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Discover Oxbow Regional Park, a 1,000-acre natural area park nestled in the wild and scenic Sandy River Gorge. Located within the wild and scenic Sandy River Gorge, Metro's Oxbow Regional Park offers rare access to many of the region’s natural wonders while providing a variety of unique recreational opportunities. The river draws swimmers, rafters, kayakers and drift boats carrying anglers. Twelve miles of trails invite you to explore an ancient forest with centuries-old trees and ridges and ravines carved by volcanic and glacial flows. Oxbow is a great place to see wildlife and animal tracks. The area’s natural habitat makes an ideal home for wildlife such as mink, beaver, raccoon, fox, deer, osprey, songbirds, salmon, elk, black bear, cougar and many others. The park also offers a wooded campground, reservable picnic shelters, playgrounds, equestrian trails, and a number of environmental education opportunities.

Stormwater walk starts at Jamison Square (810 NW 11th Ave, continues on to Tanner Springs Park and winds up at The Fields (1099 NW Overton St). Gather at Jamison Square (NW corner of NW Kearney & NW Park southbound). The Fields, The Pearl District’s newest and largest park, is a 3.2-acre engineering marvel of Fido-friendliness, featuring a dog park with three-foot-high fences and soft gravel surfaces for sensitive paws. There’s an 8,000-sf off-leash area and even a special spot for small/shy dogs. KPFF civil engineers kept the dogs in mind in our design, with permeable pavement and vegetated rain garden infiltration basins to mitigate the need for piped storm drainage utilities.