Walter Wirth Lake, Salem

Name: Walter Wirth Lake
Address: Salem, United States

#25 among attractions in Salem

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Walter Wirth Lake is a lake in Salem, Oregon, United States. Walter Wirth Lake is wholly contained within Cascades Gateway Park. The park and lake began development in 1957 with the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce working with the State Highway Department to convert a gravel burrow pit into a park. Original development of the park included a swimming area, paddle boats, a children's zoo, and concession stands. In 1976, a Department of Environmental Quality study determined the lake to be suffering the effects from upstream polluters closing the lake to swimming. Since that time the lake has held numerous programs in canoeing, sailing, and fishing, it is now open for swimming again. ()

Elevation: 203 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 44°54'42"N, 122°59'28"W

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Southeast Mill CreekSalem United States

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Walter Wirth Lake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Salem Center, Lancaster Mall, Willamette Heritage Center, Bush's Pasture Park.

3.1 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Salem Center, Salem
80 min walk • Salem Center is a multi-building, enclosed shopping center in downtown Salem, Oregon, United States. Located on both sides of Center Street between High and Liberty streets, the mall has 80 stores and a food court.
2.1 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Lancaster Mall, Salem
54 min walk • Willamette Town Center, formerly Lancaster Mall, is an enclosed shopping mall located in Salem, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1971, the main part of the center has 550,000 square feet of space.
2.4 miNW
Museum, History museum, Specialty museum
Willamette Heritage Center, Salem
61 min walk • Willamette Heritage Center is a museum in Salem, Oregon, United States. The 5-acre site features several structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places including the Thomas Kay woolen mill, the Jason Lee House, Methodist Parsonage, John D.
2.5 miNW
Museum, Park, Playground
Bush's Pasture Park, Salem
65 min walk • Bush's Pasture Park is a public park and botanical garden in Salem, Oregon, United States. It is the site of the Asahel Bush House, which was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, and is now operated as the Bush House Museum.
2.9 miNW
Theater, Concerts and shows, Cinema
Elsinore Theatre, Salem
75 min walk • The Elsinore Theatre is a 1,290-seat theatre located in Salem, Oregon, United States, that first opened on May 28, 1926.
3.1 miNW
Concerts and shows, Theater, Shopping centre
Reed Opera House and McCornack Block Addition, Salem
80 min walk • The Reed Opera House and McCornack Block Addition, more commonly known as The Reed Opera House or The Reed, is a historic building in downtown Salem, Oregon, United States. Since its grand opening on September 27, 1870, the Reed Opera House has served as a performing arts center and shopping mall.
3 miNW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Salem's Historic Grand Theatre, Salem
77 min walk • The Grand Theatre is part of a complex of historic buildings in Salem, Oregon, United States that was originally owned by the fraternal organization Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Chemeketa Lodge No. 1, Odd Fellows Buildings.
2.4 miNW
Museum, History museum, Queen Anne architecture
Deepwood Estate, Salem
61 min walk • Deepwood Museum & Gardens, formerly known as Historic Deepwood Estate, or simply Deepwood, is a historic house in Salem, Oregon, United States. The home was built by Dr. Luke A. Port, with construction beginning in 1893, and completed in 1894.
2.4 miNW
Cemetery
Lee Mission Cemetery, Salem
60 min walk • Lee Mission Cemetery is a pioneer cemetery in Salem, Oregon, United States.
2.5 miNW
Botanical garden, Park
Martha Springer Botanical Garden, Salem
63 min walk • The Martha Springer Botanical Garden is a botanical garden on the campus of Willamette University, in Salem, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1988, the 1-acre garden contains twelve smaller gardens stretched along the Mill Race that bisects the campus.
2.6 miNW
Universities and schools
Willamette University, Salem
66 min walk • Willamette University is a private liberal arts college with locations in Salem and Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1842, it is the oldest college in the Western United States.