Alton Baker Park

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View across the duck pond with scale model sun to the left, Willamette River, Peter DeFazio Bike Bridge, Ya-Po-Ah Terrace and Skinner Butte in background

Alton Baker Park is located in Eugene, Oregon, United States, near Autzen Stadium. It was named for Register-Guard founder Alton F. Baker, Sr.^[1] It features duck ponds, bicycle trails, and a dog park, and directly touches the Ferry Street Bridge across the Willamette River.

Other amenities include the Cuthbert Amphitheater for outdoor musical and drama performances.

The park also features a model, in 1:1 billionth scale, of the sun and inner planets of our solar system. Though some planets (Saturn, Pluto and Neptune) had been stolen (most likely via hammer and chisel), they were replaced in a revamped solar system layout.^{[citation needed]}

1 Wilhamut Natural Area
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Wilhamut Natural Area

One of the boulders engraved with Kalapuyan words along the paths of east Alton Baker Park, this one is next to the Willamette River: "Whilamut" "Where the river ripples and runs fast"

The less developed, eastern part of Alton Baker Park is known as the Wilhamut Natural Area and links to Springfield's Eastgate Woodlands via bicycle paths and open space.^[1] "Wilhamut" is a Kalapuya word that means "where the river ripples and runs fast".^[1] A ceremony to rename the former East Alton Baker Park took place on September 7, 2002 and included a traditional Kalapuya naming ceremony.^[1]