City Facilities

Description

Prefontaine Memorial Park is a 1.3 acre site off a hairpin turn on Skyline Boulevard. A memorial is set in stone at the site of the roadside boulder where Steve Prefontaine died in 1975. Visitors inspired by Prefontaine often leave behind memorabilia to honor him. The site was dedicated in December 1997.

• 1.3 acres
• South region
• Fairmount Neighborhood

Volunteer

Help activate the power of parks by getting involved with our Eugene Outdoors volunteer program. Learn new skills, meet great people, and improve the quality of life in Eugene by helping to care for our parks and open spaces.

Contacts

• Park planner: Philip Richardson, Landscape Architect
  Ph: 541-682-4906
• Volunteer: Eugene Outdoors