Sarah Helmick State Recreation Site
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Sarah Helmick State Recreation Site
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| location | Polk County in Oregon (USA) | |
| surface | 33 ha | |
| Geographical location | 44 ° 47 ' N , 123 ° 14' W | |
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| administration | Oregon Parks and Recreation Dept. | |
The Sarah Helmick State Recreation Site is a 33 acre state park in the US state of Oregon . It is the oldest state park in Oregon.
investment
The park is located 9 km south of Monmouth in Polk County on Highway 99W on the banks of the Luckiamute River . The park has picnic tables set in a meadow under majestic old Douglas fir , black poplar , maple and other trees. For groups there are two group picnic areas with up to 150 seats, electricity and water connections and sanitary facilities. There is a short promenade along the river, where trout fishing is possible.
history
The park's first two acres were donated to the Oregon State Highway Commission on February 15, 1922 by Sarah Helmick and her son James , making it the oldest state park in Oregon. Sarah Helmick was a pioneer who moved from Iowa to Oregon via the Oregon Trail in 1845 . Originally the park served as a campsite for tourists along Highway 99. The park was expanded to its present size by the purchase of an artillery firing range from the Second World War and further donations until 1985 and is now a day trip destination.
literature
- Jan Bannan: Oregon State Parks: A complete Recreation Guide. Seattle, Mountaineer Books, 2nd Edition 2002, ISBN 978-0-89886-794-7
Web links
- Oregon State Parks: Sarah Helmick State Recreation Site
- Sarah Helmick State Recreation Site on the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
Individual evidence
- ^ Armstrong, Chester H. Oregon State Parks: History, 1917-1963 . Salem, Oregon: Oregon State Highway Dept, 1965. page 185