| Alderwood State Wayside | |
| Type: | Public, state |
| Location: | Lane County, Oregon |
| Nearest City: | Eugene |
| Map: | Oregon#USA |
| Map Width: | 220 |
| Coords Ref: | [1] |
| Area: | 76.4acres[2] |
| Created: | 1931–35 |
| Operator: | Oregon Parks and Recreation Department |
| Visitation Num: | about 45,000 annually |
| Open: | Year-round |
| Coords: | 44.1551°N -123.4234°W |
Alderwood State Wayside is a state park on Oregon Route 36 in the U.S. state of Oregon. Administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, the day-use wayside covers about 76acres.[2] It is open year-round and attracts about 45,000 visitors annually.[2]
The state acquired the land for the park from Lane County in 1931 and the Civilian Conservation Corps developed the picnic site in about 1935.[2] Amenities include picnic tables, toilets, and a hiking trail along the Long Tom River, which flows through the park.[3]
Flora at Alderwood includes big Douglas firs, Pacific dogwoods and bigleaf maples.[2] Smaller plants, especially lush in spring, include trillium, yellow violets, bleeding hearts, ferns and mosses.[4] Among the fauna observed here are kingfishers and cutthroat trout.[2]