Parks and Recreation

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Mary S. Young Park

UPDATE: Power is out at the park, Bathrooms are closed, portable restrooms are onsite.  

Mary S. Young Park offers you a peaceful place to walk or sit by the Willamette River. About 128 acres, this quiet, forested park is a favorite for urban birders. As you walk deeper into the forest on the numerous trails (5-8 miles worth), it’s easy to forget you’re in a city.

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Benski Park

1.68 acres located on Carriage Way. This attractive park offers play equipment, basketball pad, and turf areas for picnicking, games etc.

Hammerle Park

Hammerle Park is 5.81 acres located on Highway 43 (Willamette Drive) and Lewis Street. Park features spraypark, playground, picnic shelter, athletic fields, pickelball courts and WiFi.

 

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Fields Bridge Park

Fields Bridge park is a beautiful 19 acres located on the Tualatin River. This park, constructed in 2006, currently consists of community gardens, ball fields, basketball courts, walking paths, WiFi and playground. 

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Cedaroak Boat Ramp

Cedaroak Boat Ramp is 16.5 acres located at the end of Elmran Avenue. This boat ramp facility also offers river access, hiking trails, restroom, fishing and wildlife viewing.

The building of the new boat ramp includes a new ramp build-out, a new infiltration swale, new piles, rail installation and a new parking lot and ramp subgrade.

 

 

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Cedar Island

12/26/2022-Floating Bridge is turned for the season, weather permitting it will be accessible in the Spring.

Cedar Island Park is a 14 acre island in the Willamette River. Boat access from the river and Cedar Oak Boat ramp. Pedestrian access from Mary S. Young Park, by floating bridge, during spring, summer, and fall. Activities include fishing from platforms, hiking trails, and wildlife viewing. Location: Mary S. Young West Linn, OR 97068 Bird's Eye View (Bing Map)

Burnside Park

10 acres located on the Willamette River with access from the end of Holmes Street and Edgewater Court. This natural area has hiking trails, river access, and wildlife viewing.

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Bernert Landing (Boat Ramp)

 

2 acres in size. Located at 1905 Volpp Street.  Located where the the Tualatin River meets the Willamette River next to Willamette Park. River access including boat ramp , dock system, and wildlife viewing.

 

 

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Parks Maintenance

The goal of Park Maintenance and Operations is to provide safe and attractive facilities for our citizens and visitors to use and enjoy. Through the efforts of a well-planned maintenance program, we are able to provide these services effectively and efficiently.

Our maintenance schedules and procedures are based on the standards and frequencies our citizens have come to expect, and are the result of years of developing a maintenance management system specific to West Linn parks and facilities. A recent citizen satisfaction survey ranked park maintenance very high.

Clearing Open Space by Adjacent Property Owners Policy

Permission is required to cut or remove any wood, timber, brush or other material from within the boundaries of public parks and open space. Open space is generally left undisturbed with no maintenance activity or responsibility of the City's work force.

Blackberries, weeds, and other noxious plants which grow easily in unmaintained open space provides minimal value as habitat and can become an eyesore and nuisance to adjacent property owners. This policy establishes guidelines for maintenance of public open space by adjacent property owners.

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