Oregon City to Host Open House on Willamette Falls Riverwalk

Whitewater recreation along the riverwalk.

Indigenous culture center.

Multi-use path to Canemah.

Access to the water.

These are just some of the many ideas flooding into a website set up by the Willamette Falls Legacy Project as they help steer development along the riverwalk by the Falls.

The falls, which is the second most powerful waterfall in North America, has long been a gathering place for Native American tribes including the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation.

It was also home, for more than 100 years to paper mills. After the last one, Blue Heron, closed in 2011, the 22-acre site was purchased with an eye toward redevelopment.

On Wednesday, March 30, at Oregon City's Abernathy Center, the public will have a chance to share their ideas with the riverwalk design collective, Snøhetta, Mayer/Reed, and DIALOG.

The event will go from 5PM to 8PM and is free