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4. Cedar Island Park is a 14-acre island in the Willamette River that is accessed via a bridge from Mary S. Young Park or by boat from the river.
5. Burnside Park is a 10-acre wilderness park located midway between the Locks and Mary S. Young Park that provides hiking trails, river access, but no boating facilities.
The primary community visions for the Willamette River are to provide riverfront accessibility coupled with preservation by: the creation of a Willamette River Greenway trail
paralleling the river, including numerous vistas and access points; and coordination with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, West Linn Paper Company, PGE's T.W. Sullivan
Hydroelectric Power Plant, and other industrial properties to ensure future use and development of such properties, while encouraging and assisting in the preservation of
permanent natural areas for fish and wildlife habitat and scientific/ecological areas.

A separate focus is that of economic and tourism development around Willamette Falls. The City adopted the West Linn Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Master Plan in 1998
that lays the groundwork for property acquisitions and a riverfront trail through the industrial property above Willamette Falls. A subsequent bond measure was passed later that
year, which provides funding for this trail. The City was bequeathed seven acres of riverfront property that is currently in a public planning process for the design and
development of trails, access, and interpretation. Also, a community group has created the Willamette Falls Cultural Heritage Committee for the purpose of establishing a
riverfront museum and other interpretive opportunities near the falls.