Tryon Creek State Natural Area

Tryon Creek State Natural Area
High Bridge over Tryon Creek, 2007
Map showing the location of Tryon Creek State Natural Area
Map showing the location of Tryon Creek State Natural Area
Location of Tryon Creek State Natural Area in Oregon
LocationMultnomah and Clackamas, Oregon, United States
Coordinates45°26′14″N 122°40′44″W / 45.43722°N 122.67889°W / 45.43722; -122.67889
Area645 acres (261 ha)[1]
Elevation121 ft (37 m)[2]
Established1975[3]
Named forSocrates Hotchkiss Tryon, Sr. who settled nearby in about 1850[4]
Governing bodyOregon Parks and Recreation Department
WebsiteTryon Creek State Natural Area

The Tryon Creek State Natural Area is a state park located primarily in Portland, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is the only Oregon state park within a major metropolitan area.[5] The 645-acre (261 ha) park lies between Boones Ferry Road and Terwilliger Boulevard in southwest Portland in Multnomah County and northern Lake Oswego in Clackamas County and is bisected from north to south by Tryon Creek. To the north, the park abuts the Lewis & Clark Law School campus.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference OPRD was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Tryon Creek State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 17, 2008.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference park history was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003). Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 971. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
  5. ^ Barstad, Fred (April 16, 2016). Best Hikes Near Portland, Oregon. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4930-1567-2.