 acres (758 ha) with 29.53 miles (47.52 km) of trails, 46 parks, and another 55 open and undeveloped areas.
Minto-Brown Island Park is the largest at 898.9 acres (364 ha).
Bush's Pasture Park, a 1050 acre (8.6 ha) urban park a few blocks south of downtown Salem, features natural groves of native Oregon White Oak trees, the historic Bush House, a rose garden, and adjacent Deepwood Estates.
Other city parks include 101 acre (41 ha) Cascade Gateway Park, twenty-three acre (9.3 ha) Riverfront Park, adjacent to downtown and the Willamette River. It is the home of the Salem Carousel.
Across the Willamette River in West Salem is the 114 acre (46 ha) Wallace Marine Park, which includes a boat ramp and floating boat dock allowing easy access to the river for water sports.
Salem is also home to one of the smallest city parks in the world, Waldo Park, which consists of a single Sequoia tree. Mill Ends Park park in Portland is the smallest in the state.
The capitol grounds maintained by the state of Oregon cover three city blocks and include Willson and Capitol parks.
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