Bush's Pasture Park

This is a pretty nice park to walk and sit. It has a good mixture of open filed and wooded area so you can choose to sit in the sun or the shade. It's a good size and in a quiet neighborhood so you can find a spot to relax and forget you're in a city?

This is a large and nice park. there are several parking lots of different sizes on different sides of the park. I parked in a main park near the art gallery and historic house. there are two playgtounds, walking trails (both other and unpathed), bathrooms, a stadium in the center of the park, and a rose garden. the art gallery is free to pursue and opens at noon, so does the historic house/museum. I didn't check out the museum this trip, but the grounds are free to walk around and it's a great location for a picnic. there are several picnic tables throughout the park and there are lots of trees for shade, but also great areas of field for kids who want to run around or play some field games. It seems well kept up in general and is a pleasantly tidy park. the playground near the art gallery is smaller and is geared towards younger kids and seems designed to be accommodating of kids and people with special needs too. the second playground had a taller structure and seemed better suited for bigger or very rambunctious kids. The two kids I had with me enjoyed playing at both places.

A nice little Park to walk your dog. Lots of interconnecting paths. Very peaceful

Beautiful park with lots of amenities for picnicking, playing with the pup, and entertaining the littles. My godson loves playing hide and seek among the oaks. My husband loves walking the grounds for exercise. Honestly can’t think of a more perfect spot in town.

What a wonderful hour loop, it was quiet and the flowers smelled so pretty, the greenhouses were open so you can look at all the tropical plants a fauna.

This is a great park! It has a small creek in the back and on the side of Mission St, you can find lots of ground squirrels. Bring some unsalted peanuts, they will love you.

This is a huge Park and I just went there for the first time last week. It's beautiful and I recommend checking out the Rose gardens. We went and listened to coral choir singing in the park which was very beautiful.

I would love to suggest this beautiful, gigantic park when people are in the Salem area. It is large enough to have more than two soccer fields. It offers tons of walking, running trails, some sport fields, and a beautiful Japanese garden right in front of the entrance. Such a wonderful place to immerse into Mother Nature

An expansive park, filling blocks of space that includes pathways, a stream, a playground, play fields and tennis courts (?) and so much lovely nature. Our autumn walk was gloriously sunny and full of fall colors. It's lovely to be able to walk through a park on a break or time away from the nearby hospital and surrounding businesses.

I love Bush Park I come here to escape life besides Lincoln City Beach those are my two places that I go on this lonely dirt road and I love Bush Park it's always clean pristine they've even got a lot of the bad people out that used to come here they don't really like it's a really good place to come and hang out and there's so many drills like it's amazing if you are ever in Salem this is the number one place I would go and it's free Bush Park you should stop on and check it out I might be there walking my dog have a great day everybody

Always a lovely spot for a picnic or a stroll for a bit of fresh air. I love seeing all of the squirrels (but please don't feed!). You can occasionally catch a Willamette soccer game on the field if you're lucky. There are several playgrounds for the littles to enjoy. Be sure to watch the paths, they get muddy at times.

When you visit this park, make sure you bring some peanuts for the ground squirrels to feast on! Squirrels in this park are like the chickens in Hawaii. There are lots of them, and they come up to you begging for food. The area was a pleasant place to walk. My only complaint was that the restrooms were lock! There are a few blooming flowers when we went. Azaleas, Rhododendrons, and by the time we got up the steps to the higher level, I could smell sweet scents of flowers, I wasn't sure what they were. I couldn't follow my nose, unless they were coming from the daffodils and from across the street. All the people that we met, wearing masks, it's still during the pandemic, were pleasant. There are a couple, like us, having a picnic in their car, enjoying and being entertained by the squirrels. Why, the negatives? The trees are wonderful to see, mostly bare leaves, there are many fallen trees that have been nicely cut & piled, but there are other long branches that still needed cleaning up. Come summer, when more flowers in bloom, I'm sure this park will meet 5 stars!

I love coming here. I come here all the time and feed the squirrels. They like strawberries and cherries so far. It's a really great park for a walk, run or if you have children or dogs. Everyone here is usually very friendly. Their is always city workers fixing things. There is a play ground and a couple gardens and really cool historical houses. There is also a college track that's locked.

https://youtu.be/GtNYDM-WxSA Next to the museum there's a little green house which can be very educational for children. We love going there a lot of plants that you'd normally never see. Click on the link to see the green house

Very nice park located close to downtown Salem. Plenty of room, walking paths and shade. There are a lot of trees here creating a canopy of sorts. (Nice because it's been unseasonably hot in Salem lately) Great place to go for a walk or take a picnic lunch. There are a few tables available in some areas of the park. If you want some fresh air near downtown this is your place.

My dog loves this park. Especially the lower part where all the ground squirrels are. She love chasing them around. We refer to it's as squirrel park. One star off for increasing number of vagrants sleeping in the park this year.

