Cooper Mountain Nature Park

Cooper Mountain Nature Park
Prairie at the park with the Nature House in the background
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TypePublic
LocationNear Beaverton, Oregon
United States
Coordinates45°26′52″N 122°52′24″W / 45.44778°N 122.87333°W / 45.44778; -122.87333
Area231 acres (93 hectares)
Created2009
Operated byTualatin Hills Park & Recreation District
StatusOpen
WebsiteCooper Mountain Nature Park

Cooper Mountain Nature Park is a 231 acres (93 ha) nature park in the Portland metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Oregon. Opened in 2009, the park is owned and operated by Metro, the regional government in the Oregon portion of the metro area.[1] The park is named after Cooper Mountain, the primary geological feature in the area near Beaverton. Maintained by the regional Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation District, the natural area has 3.5 miles (5.6 km) of hiking trails.[2] It is one of THPRD's two nature parks, along with the Tualatin Hills Nature Park.

  1. ^ Anderson, Jennifer (August 13, 2009). "Nature park restores wildlife, prairies". Sherwood Outlook. Pamplin Media Group. Archived from the original on September 5, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
  2. ^ Lent, Christina (June 25, 2009). "Take a hike". The Beaverton Valley Times. Archived from the original on June 8, 2011. Retrieved 2009-10-19.