Tualatin Hills Nature Park

Tualatin Hills Nature Park
An aerial view of the park, 1998
Tualatin Hills Nature Park is located in Hillsboro Beaverton OR
Tualatin Hills Nature Park
Location of the nature park in Beaverton
TypePublic
LocationBeaverton, Washington County, Oregon, United States
Coordinates45°30′00″N 122°50′40″W / 45.5°N 122.8445°W / 45.5; -122.8445
Area222 acres (90 hectares)
Createdc. 1984
Operated byTualatin Hills Park & Recreation District
StatusOpen
WebsiteTualatin Hills Nature Park
The office at the entrance to the park

The Tualatin Hills Nature Park is a 222-acre nature park and wildlife preserve in Beaverton, Oregon, owned by the Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District (THPRD). It is one of THPRD's two nature parks along with Cooper Mountain Nature Park. The park features 5 miles (8 km) of trails, of which 1.5 miles are paved and 3.5 miles unpaved.[1] The park features a diverse environment including several types of both evergreen and deciduous trees as well as creeks, wetlands, ponds, and meadows.[2][3] Located on 15655 S.W. Millikan Way, at the main entrance to the park, is the Tualatin Hills Nature Center, formerly called the Tualatin Hills Nature Park Interpretive Center. The name was changed in November 2014. Nature supervisor Kristin Atman said that "six words is really a mouthful" and the new name would be more consistent with THPRD's other facilities.[4]

  1. ^ "Tualatin Hills Nature Park Description".
  2. ^ "Tualatin Hills Nature Park Trails".
  3. ^ "Bird & Wildlife Watching - Oregon's Washington County".
  4. ^ Alteir, Nuran (November 7, 2014). "Newt Day at Tualatin Hills Nature Center, formerly Tualatin Hills Nature Park Interpretive Center". The Oregonian. Retrieved September 8, 2015.