Parks Galore

You'll find parks - and much more - as you travel southeast from Springfield through Jasper and Lowell, then west to Creswell. Water adventure abounds at Clearwater Park and the Dexter and Fall Creek Recreation Areas, but birding, historic covered bridges, and peaceful trails also beckon the traveler along this route.


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Featured Points Along This Route

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Unity Covered Bridge
  • Lowell-Unity Rd
  • Lowell OR 97452
  • Region: Lowell
  • Subcategory: Covered Bridges

Stream: Big Fall Creek Length: 90 feet (27 m) Year Constructed: 1936 Nearest Town: Lowell Located 2.8 miles (4.5 km) north of the community of Lowell on MORE >>

Fall Creek National Recreation Trail
  • Fall Creek
  • 2 miles (3 km) above Fall Creek Lake
  • Fall Creek OR 97438
  • Phone: 541.782.2283
  • Region: Lowell
  • Subcategory: Hiking

This moderate 13.7 mi (21.92 km) trail entices hikers with its unique scenery in each season: fall mushrooms, winter solitude, spring wildflowers and summer swimming MORE >>

Lowell Covered Bridge Interpretive Center
  • Intersection of Jasper-Lowell Rd and Hwy 58
  • Lowell OR 97452
  • Region: Lowell
  • Subcategory: Covered Bridges

This historic covered bridge, built in 1945, has an interpretive display on covered bridges. A great spot next to Dexter Lake and Highway 58. River: Willamette River MORE >>

Dexter Lake
  • Lowell
  • Lowell OR 97452
  • Region: Lowell
  • Subcategory: Lakes & Reservoirs

Enjoy Dexter Lake from the water or one of the shoreline parks. On any given day sails dot the lake while powerboats cut long lines through the water and rowers slide MORE >>