Eagle Park

No Camping and No Fires allowed in Eagle Park at any time! 

There is no camping, and absolutely no fires or any kind of flames are allowed in Eagle Park at any time.  This includes wood fires, charcoal briquettes, pellet-fueled grills, candles, tiki torches and other devices that emit flames or embers and cannot be turned off with a valve. Portable cooking stoves and other devices using liquefied or bottle fuels are allowed for cooking purposes only; fire pits are not permitted. 

Project Site

This park is in the beginning stages of development, and is located south of the Hwy 99 bridge along the east bank of the Willamette River. It was recently an active gravel mine owned and operated by Knife River Inc; the City took ownership in spring 2021. The site has roughly 1 mile of river frontage and has two ponds that are linked, and a 3rd smaller one on-site.  A portion of the site is located inside the Willamette River Greenway, and the whole site is within the 100 year floodplain.

The park is only partially developed, and citizens may use it at their own risk.  There are deep areas in the first pond, as well as access to the Willamette River.   There are no restrooms, roads, or any other amenities in this new park at this time.  There are no plans for camping of any kind, nor do we allow fires at any time of year. 

Due to a $75,000 grant from the Oregon Parks & Recreation Department, we have a Dog Park, and .32 miles of trails in the upper park area, which is inside the City Limits!

Dog Park:   An almost acre of property is set aside for your furry family member to enjoy!   It holds both a big dog, and a little dog side, and comes equipped with doggie doo stations.  We ask that you please clean up after your friend just like you would in any park.  The park comes with entry ways designed to not allow easy escapes.  That doesn't mean that your super fast and wily escape artist might not still be able to make their way outside with a running child, but it will certainly pause them, and hopefully, allow you to corral that getaway!

.32 miles of hiking paths/trails have been created in the forest area; there are four viewpoints of the river, and a channel that runs next to a small island. There is a large flat trail that starts next to the dog park on the south side, that will be a future ADA pathway.  The summer of 2025 will see these trails being laid with wood chips, and gravel.  Some picnic tables will be put in the forest on the south side of the trail and dog park.  Some signs will also go up in the pathways.  Trees, and benches will eventually be added. 

The City has also been awarded a RTP Grant from the State of Oregon!  This will add more mileage to the park, with just a little over 2 miles of pathways.  The park has just undergone a cultural survey, and a wetlands delineation is in progress as well.  We also just got provisional approval from Linn County for the lower section of park that is located outside of the City limits, provided the approval doesn't get appealed. 

Want to Know More?

Please contact the City Administrator, for more information about the project.
Phone: (541) 995-6655, or by email at: meldridge@ci.harrisburg.or.us