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Parks planning – County working on upgrades for fire-damaged facilities

Packsaddle Park, along Highway 22 up river slightly from Gates, is open to river rafters who use the North Santiam River. Salvage logs and scorched trees are visible throughout the park.
Packsaddle Park, along Highway 22 up river slightly from Gates, is open to river rafters who use the North Santiam River. Salvage logs and scorched trees are visible throughout the park.

Marion County officials are closing in on a plan for the future look and function of the six county parks that were badly damaged in the 2020 Beachie Creek Fire. The Marion County Parks Commission, a ...

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