Silver Spur RV Park

We stayed here July 5 - 8. We toured Portland, Oregon, and Silver Falls State Park from this park. I rate this park P***. We had a level pull through site with full hookups and 50 amp electric. The park had 2 little fishing ponds and was well maintained. The sites and roads throughout the park were gravel and quite dusty. The staff was very friendly and informative. Our neighbors are full timers and spend 6 months per year and spend the winters in Arizona. Silver Falls had 9 miles of beautiful trails with 9 waterfalls. Unfortunately, we left our camera in the motor home this day and missed some great picture opportunities. Buddy enjoyed romping down the trails and we did hike to one waterfall where Buddy could go for a little swim.
Our trip to Portland was quite busy. We first visited The Old Church to see a concert performed by two college educators from Atlanta, Ga. There was a female pianist and a male tenor who sang 12 songs. Most dated back to the 1800's, but he did sing some German and Irish songs like "Danny Boy". It was a free concert and we enjoyed it. This building used to be a church, but now is only used for public functions and concerts. They put on a free concert every Wednesday. We then strolled through a large park in the middle of the city and sampled fruit and vegetables at the local farmers market. The tomatoes reminded me of the ones my mother grew when I was growing up. I would have bought some at $4 per pound but neither Aggie or I wanted to carry them around all day. We then toured the local police museum. There were old hand guns from the 1800's, sheriff badges, and an old motorcycle with side car. It must be a very stressful job as the average chief of police only lasted about 2 years. After stopping for a sandwich, we were off to Washington Park to visit the Rose Test Garden. They evidently test many different blends of roses here. The park is heavily forested throughout the park except where the Rose Garden was located. There was also a Zoo and a childrens museum in this park.