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Park Picks: Sawyer Park offers a quiet escape

Published June 16, 2026 7:43 pm

Sawyer Park is one of Bend’s larger community parks, stretching along both sides of the Deschutes River. In this week’s Park Pick, Jillian Fortner explores the park’s history, from its days as a state park to the improvements planned for its future.

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Jillian Fortner

Jillian Fortner is a Multimedia Journalist and Local Alert Weather Forecaster with KTVZ News. Learn more about Jillian here.

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