Watch Wildlife &amp; Birds

Address:

10455 SW Ibach St Tualatin, OR 97062

Ibach Nature Park

Ibach Nature Park is 1.2 acres with access from the western edge of Sahallie Illahee Park or off of Rosepark Drive. The park offers hiking trails and wildlife viewing.

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Address:

Rosepark Dr West Linn, OR 97068

Hyland Forest Park

Hyland Woods is a 30 acre forest located in Beaverton. Over a mile of soft-surface trails wind under a mature Douglas-fir canopy -- great for early morning pileated woodpecker viewing or an after-work run. While you are there, take time to explore the nature play area and the pond on the eastern side of the park. The nature play area is a place where it is OK to get off-trail, explore, and play in the woods.

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Address:

Access off 135th or Sexton Mountain E of Murray Beaverton, OR 97008

Hoyt Arboretum

Hoyt Arboretum encompasses 187 ridge-top acres, accessible by over 12 miles of trails with connections to the Wildwood Trail in Forest Park.

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Ecological Interest

Address:

4000 SW Fairview Blvd Portland, OR 97221

Howell Territorial Park

Located on Sauvie Island, Howell Territorial Park is a great place for picnickers, bird watchers and history buffs.

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Historical Interest

Address:

Take Highway 30 north past Linnton to the Sauvie Island Bridge. Cross the bridge, proceed north approximately 1 mile and turn right onto Howell Park Road.

Holman Property

This natural area is a good place to observe wildlife and get wild in the city. Frederick Van Voorhies Holman was a prominent lawyer in Portland during the 1890s. He was also president of the Oregon Historical Society. His great hobby was growing and exhibiting roses and he organized the Portland Rose Society in 1902. Part of the Holman property had been flushed down to Guild's Lake by Lafe Fence's flume in 1909.

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Address:

NW Mountain View Park Rd Portland, OR 97210

Holgate Slough

This channel of The Willamette River runs between the east side of Ross Island and Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge. Offering tranquil paddling and unique bird watching opportunities, this channel is the best way to paddle to the interior of Ross Island.

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Paddle

H.M. Terpenning Recreation Complex

The H. M. Terpenning Recreation Complex is almost 90 acres and contains baseball fields, soccer fields, indoor and outdoor tennis courts, an aquatic center, indoor and outdoor basketball courts, an indoor running track, a skate park, a community garden, and two trails through forested areas. The complex has over one mile of paved paths meandering though the fields, and 0.6 of a mile of soft-surface path in the forests. The site is well worth a visit to see the variety of recreation opportunities available at this one location while walking the well-maintained trail system.

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Road Bike

Address:

15707 SW Walker Rd Beaverton, OR 97006

Hidden Glen Park

This 4-acre park is reached by a paved trail that originates in the neighborhood, and wanders to a lovely greenspace with picnic table and play equipment. There's even a footbridge over the creek.

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Address:

212 SE 5 Circle Battle Ground, WA 98604

Heron Lakes Golf Course

This course was once the site of Oregon's second largest city — Vanport City — until it was destroyed by a flood on May 30th, 1948. It's well worth it, especially in winter, to stop at Force Lake off of Force Lake Avenue to scope the lake for wintering waterfowl. Great blue herons can be found working the wetland edges on the quieter northwest side of the pond.

Just past the golf course entrance, on the right, is a small parking lot with interpretive signs that provide the history of Vanport City and information on the wildlife found here.

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