Stella Olsen has a children's playground, a shelter and a pavilion. There is a multi-used path through the wetlands area, providing a connection from West Villa Road to the park. Used by wildlife, as well as humans, it provides a restful, wooded setting for all activities. This park is home to Music on the Green and Movies in the Park during the summer months.
This park is an undeveloped natural area.
Spring Park serves as a neighborhood natural area, a retreat along the Wilamette River and a gateway to Elk Rock Island, which is part of an ancient volcano that erupted about 40 million years ago. The park includes a walking trail, picnic facilities and a playground. Stop by to take a stroll or relax in the shade before heading out to historic Elk Rock Island in the nearby Willamette River.
Springbrook Park offers great hiking and wildlife viewing opportunities and can be accessed by many small neighborhood entrances. Located across Country Club Road from Lake Oswego High School, the park contains nearly 2 miles of relatively flat trails. Springbrook Creek flows through the park, then the Lake Grove neighborhood before heading to Iron Mountain Park and Oswego Lake. The park is among Lake Oswego's oldest and largest natural areas and is a vital part of the Uplands neighborhood.
Future improvements at this park may include a picnic shelter, children's playground, rest rooms, nature paths, and interpretive signs.
Walking, biking, or driving along the south shore of Vancouver Lake makes for a peaceful day of bird watching. Birding is best from early fall through late spring when the wintering species congregate here. Some of the better spots should be avoided during hunting season but this activity also causes the birds to move in mass to the no hunting areas where they can easily be viewed. Vancouver Lake can be reached from the I-5 Freeway by taking Exit 1-D to 4th Plain Blvd. and traveling west. This road leads directly to the lake and the starting point.
Future improvement at this park may include children's playgrounds, a ball field, on-site parking, rest rooms, picnic shelters, paths, lighting, natural areas, and a disc golf course.
At nearly 2,000 acres, Metro’s Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area is the largest protected wetlands within an American city. This beautiful natural area is one of the region’s best-kept secrets.
This park has a basketball court, a playground, picnic areas, and a large open field for baseball and soccer.
Sellwood Riverfront Park is at the southern edge of Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge and provides access to the Springwater Trail. The park provides water access for swimming (but no beach) and fishing, a boat dock and canoe launch, a dog off-leash area, natural surface and paved paths, and picnic tables.
