Orenco Woods Nature Park

Orenco Woods Nature Park
Trees at the park
Type	Public, city
Location	Hillsboro, Oregon United States
Coordinates	45°31′34″N 122°54′09″W / 45.526°N 122.9024°W / 45.526; -122.9024Coordinates: 45°31′34″N 122°54′09″W / 45.526°N 122.9024°W / 45.526; -122.9024
Operated by	Hillsboro Parks & Recreation Department
Status	planned

Orenco Woods Nature Park is a park located in Hillsboro, Oregon, United States.^[1] The site was formerly nine-hole Orenco Woods Golf Course in the Orenco neighborhood owned by the Hillsboro Elks. The eastern edge is bounded by Cornelius Pass Road and the tracks for the MAX Blue Line form the northern boundary. Rock Creek flows through the site between Orchard Park upstream and Noble Woods Park downstream, with the Rock Creek Trail planned to connect all three parks.

History

The nine-hole Orenco Woods Golf Course was purchased by Venture Properties in 2007. The company planned to build more than 280 homes on the 40-acre site, but the project never came to fruition due to the Great Recession.^[2] The City of Hillsboro and Metro purchased the land in 2011 for $4 million.^[2]^[3] The city sold 9.7 acres (3.9 ha) at the southeast corner to home builder Polygon Northwest Company in January 2013.^[4] The proceeds from $3.4 million deal were planned to be used to develop the park.^[4] Metro approved the master plan for the park in November 2013.^[5]

References

↑ "Hillsboro Parks Construction". Hillsboro Parks & Recreation. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
1 2 Theen, Andrew (June 24, 2013). "Hillsboro, Metro kickstart Orenco Woods Nature Park land use changes; master plan set for approval". The Oregonian. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
↑ Theen, Andrew (November 7, 2012). "Orenco Woods park will 'put the Hills' in Hillsboro". The Oregonian. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
1 2 Theen, Andrew (January 14, 2013). "Hillsboro expected to approve partial sale of Orenco Woods property to developer". The Oregonian. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
↑ Redden, Jim (December 13, 2013). "Orenco park OK'd". Hillsboro Tribune. Retrieved 14 December 2013.

City of Hillsboro, Oregon, USA

Government	Police Fire City Hall Library County Courthouse State Health & DEQ labs Clean Water Services

Transportation	Airport Cornelius Pass Road Cornell Road Hillsboro Central Transit Center Intermodal Transit Facility MAX Blue Line Main Street Bridge Oregon Route 219 T.V. Highway Sunset Highway Willow Creek Transit Center

Education	Hillsboro School District Century High School Glencoe High School Hillsboro High School Liberty High School Miller Education Center Hare Field OGI School of Science and Engineering Pacific Health Professions Campus

Companies	Acumed Beyond Words Binford & Mort Enli Health Intelligence FEI Intel Laika Entertainment Metro West Ambulance Norm Thompson Parr Lumber Planar Qorvo RadiSys Rodgers Instruments SolarWorld SureID Tuality Healthcare

Parks and Recreation	53rd Avenue Park Aquatic & Recreation Center Bagley Park Bicentennial Park Hamby Park Hillsboro Stadium Hondo Dog Park Jackson Bottom Magnolia Park Noble Woods Park Orchard Park Oregon International Airshow Orenco Woods Nature Park Ron Tonkin Field Rood Bridge Park Reedville Creek Park Shute Park Turner Creek Park Walnut Street Park Walters Cultural Arts Center

Other	The Argus Chief Kno-Tah Classic Aircraft Aviation Museum H.A.R.T. David Hill Hops Hillsboro Symphony Orchestra Kaiser hospital KUIK Old Scotch Church Oregon Chorale Oregon Mandolin Orchestra Orenco Orenco Station People Pioneer Cemetery Primate Research Center Rice Rock Museum Tanasbourne Tribune Tuality Hospital Washington County Museum

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