Dyer State Wayside
| Dyer State Wayside | |
| Oregon State Park | |
 Dyer State Wayside | |
| Name origin: J.W. Dyer, land donor | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Oregon |
| District | Gilliam County |
| Elevation | 2,438 ft (743 m) |
| Coordinates | 45°07′28″N 120°11′13″W / 45.12444°N 120.18694°WCoordinates: 45°07′28″N 120°11′13″W / 45.12444°N 120.18694°W |
| Area | 0.6 acres (0.2 ha) |
| Founded | 1931; renovated 1997 |
| Management | Oregon Parks and Recreation Department; Dyer Partners (volunteers) |
| Easiest access | Oregon Route 19 |
  Location of Dyer State Wayside in Oregon
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Dyer State Wayside, a rest stop with picnic tables and public toilets, lies about 10 miles (16 km) miles south of Condon, along Oregon Route 19.[1] Named for J.W. Dyer, who gave the land to the state in 1931, it occupies 0.6 acres (2,000 m2) in a narrow canyon along a branch of Thirty Mile Creek[1] at an elevation of 2,438 feet (743 m).[2]
In 1997, a group of volunteers called Dyer Partners renovated the park, which had become "an overgrown weed patch with rotting picnic tables".[3] They trimmed locust trees, built fences, repaired picnic tables, and planted fruit trees. The federal Bureau of Land Management donated two surplus toilets; the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department built vaults for the toilets and installed an irrigation system, and Gilliam County road crews made pathways and improved the parking lot.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bannan, Jan Gumprecht (2002). Oregon State Parks: A Complete Recreation Guide (second edition). Seattle: The Mountaineers Books. p. 212. ISBN 0-89886-794-0.
- ↑ "Dyer State Park". Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey (USGS). May 22, 1986. Retrieved July 10, 2008.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Peterson, Tom (Winter 2007–08). "Park partners re-discover forgotten wayside". Volunteer Voice. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Retrieved July 10, 2008.