Hillsboro Parks & Recreation is developing a System Plan that will set a vision and guide for the future. The plan will include a complete view of all parks, services, programs, and events of Hillsboro Parks & Recreation and how these elements work together to serve the community. 

Learn more about the Everybody Plays! Hillsboro's Parks & Recreation System Plan.

With the completion of Reed’s Crossing Park Phase 1 in 2023, work has shifted to Phase 2 located within the BPA corridor north of SE Blanton Street and East of Cornelius Pass Road. The size of the Phase 2 area is approximately 6 acres.

Amenities that will be constructed as part of Phase II include:

• an urban plaza
• a playground area
• two small dog parks
• community gardens
• gathering spaces
• open lawn areas
• water detention/retention area
• a segment of the South Hillsboro Regional Trail

Construction on Phase 2 is expected to start in spring 2025 with potential for completion in fall.

Work is moving forward to build two lighted futsal courts at Dairy Creek Park. The courts will be located in a grass area surrounded by paved trails next to the amphitheater.

The futsal courts will be partially funded by the federal Land Water & Conservation Fund ($400,000) and state lottery-funded Local Government Grant Program ($410,000).

Design is complete and the project is currently moving through permitting. Construction could be completed in 2026.

Hillsboro Futsal & Soccer Academy and Hillsboro Rush were partners on the grant applications.

Evergreen Park Projects Timeline:

• Spring 2025: Concept plan and cost estimate
• Summer 2025: Enter into IGA with Metro
• Fall 2025: Construction Drawings and Permits
• Winter 2026: Construction Bidding
• Spring 2026: Construction Spring

This project is funded by the Metro Nature in Neighborhoods Community Choice Grants made possibly by the 2019 Parks & Nature Bond. 

The grant used a novel participatory approach that gave community members a direct voice in choosing which projects to recommend for funding in their communities. Chosen projects emphasize community engagement, racial equity and climate resilience as well as meet the requirements of the bond measure for capital grants.

The first round offered a total of $2 Million for District 4. The community engagement process started in Spring 2023 with a Project Idea Collection Survey, following with two Community Design Workshops and Final voting. In February 2024, five projects in Hillsboro were approved by the Metro Council for a total of up to $830,000.

Grant project art is 100% inspirational.

Grant Purpose:

The Nature in Neighborhoods Community Choice Grants will support community-led projects that benefit historically marginalized communities, protect and improve water quality and fish and wildlife habitat, support climate resilience and increase people’s experience of nature at the community scale. 

Shute Park Project Timeline:

• Concept plan is complete.
• Spring 2025: Develop a 30% construction documents and cost estimate to determine land use permit requirements.
• Summer 2025: Enter into IGA with Metro
• Fall/Winter 2025: Permits
• Spring/Summer 2026: Construction Bidding
• Fall 2026: Construction

This project is funded by the Metro Nature in Neighborhoods Community Choice Grants made possibly by the 2019 Parks & Nature Bond. 

The grant used a novel participatory approach that gave community members a direct voice in choosing which projects to recommend for funding in their communities. Chosen projects emphasize community engagement, racial equity and climate resilience as well as meet the requirements of the bond measure for capital grants.

The first round offered a total of $2 Million for District 4. The community engagement process started in Spring 2023 with a Project Idea Collection Survey, following with two Community Design Workshops and Final voting. In February 2024, five projects in Hillsboro were approved by the Metro Council for a total of up to $830,000.

Grant project art is 100% inspirational.

Grant Purpose:

The Nature in Neighborhoods Community Choice Grants will support community-led projects that benefit historically marginalized communities, protect and improve water quality and fish and wildlife habitat, support climate resilience and increase people’s experience of nature at the community scale. 

Orenco Woods Nature Park Project Timeline:

• February 2025: Contracting with Design Consultant
• March 2025: Concept Plan and Cost Estimate
• April 2025: IGA presentation to City Parks and Recreation Commission and City Council
• April/July 2025: Submit Grant Application and enter IGA with Metro
• Fall 2025: Construction Drawings and Permits
• Winter 2026: Construction Bidding
• Spring 2026: Construction

This project is funded by the Metro Nature in Neighborhoods Community Choice Grants made possibly by the 2019 Parks & Nature Bond. 

The grant used a novel participatory approach that gave community members a direct voice in choosing which projects to recommend for funding in their communities. Chosen projects emphasize community engagement, racial equity and climate resilience as well as meet the requirements of the bond measure for capital grants.

The first round offered a total of $2 Million for District 4. The community engagement process started in Spring 2023 with a Project Idea Collection Survey, following with two Community Design Workshops and Final voting. In February 2024, five projects in Hillsboro were approved by the Metro Council for a total of up to $830,000.

Grant project art is 100% inspirational.

Grant Purpose:

The Nature in Neighborhoods Community Choice Grants will support community-led projects that benefit historically marginalized communities, protect and improve water quality and fish and wildlife habitat, support climate resilience and increase people’s experience of nature at the community scale.

The Crescent Park Greenway has been envisioned to be a greenway and trail system that connects to the creeks and river on the North, West and South edges of the City of Hillsboro.

The Greenway is a unique amenity that will create access to nature on the edge of the City and provide recreation activities such as hiking, biking, picnicking, and exploration!

Once complete, the Greenway will connect our community to other regional trail networks and nature. To see this vision and the implementation approach, read the adopted Crescent Park Greenway Concept Plan.

