Jurgens Park is an oasis of neighborhood activity and team sports, offering a unique farm-themed playground, sand play, picnic areas, ball fields, open grass play areas, wetlands restoration area, walking trails, tennis and basketball courts.
The park also provides paddler access to the Tualatin River Water Trail.
This lively neighborhood park includes a small playground with a water & sand feature, picnic areas, an informal outdoor classroom area, and a natural area with wildlife spotting opportunities.
This forested park is a hidden gem. When you enter the mixed hardwood forest on the edge of a small canyon, you'll sense the cool and calm that is felt from being someplace further away. Cedar Mill Creek pours down the center of a wooded valley with a 1,500-foot-long paved trail clinging to the hillside above. The trail winds through groves of alder, big-leaf maple, Douglas fir, and western redcedar, and leads to an overlook of the confluence of the Cedar Mill and Kitchen Creeks. Owls can be heard at night and some have spotted the occasional flying squirrel gliding through the trees.
Johnson Creek Park is a natural area along the Johnson Creek. Paved paths lead visitors to picnic areas and a playground. Access to the Springwater Corridor on 19th St.
John B. Yeon Scenic Corridor honors a man who gave generously of his time and professional skills. He was one of the principal architects of the Historic Columbia River Highway (US 30); a major portion of the scenic highway joins I-84 westbound at Yeon State Park. Here is a hiker's paradise with a gentle rising trail that permits access to two of the most beautiful and secluded waterfalls in the Columbia River Gorge: (lower) Elowah Falls and (upper) McCord Creek falls. Elowah Falls is a 289 foot drop over basalt that must be seen to appreciate.
McMinnville's 100 acre sports field complex and community park features a dozen baseball/softball fields of various sizes and the same number of soccer fields to meet the recreational sports needs of both children and adults. Additionally, Dancer park features forested trails and a wetland for viewing nature. A skate park is also located within the park. The Yamhill River runs along the park's south and east boundaries. Dogs allowed on forest trails only.
Jenne Butte Park is an 11-acre undeveloped neighborhood park, located between SW Border Way and SW Linneman Drive and near the Jenne Butte open space. It slopes steeply from east to west, and except for a set of swings, is maintained as an open space. The future Powerline Trail will connect the park to the Springwater Trail and Clackamas River.
This tranquil estate is tucked into a wooded niche on Cooper Mountain.
The 725-acre Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve is a tranquil sanctuary for both people and animals.
Iron Mountain Park is the site of an old iron mining operation. The park contains a unique plant community and is home to a great variety of wildlife.
