Guidebook for River Road Refuge

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Guidebook for River Road Refuge

Food Scene

Located right downtown, this cozy, independently owned cafe serving breakfast, lunch and dinners (check hours). The menu is inventive and delicious. We were there for breakfast, but plan to check out the dinner and cocktails soon.
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Jazzy Ladies Cafe & Coffeehouse
560 E 8th Ave
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Located right downtown, this cozy, independently owned cafe serving breakfast, lunch and dinners (check hours). The menu is inventive and delicious. We were there for breakfast, but plan to check out the dinner and cocktails soon.
Very yummy Thai food, and we think it is the best in Eugene. They also have excellent cocktails, beer and cider on tap. Not a ton of ambience, but nicely set up and friendly staff. Ask for Amanda!
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Tasty Thai Kitchen
80 E 29th Ave
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Very yummy Thai food, and we think it is the best in Eugene. They also have excellent cocktails, beer and cider on tap. Not a ton of ambience, but nicely set up and friendly staff. Ask for Amanda!
Hip place serving inventive tacos in the Whitaker neighborhood. A line up of tasty margaritas, wines and beer too.
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Tacovore
530 Blair Blvd
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Hip place serving inventive tacos in the Whitaker neighborhood. A line up of tasty margaritas, wines and beer too.
Fresh fish options prepared by a rotating team of servers who also work on the boats (so I'm told). Worth a visit especially if you aren't making it to the coast.
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Fisherman's Market
830 W 7th Ave
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Fresh fish options prepared by a rotating team of servers who also work on the boats (so I'm told). Worth a visit especially if you aren't making it to the coast.
Creamy delicious ice cream with lots of choice flavors. President Obama chose the mint chip when he toured Eugene as an candidate.
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Prince Pucklers Ice Cream
1605 E 19th Ave
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Creamy delicious ice cream with lots of choice flavors. President Obama chose the mint chip when he toured Eugene as an candidate.

Drinks & Nightlife

Kind of like Cheers, only in Eugene. They provide their own wines, free music and good cheer in a small cozy setting.
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Territorial Vineyards & Wine Company
907 W 3rd Ave
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Kind of like Cheers, only in Eugene. They provide their own wines, free music and good cheer in a small cozy setting.

Parks & Nature

The paved bike path, good for walking too, lines both sides of the Willamette River. Beautiful vistas from almost any spot and particularly from the foot bridges.
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Bike Path
Bike Path
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The paved bike path, good for walking too, lines both sides of the Willamette River. Beautiful vistas from almost any spot and particularly from the foot bridges.
Hiking trails and world famous rhododendron garden.
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Hendricks Park
Skyline Boulevard
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Hiking trails and world famous rhododendron garden.

Getting Around

Peace Health Rides is the city's bike share program
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Peacehealth Rides
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Activities

Always something to find or sit down to watch.
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Eugene Saturday Market Stage
101 S Park St
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Always something to find or sit down to watch.
The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art (JSMA) is a premier Pacific Northwest visual arts center for exhibitions and collections of historic and contemporary art.
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Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
1430 Johnson Lane
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The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art (JSMA) is a premier Pacific Northwest visual arts center for exhibitions and collections of historic and contemporary art.
A short hike up to see Eugene and the Willamette Valley. Sometimes on a clear day, Mt. Bachleor. Worth a hike or drive up.
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Skinner Butte Lookout
50 Skinner Butte Loop
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A short hike up to see Eugene and the Willamette Valley. Sometimes on a clear day, Mt. Bachleor. Worth a hike or drive up.
Rents nice bicycles for a day or more to get you out into the countryside.
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Bicycle Way of Life
556 Charnelton St
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Rents nice bicycles for a day or more to get you out into the countryside.

Neighborhoods

The Whitaker neighborhood is also known as the "Fermentation District" where you'll find breweries, wineries, distilleries, restaurants and The Red Barn Natural Grocery. About 1.6 miles from the River Road Refuge along the River path.
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Whiteaker
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The Whitaker neighborhood is also known as the "Fermentation District" where you'll find breweries, wineries, distilleries, restaurants and The Red Barn Natural Grocery. About 1.6 miles from the River Road Refuge along the River path.