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Bob Newton Family Park
4.4Google rating(167 reviews)
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At a glance
- Hours
6:00 AM – 9:30 PM daily
Visitor amenities
…stay a while
- BBQfacility
- Bike Rackfacility
- Picnic Areafacility
- Restroomfacility
- Parkingfacility
- Benchfacility
…play & family
- Playgroundfamily
- Fountainfamily
…get active
- Basketball Courtsports
- Tennis Courtsports
Accessibility
Structured attributes when known. Unknown stays blank — we never invent access.
- Wheelchair accessible
- Accessible parking
- Accessible entrance
Google category: New playground and playground surface is great, they haven't updated accessibility yet though and there is no ramp to the playground surface yet. Playground has some fun seek and find birds and route challenges. Google service options: Wheelchair accessible entrance; Wheelchair accessible parking lot
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- Sports
- family67
- toddlers67
- sports67
- kids60
- seniors40
Location map
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Overview
About this park
Bob Newton Park, formerly Wilark or Willark Park (both names appear on formal documents), was donated by Kenneth and Anna Nielson who named it after the place where they met.
The park was renamed in 2007 to honor former Keizer Mayor and City Councilor, Colonel James Robert Bob Newton (retired). Mr.
Newton served in the Oregon National Guard (1957 to 1994), City Councilor (1983 to 1997) and Mayor (1999 to 2001) and on many civic and military boards during his time in Keizer.
Setting
Landscape & setting
The exact town of Wilark is not known, but a good possibility is the old lumber town of Wilark, now gone, that was owned by the Clark and Wilson Lumber Company (the name coming from combining the owners' names) and was located near the headwaters of the Clatskanie River in Columbia County.
Background
History & notes
He was named Keizer's First Citizen in 1996 by the Keizer Chamber of Commerce.
Today
Weather
Forecast is advisory — confirm park hours before you go.
Plan your visit
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Data quality
Sources
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Confidence score
85/ 100
Keizer Parks Website
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- coordinates
- amenities
- hours
- image
- last verified
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