This area offers so much! There's the impressive River play park with lots of creative play structures. If you're feeling less active there's spots to lay down a blanket, benches to rest, and picnic tables nearby the playground to enjoy a snack. We also enjoy the 20 minute hike up Skinner's Butte. The trails are well maintained and there are several trails winding around the Butte. At the top you'll enjoy the many view points and benches. If you don't feel like hiking you can drive up to the top. If you're a bird lover you'll enjoy seeing the Bald Eagles that nest on the Butte, the Downy Woodpeckers, and the Turkey vultures to name a few.

What a delight! We took the children to play in Discovery River park and they had so much fun! There are tables for picnics and lots of fun activities like climbing, swinging, playing in the water and so on!

This is a beautiful park. The design is creative. The playground structure is about three floors. Younger children need to be supervised if it's their first time. The Willamette river runs along the park. There is a water fountain for children to get wet. There's a sand play area. It has plenty of parking. This kids can enjoy multiple activities. There's picnic tables, benches and plenty of grassy areas. It has multiple activities. Make sure to check out their website. It has rock climbing, fishing, biking, hiking, and so forth.

Favorite place to go for a walk/very short hike. Beautiful at any time of day. Really great views of the Whitaker, industrial areas, the river, highway, and over the bridge. Good workout when going up the steps!

Loved the trails! Some are very easy and some are hard. Was a perfect 2.5 mile walk with great vantage sights! Only downside is litter and graffiti bit it's a hiking butte in the middle of the city do not much one can do.

Absolutely beautiful place. And it was entertaining. We watched a van full of people show up. A woman gets out and walks down the grass. Met up with a man. Everyone could see what was happening. She walked back up within minutes with a wad of money in her hand. Pulled her shorts down and grabbed a bunch of paper towels from the van full of dogs and people. Then, continued to wipe herself... down there😳😶 then threw all those paper towels on the busy parking lot ground. After that, she slapped her dogs around for a second, hopped in the van, and then they all took off. Very weird experience. However, the park is gorgeous. And that will never stop us when going back. The beating of the dog? Yeah. That had to be handled. And it was...

Skinner butte is rundown , overgrown with weeds every where you look specially at the top. The bottom of the park at the riverfront it's kept fairly well. The butte's climbing column surroundings needs to be cleared of dry weeds. Over all ok . The top of the butte is not a place to relax, loud car radio playing, people smoking all kinds of garbage. The trails to get to the top are ok. Left the park with a bad taste in my mouth after seeing a guy shooting up garbage up his arm in the parking lot. Not a place for a family with youngster.

The hubs and I meandered this pretty setting while passing some time. The soaring Doug Firs, the rhododendrons, the low laying native plants, are all so beautifully taken care of. My favorite was watching the squirrels create and live in their sweet habitats among the snagged trees that have been purposefully left behind. The park really is a great spot to meander, take in a view, and exhale a bit from the busy.

Cute park with a massive playground and open areas. The real gem are small pathways thru the treeline down to the water for a secluded spot to hang in the shade and listen to the water

simply LOVE this park gem. The play structures are built to mimic the look of trees and the kids love it. There is a water feature that some of us have yet to figure out-push a button to start the overhead system but the flowing river area--NO clue where to activate it. Pack a lunch and pick a table or tree spot on the river and ENJOY!

Nice trails with a wide bike, pedestrian path that runs along the Willamette River. The site is well treed and was clean the day we visited. There is an upper loop with an incline plane that I need to return and check out. My wife was all walked out at that point and we forgot the dogs water so we returned home. Be aware that there is a designated homeless tent city at one of the parking areas. It's okay with me if it's okay with you.

Good place to practice rock climbing. The park should have more maintained trails. Lane County has a lot to learn from Doug. and Jackson Counties on land use and trail design.

I'm from Roseburg, grew up there, this is a fresh new area. I love it. Gonna go explore!

Really nice place. Very peaceful at the time we were there. Our walk was extremely nice. And the fresh blackberries are very sweet.