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Peterson Rock Garden

Bridges, terraces, and replicas of historic structures all built of rock and petrified wood by one man

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When Danish immigrant Rasmus Peterson (1883-1952) came to America at 17, he started collecting all kinds of colorful local rocks from the area around his home in the Cascade Mountain. These colorful rocks included Oregon agates, obsidian, petrified wood, malachite and jasper. However it wasn't until 1935, when he was 52 after a lifetime of rock collecting, that Rasmus Peterson began building things out of his rocks. At first, it was just a small rockery near his home. But Peterson kept on building on his 4-acre site until his death in 1952. He had been building for 17 years and had mortared tens of thousands of rocks together into miniature buildings, monuments, lagoons and bridges.

The result is in an amazing 4 acre park featuring replicas of historic buildings, bridges, towers and many other wonderful structures all created out of rocks and petrified wood. Additionally there is a museum on the grounds featuring a variety of rock specimens, and picnic sites are available. The museum is open daily from 9 am to 5 pm, and the park is open from 9 am to sunset.

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Address 7930 SW 77th Street, Redmond, Oregon, United States
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Midway between Bend and Redmond. From US 97 turn north on SW 61st St., then left on Young Ave. Cross Canal Blvd and then quickly turn right on SW 77th St. The Garden is less than a mile on the right.

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canuck June 1, 2010

Loved this place when i was a kid.
Anonymous August 21, 2009

This is an amazing place to visit. It is in Oregon - not Washington!
Anonymous August 21, 2009

Peterson Rock Garden is located in Deschutes County near Redmond Oregon, not in King County Washington as stated in the eyebrow (headline) on the home page.