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Entrance to the park with the building housing the carousel in the background
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Location | Salem, Oregon |
Coordinates | 44°56′31″N 123°02′35″W / 44.942°N 123.04316°WCoordinates: 44°56′31″N 123°02′35″W / 44.942°N 123.04316°W |
Area | 23 acres (9.3 ha) |
Riverfront Park is a 23-acre park located along the Willamette River in Salem, Oregon, in the United States. Features include the Riverfront Carousel (2001), A. C. Gilbert's Discovery Village, and Eco-Earth Globe, amphitheatre, and an outdoor sculpture and community art project completed in 2003. It is located on former industrial land owned by the Boise Cascade corporation redeveloped as part of the Riverfront-Downtown Urban Renewal Area.