This park is seriously kick back. You can lay out a blanket in the rose garden, sit on a bench or eat lunch at a table in the shade like we did. Very nice on a sunny day.

Beautiful park. It's nice if you come here right around the spring time- you will see a ton of purple in the fields, but really this is a good place to visit for a nice walk with beautiful scenery.

This is an awesome place to go on a walk/run..I take my baby here a few times a week. Lots of different paths to walk, its huge. It's clean and they keep up on the grounds. They have a little playground in the middle that has swings & other play stuff.

My favorite park Salem! I love that there are water fountains in all parts of the park. It has multi things to offer. Walking trails, swings, picnic tables, kid area, rose garden and plenty of benches throughout the park. I do however wish the on leash policy was unforced more.

Beautiful park! With trails, a little creek, tennis court, swing set, benches, and bathrooms. This place is wonderful. The only negative is that it is close to downtown Salem which means there are some homeless people that like to sleep in bushes at night. So i'd only go during day time and bring someone with ya just as an extra precaution. ;)

This is a great park and Salem should be grateful to have it. There are lots of nice areas and things to do here. I think of the start of the park the area with the house. It was built by an early wealthy businessman. By it are lots of plantings including the rose garden with its gazebo and a little green house. Behind that is a barn wich houses an art gallery and classrooms where art is taught. There are paths throughout the park, I usually walk a loop. There are lots of old trees, pick nick tables, lawns to play games, playgrounds, or just wander and people watch. Salem is lucky its early leaders set aside such a great place. Tip. Try and time your visit for a tour of the house.

The park is located several blocks south of downtown Salem in a friendly and safe area of town. The park is small but offers all kinds of options. A barkdust path encircles the park's perimeter (one lap = 1 mile). This is perfect running for and minimizing knee and back injuries. There are open fields for a pick-up game of frisbee, football or soccer. There are also two softball fields that can be reserved through the City of Salem. Paved paths in the park bring you to play structures, a babbling brook, a mini-apple orchard, an historic building (open to the public during designated hours), a gazebo, a rose garden and a variety of unique trees and shrubs. This is a great safe place to spend 10 minutes or 3 hours.

Indescribably perfect and serene. My singular, most favorite area of Salem. Heaven on Earth. The houses lining its periphery are historical and no house is the same... so much beauty in Salem here!

I know that the ice storm has really destroyed a lot of trees, but as far as parks go, this one is a huge amazing place to hang out with the family. The rose gardens are nice and there are many picnic areas to enjoy. The squirrels will eat right out of your hand here. Obviously the y have been fed well here. Lol

A beautiful park. Huge. There are many events held here throughout the year. Nice place to picnic on the southwest corner, softball, walking paths. Historic park in the middle of the city! Lovely trees and flowers!

I live near the park. it is one of my favorite places to take realatives in the summer. There rose gardens are beautiful. The gazebo in the middle is the perfect setting for wedding pictures with all the roses. It is a very clean park and very well maintained.

Is a great park in the city of Salem that well maintained and is beautiful. Special events to happen here like the Salem Arts Festival but you have to pay for it now and you didn't before. Yes there is screaming Owl here. And you can buy a copy of the sign that shows a screaming Owl. Beautiful little homes across the street from the park. Make it a point to stop by and check this place out

I love this park. I live right across the street from it and having it as my "front yard" is awesome.

Best park in Salem. Anyone who doesn't agree must not visit parks very often. They must sit at home, in their basement, watching CNN while simultaneously checking the weather on their phone.

I've never liked this park. Its so creepy and you get this weird vibes in it. Ick. Seriously...I always try and stay away from this property. It's very large -- with trees all over the upper section. There are a lot of picnic tables up in the SW corner of the property -- so you see people using this during the summer months. The art fair also takes place here...but I don't think too much of that anyway. But back to the park...so go here if you're not getting creepy vibes...but stay away if you're like me and know better.

Great place to take the kids for free if you can avoid the attack owls. Beautiful trails, lots to do and see.

Wow, I love it here. I just went here for the Salem Art Fair. It's very big, and beautiful. And just blocks away from downtown, which I walked to and from Bush Park. Great place for a summer picnic.

Update: the main playground is brand new and very fun. despite the recent owls swooping people (don't go between dusk and dawn obvis.) it's a great place to walk, ride bikes, or play.

It's a very large nice park. Lots of trees and lots of squirrels. On a hot day it's a nice place to sit and cool down in the shade of the trees.

I use Bush's Pasture Park and surrounding areas for running whenever I'm visiting Salem. Distance is 1.42 miles for the loop. The loop has some hills to it as well. The park and nearby fields are heavily used and it's no wonder because it's a beautiful park. The course takes you through lots of mature trees, a stream, athletic fields, and gardens. About half the running course is in the shade. I highly recommend it if you want to run, walk, or just relax on the grass under a shady tree.