Enchanted Forest Theme Park -Salem, OR - a theme park in a forest setting

Admission to the Enchanted Forest Theme Park in Salem, Oregon is free for children ages two and below. The cost for children ages three to twelve and those sixty-two and over is $8.95 while all other adults pay $9.95 for admission. The park itself opens at ten in the morning with the 10:30 being the time that the Haunted House and rides open. Patrons of the park should keep in mind that some attractions could be closed for maintenance. There are no pets allowed.

The Enchanted Forest Theme Park has food available although patrons are welcomed to bring picnics. There is no alcohol, barbeques or fires allowed in the park. Parents must supervise their children all the time. While assistance is available to handicapped patrons that require it there are no wheelchair rentals at the park. There is assistance in the park to aid in pushing wheelchairs around the steep inclines. The park also offers suggests for alternative routes to those utilizing electric wheelchairs.

The Enchanted Forest Theme Park provides restrooms at park exits, entrances and in its Western Town. Those traveling with members of the opposite sex are advised to use the men's handicapped restroom located by the exit and entrances due to the availability of a private locking facility. The theater, log ride located near the observation deck and the Western Town located by the parks Shooting Gallery all have wheelchair ramps available. There are three gift shops, two of which are handicap accessible.

Every attraction at the Enchanted Forest Theme Park has a rider requirement. There rider requirements are in place to ensure that all visitors to the park are kept safe. The ability to enter or exit a ride must be had in addition to the upper body strength to utilize the hand rails if they are provided. Service animals may need to be left with someone that is not riding due to the nature of some of the rides.

When the Enchanted Forest Theme Park was designed during 1964 there was not the same awareness of the needs for those in wheelchairs. As a result some of the facilities clearances are not wide enough or high enough to accommodate those with physical disabilities. Since the only option the owner can find to correct this is to tear down these facilities and rebuild them guest suggestions are always welcome in this matter. Every effort is made to accommodate those with special needs during their visit to the park.

There are a couple of ways to get to the Enchanted Forest Park which is just seven miles south of Salem, Oregon. When going to the park from the north visitors need to take Interstate 5 and utilize the Sunnyside-Turner exit which is number 248. Travel to the stop sign and take a left onto Delaney, from here take a right onto Enchanted Way. The Enchanted Forest Theme Park is a half of a mile to the left. When traveling from the south use Interstate 5 north and take a left onto Delaney. There is an immediate right onto Enchanted Way with the park being a half mile on the left.