Enchanted Forest, Amusement park in Turner, Oregon, United States
Enchanted Forest is a seasonal theme park on hilly wooded land in Turner, Oregon, about 7 miles south of Salem beside Interstate 5. Its 20 acres hold a Storybook Lane of concrete and fiberglass figures from fairy tales and nursery rhymes, entered through a castle, plus an Old West main street, an Old European Village, small rides, a bobsled coaster, a log flume, a haunted house and a dark ride.
Roger Tofte bought 20 acres in Turner, Oregon, in 1964 for $4,000 and built the park by hand in his free time while keeping his job; it opened on August 8, 1971 with only the Storybook Lane. Tofteville followed in 1974, the Haunted House in May 1975, the Ice Mountain Bobsled in 1982, the Old European Village in the mid-1980s and the Big Timber Log Ride in 1997. Roger Tofte died in February 2026; his two daughters manage the park.
The park's characters come from fairy tales, nursery rhymes and children's literature: Humpty Dumpty, Little Miss Muffet, Goldilocks, Jack and Jill, Peter Pumpkin Eater, Mary's lamb and Mother Goose line the Storybook Lane, alongside an Alice rabbit hole and maze, a walkthrough Hansel and Gretel gingerbread house, a Snow White mine tunnel, a witch's house with a slide and a giant shoe with a dual-lane slide. Original live children's theater and music are performed at the park.
Access is via Interstate 5, with operating hours that vary by season. Tickets can be purchased directly at the main entrance, and the paths through the woodland are mostly level, though some areas are set on gentle slopes.
The evening Fantasy Fountain water show combines 359 water jets with synchronized lighting to create geometric patterns. Many of the oldest attractions were crafted by hand without electric tools, which remains visible in the wooden structures on closer inspection.
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