Rood Bridge Park Project Timeline:

• May 2025: Restoration Concept Plan and Cost Estimate
• July-September 2025: Submit Grant Application and enter IGA with Metro
• Fall 2025: Invasive Species Removal and Control
• Fall 2025: Oregon Ash Tree Management
• Spring 2026: Native Plant Community Restoration
• Summer 2026: Interpretive Sign Installation
• Fall 2028: Restoration Complete

This project is funded by the Metro Nature in Neighborhoods Community Choice Grants made possibly by the 2019 Parks & Nature Bond. 

The grant used a novel participatory approach that gave community members a direct voice in choosing which projects to recommend for funding in their communities. Chosen projects emphasize community engagement, racial equity and climate resilience as well as meet the requirements of the bond measure for capital grants.

The first round offered a total of $2 Million for District 4. The community engagement process started in Spring 2023 with a Project Idea Collection Survey, following with two Community Design Workshops and Final voting. In February 2024, five projects in Hillsboro were approved by the Metro Council for a total of up to $830,000.

Grant project art is 100% inspirational.

Grant Purpose:

The Nature in Neighborhoods Community Choice Grants will support community-led projects that benefit historically marginalized communities, protect and improve water quality and fish and wildlife habitat, support climate resilience and increase people’s experience of nature at the community scale. 

The emerald ash borer, a prolific invasive pest, will soon dramatically change Hillsboro’s natural areas and urban treescape, including the 635-acre Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve where a whopping 95% of the mature trees are Oregon ash. Preventative restoration work is now underway to get ahead of the beetle.

 It started over a year ago with staff identifying and measuring every mature Oregon ash in the Preserve, taking special note of its health and condition. Trunk then carefully combed through the inventory to pinpoint the most valuable ash trees to save. These specimens were treated to protect them from the invasive beetle.

In the end only about 15% of Jackson Bottom’s total stock of Oregon ash will be treated. These trees were chosen because of their benefits to wildlife, the trail system, or education opportunities.

Without intervention, the remaining trees will eventually become infested by the beetles, die, and fall. These trees are being cut down or snagged before they do any harm. (Snagging is when a skilled arborist climbs a tree to remove the tree’s leafy canopy and leaves the trunk standing). But the wood from felling and snagging ash trees will not go to waste! 

Read the full story online.

Hillsboro Parks & Recreation is dedicated to serving the needs of residents by providing universal accessibility to all of the City’s parks and outdoor recreation complexes.

As the City of Hillsboro grows, it creates both a demand for new parks and a demand for upgrades to existing parks. Both result in opportunities for the City to meet its goal to provide fully accessible parks and outdoor recreational opportunities. 

In October 2015, the City of Hillsboro initiated the update of an ADA Assessment and Transition Plan for its park and outdoor recreation complexes to help identify and prioritize accessibility improvements. 

 Hillsboro Parks & Recreation is currently implementing phase 8 of 10 in the plan.

Read more about the ADA Assessment & Transition Plan.

Community members are invited to purchase a tree, bench, and/or plaque to memorialize a loved one.

To learn more, visit the Memorial Donations webpage.

Hidden Creek Park West, designed as an inclusive and accessible park and playground for people of all abilities, opened to the public in 2023.

With specialized equipment and safety components, the park features:

• inclusive play elements
• stable surfacing areas
• generously sized all-gender restrooms
• six accessible parking spaces
• and, not to miss, a 50-foot-long friendly forest giant made of cedar

Read more about Oro the Friendly Forest Giant and the creation of Hidden Creek Park West.

Reed's Crossing Park celebrated a grand opening in Spring 2024. The park in South Hillsboro includes the following amenities:

• a playground with a synthetic turf slide mound and tunnels 
• seat walls for sitting and climbing
• a gathering mound with seating and fire pit 
• a mini amphitheater & community shelter
• climbing boulders
• restroom facilities (opening in spring)
• a contemplative garden area
• 'Torus' art sculpture 
• A lighted regional trail segment 
• two off-leash dog parks
• a segment of the South Hillsboro Regional Trail

Learn more about Reed's Crossing Park.

Butternut Creek Park Phase I

• A large open lawn
• Splash pad
• Playground
• Picnic shelter
• Restroom
• Basketball court

Butternut Creek Park Phase II

• Regional Trail Segment
• Bike Skills Course
• Off-Leash Dog Area

This project improved a segment of the Reedville Regional Trail between Baseline Road and SW Johnson Street and was completed in Fall 2023.

Read more about the Reedville Trail on the Washington County project webpage. 

The Cornelius Pass Road Bridge over Butternut Creek provides a key North-South transportation link for the development of South Hillsboro. The southern end of the bridge is closest to Southeast Butternut Creek Parkway. The Butternut Creek Greenway Trail runs under the bridge, connected by a pedestrian bridge suspended beneath the road bridge.

The single span bridge has vehicle lanes, cycle tracks, and sidewalks.

The Willamette Water Supply project is a partnership between the Tualatin Valley Water District, the City of Hillsboro, and the City of Beaverton. The project will pump water from the Willamette River through a treatment plant and into the service area of the partners. This project will make sure that there is a safe and resilient water supply as the region continues to grow.

A section of the project goes through the Orenco Woods Nature Park (OWNP). This section is on the eastern edge of OWNP and is adjacent to Cornelius Pass Road. The water pipeline enters the park at the south parking lot and heads in a northwesterly direction into the park. The pipeline goes under Rock Creek and the Light Rail Max line.

Trail improvements were made throughout the park in conjunction with the waterline project. The final phase of vegetative restoration began in Fall 2024. New plantings will be monitored for five years. Planting will not impact park use.