Tualatin Hills Nature Park & Recreation District

This is a gorgeous park! The trails are beautiful and it is a great place to run, bike or just go for a light walk. There are so many trails, and the plants and wildlife are amazing to see. I visited for the first time this afternoon and will be a repeat visitor! Also a great place for young children and families to walk around and enjoy the nature.

I love this park for many reasons! First, I love the fact there are no dogs allowed, because so many times I have stepped in dog poo at other parks. I love the different trail options. Second, if you look closely and listen as well;it’s easy to see different wildlife. I have seen deer, snakes, birds, owls, squirrels, chipmunks, and butterflies. Lastly, this park is wonderful to take your children, and to enjoy some time in nature.

Whenever I am on this side of town I try to head over here. Highly recommend checking it out if you’re in need of some nature time, a place to have the little ones run around, or even enjoy bird-​watching (I don’t do it but I’ve seen people doing that). In my opinion, the best time to go strolling around there is Spring and Summer, but there’s always some greenery no matter what time of the year.

great place for a hike. no dogs though which makes me take stars off. security is rude as well for no good reason. beautiful place though.

**BEAUTIFUL NATURE PARK IN BEAVERTON**
Mom took me to 5 malls during my visit, so
had to convince her to go here.
This park is FREE.
ABOUT
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In the heart of Beaverton, is the Tualatin Hills Nature Park.
222-​acre wildlife preserve with wetlands, forests and streams that are habitat to insects, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.
PARKING
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Nice parking lot, plenty of spaces.
TRAILS
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Five miles of trail; 1.5 miles of trails are paved, while the remaining 3.5 miles are well-​maintained, soft-​surface trails.
The Oak Trail and sections of the Vine Maple Trail are paved.
Since it was raining, we opted to hike the Vine Maple Trail which offered great scenery of the forest, ponds, wildflowers, and some birds.
OVERALL
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For hikers, birders and botanists of all ages, this park will make you happy.
PRO TIP
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The Tualatin Hills Nature Center is the jumping-​off point for visitors entering from the SW Millikan Way parking lot entrance. Stop by the center to check out their exhibits, have your wildlife questions answered, and find out about programs or use the super clean restrooms.
Also, NO DOGS AND OTHER PETS ALLOWED.
RECOMMEND for those seeking a nice getaway from the malls.

This is a great place to visit if you’re looking to get away from civilization! I came here while it was raining, so I wasn’t able to see as much wildlife as I’d like. A bird here and there. Even so, I enjoyed it quite a lot. There are paved concrete trails, and there are dirt trails as well. I’ve come across people jogging by too, so you don’t feel totally alone. The forest was very lush and green, and even though it was wet, it was very calming hearing the pitter patter of the rain on the leaves and forest ground. I’d definitely come back when it’s more dry to see some animals!

A great place to visit. I suggest the trails near the south, big fir, and west woods. Very pretty!

What a secret the west side has. This place was perfect for a quiet stroll. Not only was it beautiful, but it was full of wildlife and beauty. If you need to go for a run or just a leisurely walk, this is the place. I am certainly going to be back again. This is as good as it gets for a quiet nature hike in the middle of a decent sized city.

This place always hits the spot when you’re up for a brisk morning walk or jog! The trails offer a variety of distances and almost all of it is shaded by their tall trees. A lot of wildlife live there, but most of the times they’re hiding from people. However, every now and then you see some cool critters! So far I’ve seen squirrels, rabbits, ducks, butterflies, and a wide variety of birds.
The main trails are paved and smaller trails aren’t, but even then it’s not hard to navigate through at all.
I would definitely recommend people come check this place if they’re looking for fresh green scenery, fresh air, and good exercise!

