Barton Park
Barton Park is one of the best parks on the mid-Clackamas River.
Barton Park is one of the best parks on the mid-Clackamas River.
Water brings wildlife to this park.
This trail -- the first "rails-to-trails" linear state park built in Oregon -- follows an abandoned, 21-mile railroad line that stretches between the cities of Banks and Vernonia.
Equipped with a playground, a soccer field, and a natural area to explore, Autumn Ridge Park is an ideal park for a morning romp outdoors or afternoon picnic. A short trail loops through a two acre forest of oaks, pines, and firs where visitors may notice salamanders, woodpeckers, or a variety of songbirds that live here. A dedicated group of neighborhood volunteers and students are currently improving the understory of this small, but active habitat.
Nestled against Forest Park, five minutes from downtown Portland, is the Portland Audubon Society's 150-acre, free-to-the-public Nature Sanctuary.
Atfalati Park (rhymes with quality), located at 6600 SW Sagert St, is a 13.27 acre neighborhood park that provides opportunities for active and passive recreation. Atfalati is the name of the Native American Kalapuyan tribe that once occupied the Tualatin River watershed. The name was often shortened to Tualati or Tualatin. For a nature experience, walk along the boundary of an 8.5 acre wetland in the Saum Creek Greenway and learn about the native wildlife and natural history in the area through interpretive signage.
This unimproved park is also referred to as Dickinson Woods and has a soft surface trail.
Apollo Ridge Park is a natural area with a wetland offering plenty of water and shade.
Apache Bluff wetland is seasonally flooded by the Tualatin River in winter and becomes partially or totally dry in the summer months. It is part of a larger greenway made up of Cook Park (Tigard), Tualatin Community Park, Durham City Park and the Tualatin Country Club. Waterfowl commonly seen include Canada geese, mallards, wood duck, hooded merganser, bufflehead and wigeon. Great blue heron, green heron, bittern, snipe, killdeer, Bewick's wren, redwing blackbird and several species of swallows are also common visitors.