Parks & Recreation Department
22500 Salamo Road
Phone 503-557-4700
Adult Community Center
1180 Rosemont Rd.
Phone 503-557-4704
Tanner Creek Park
This award winning designed park is set to be utilized year round. This beautiful park contains play structures, a shelter, water feature play area, basketball court with adjustable hoops, tennis court/pickleball, two separate restrooms, a skate park, picnic tables, WiFi and a beautiful open grass area.
Purchased: 2000
Completed: 2003
2006 Design Award recipient from Oregon Recreation and Park Association.
This was the inaugural park for utilizing the public design process and the use of CMGC (Construction Manager/General Contractor) in West Linn. The value of the CMGC is that the Contractor is hired on early and becomes part of the design team. This allows savings through value engineering. There are cost savings in the aspect of onsite design and changes. WLPR realized a savings of $300-$400,000. The park was purchased with funding from the 1998 Park Bond for $1,558,900 for 10 acres. After many meetings and community design input processes, a final design came to fruition using the CMGC model for construction. Milroy Golf Systems was awarded the bid for CMGC. WRG engineered the design concepts. Grindline subcontracted with Milroy to construct the skate park area. Total capitol improvement cost for the park $1.1million. Features of this park include a World Class Skate Park, green roof restroom, custom fountain design, shelter/restroom combination structure, inclusion of memorials, adjustable basketball hoops, double tennis court, Landscape Structures playground, and connective paved or concrete paths.
Part of the wetland restoration project to remove invasive plant material using goats and not only was this effective but provided a unique opportunity for kids and families of the community to engage with the herd of goats.
Since the original construction the park now hosts West Linn Pickleball club and is scheduled for an outdoor fitness court installation in the spring of 2019.
The old adage of “build it and they will come” has been true to this park. Since the opening of this park, there have been two World Class Skate Board events, a slalom skate event, two seasons of extremely successful concerts in the park series and movies in the park. One of our busiest parks, Tanner Creek Park, has become a hub for family and community.
