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This list is a work in progress I'd been thinking lately that I need a physical list of places in Salem (Oregon) I want to photograph. Salem has many beautiful landscapes and landmarks, but I keep forgetting the cool little places I mean to go back to, especially the once a year or seasonal events I miss for various reasons.
Places To Photograph Around The Salem Area
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Places To Photograph Around The Salem Area
Places I Want To Photograph
- Abandoned "bean bus" on Fairview Industrial Dr (morning light only)
- Abbey at Mt Angel
- City of Dallas, and surrounding farms
- Couch Races at Davenport Days (summer)
- Fairview Hospital (this one is iffy, can you legally photograph it?)
- Farm land around Cordon Rd (magic hour)
- Frank Lloyd Wright house at the Oregon Gardens (Summer/fall)
- Great Oregon Steam Up, In Brooks (summer)
- Mission Mill (museum and grounds, winter for best light before closing)
- Oak Grove Church, West Salem (different seasons, not sure of best light)
- Oktober Fest in Mt Angel (early fall/late summer)
- Oregon Gardens (spring/summer)
- Silverton - dowtown (spring/summer or fall)
- Spring Valley Community Center (morning or before the sun goes over the hill, 5pm late summer)
- Spring Valley State Park (mid spring & for birding)
- World Beat Festival (River Front Park, summer)
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| The pioneers, Oregon State Capitol - photo by Lisa Miller |
Places Around Salem I Have Photographed
- Ankeny NWR (great for short hikes! or birding)
- Baskett Slough NWR (more difficult, but great hike)
- Bush House and gardens
- Bush Park - Camas Field (spring)
- Campus at the Department of Forestry (Spring - camas, Summer - ? not done, Fall - forest & creek)
- Capitol Building and Golden Pioneer
- Church St & State St (fall color)
- Croisan Meadow Loop hiking trail
- Darrow Bar, cute hike (winter for snow on branches, birding; I've done Fall, it's beautiful!)
- Deepwood Estate (Both inside and Out, Love, love, love this place)
- Downtown Salem alleyways (art/vines/old murals)
- Elsinore mural & Elsinore Theater
- Joryville County Park (beautiful hiking!, spring)
- McDonald Forest (near Corvallis, but still close, great hikes, old growth)
- Minto-Brown Island City Park & The old car wrecks at Minto-Brown Park (3 total)
- Oregon State Fair, rides at night, animals, street photography (late summer)
- Pringle Creek area
- Salem Sunday Streets (late summer)
- Silvercreek Falls State Park (fave for hikes, Spring, Summer & Fall - best!, Winter)
- Soap Box Derby (Bush Park, late summer)
- State Capitol Mall Cherry Trees (late march)
- Storm clouds & fir trees from Bryan Johnston Park
- Sunset & view from Crestview Dr
- US Bank Building, downtown (great for black & white architecture)
- West Salem orchards & wineries in the hills - (beautiful landscapes)
- Willamette Mission State Park (the ghost mission, hikes)
- Willamette University Campus (fall for foliage, summer!)
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| Antique car wreck, Minto Island - photo by Lisa Miller |
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