Some of the delight found within the state’s rural forestry is brought into suburban Beaverton by way of the Tualatin Hills Nature Park. It can be accessed from the Beaverton Creek MAX Center by crossing through the Beaverton Creek business park and then through a bit of railroad tracks. There is a little museum, two drinking fountains and restrooms at the entrance.
The trails have lots of signs explaining what you are seeing along with some directions. A summer camp is located here if your young ones are so inclined. The trees are majestic, but still much of Oregon is more majestic than this.
I went here after discovering the park on a consumer review website. Getting here by Google Maps is simple, though Google Maps could not easily match me with the way back to light rail, with the signs at the park offering little reassurance. The interpretive center is beautiful with it’s demonstration of the important local role found within this park. My walk through the trails was nice, especially since some of it is just a simple wooden pedestrian bridge through short trees. During my short walk here, the signs did not show me in due time that I was continuing towards light rail, since the one that did was awhile back.
There is lots of parking here and of course transit access can be found only fifteen minutes away. Improving on the park would mean adding more drinking fountains. Much to the credit of the park’s planners, the number of benches is rather high. The freeway or light rail can be heard every now and then at the beginning.
Take a good look at the Tualatin Hills Nature Park.

Nice quick walk or run around the peaceful trails. .very invigorating and seemed safe. Take a map and explore all of them!

Great place for an easy shaded hike. Lots of parking. Saw lots of snakes, frogs, ducks, and a chipmunk.

This is an awesome place to take a hike in the woods amazingly close to a metro area. Nice paved path for the winter season and some nice gravel paths to take during the summer months (any time if you want really). I’ve been a couple of times and have seen some deer and other animals, depending on the season and the noise levels of others on the trails. Honestly people, if you were a bit quieter and watching, you’d see some cool things.
Definitely will be headed back here in the future.

There are no dogs allowed in the park! I checked out the website to print off a map before I went, but I didn’t see anything about dogs being prohibited. What a disappointment!
The people in the welcome center were very nice and gave me a map of parks in the area and explained where I could take my pups. I really appreciate their help.

This is a beautiful nature park with a handicap-​accessible main trail and many dirt/​gravel offshoot trails you can explore. Great place to go for a short and flat trail run (full loop is about 4mi). Even though the park is relatively populated with people, I still saw a good amount of wildlife during my short 1.5hr time here. Several garter snakes (harmless and small, don’t worry!), chipmunks, birds… I even witnessed a snake working on a lizard meal!
All the trails connect to each other, they’re well-​marked, and maps are available so it’d be difficult to get lost!

I love this place! And they’ve extended it since the last time I went there which is awesome. It’s the perfect place for a quick run to get somewhat lost and just enjoy the scenery! Every turn is unique, so it really keeps things interesting. Plus this is one of the only trails I feel completely safe going alone, even if it’s starting to get a little darker. Highly recommended for runners for a short day :)

I love this place! It was the perfect afternoon walk with my kiddo.

As a wildlife veterinary technician. …The birds and beauty are SO worth it. Go.
No pets allowed and that insures that the beauty remains for all to enjoy.

This place is amazing. I just moved to Beaverton a few months ago and have been looking for places to take weekend walks. Found this place near my house and figured I’d give it a shot. Suffice it to say I was blown away. There’s a MAX stop right next to the park and a parking lot next to the Interpretive Center (I didn’t go in so I can’t speak to that, but people looked like they were enjoying it!).
I explored the park for over an hour. There are two main paved paths, and quite a few unpaved paths that are well maintained and easily traveled. Trees, grasses, ponds, fields, swamps… this place has everything. I saw several cool-​looking birds (that’s as far as my knowledge of birds goes) and a couple of newts. There were people out but I certainly wouldn’t say it was crowded, and many of the paths I was alone on for quite some time. Really it was nice to see happy people out enjoying this park, and everyone was very respectful of everyone else.
I’ve seen some other reviewers complaining about the slippery boardwalks – uh, yeah. It’s a boardwalk in a moist environment. Despite the no-​duh factor, there are CLEAR signs before every single boardwalk warning parkgoers that they are slippery. I took that into account, and despite it being January, I was just fine. If you are paying attention and are careful when it’s wet out there is nothing to complain about.
One tip: it’s a pretty sizeable park with lots of trails, so you might want to grab a map when you arrive so you don’t get lost (like I did, but happily!).
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Because I live near, this is my go-​to park when I need to give my mind a break & my feet a stroll. There’s somewhat a few people walking, jogging or biking but never crowded. Scenery is beautiful & relaxing. If you’re not familiar with the park, make sure you take a peek at the map for the different trails (its a pretty big park) & sorry but pets aren’t allowed.
Happy strolling!