Cornell Creek Park

Cornell Creek Park

Bridge over the creek in the park
Type Public, city
Location Hillsboro, Oregon,
United States
Coordinates 45°32′01″N 122°54′47″W / 45.5336256°N 122.913057°W / 45.5336256; -122.913057Coordinates: 45°32′01″N 122°54′47″W / 45.5336256°N 122.913057°W / 45.5336256; -122.913057
Area 4.19 acres (17,000 m2)[1]
Created 2016
Operated by Hillsboro Parks & Recreation Department
Status Day use only

Cornell Creek Park is a city park in Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. Opened in 2016, it has the second dog park in the city after Hondo Dog Park. Located in the Orenco Station neighborhood along Cornell Road, it has just over four acres that is bisected by a small creek.

History

Plans for a park at the corner of Cornell Road and NW 231st Avenue were announced in 2014.[2] At the time, the park was planned to open in the fall of 2015.[2] The park was part of the broader Platform District developments near the Orenco Station MAX stop that included the Orenco Station Plaza.[1][2][3] Construction on the park began in 2014, and was planned to have an off-leash dog area, a bocce court, a footbridge bridge, walking paths, and a ping-pong table, but no parking.[3][4] The off-leash dog area opened in 2015,[4] with the rest of the park opening in 2016.[1] The land for the park was given to the city by Holland Partner Group, who built the Platform District, in exchange for system development credits, and the park was built for approximately $825,000.[1]

Amenities

The park is split into two sections by a driveway to a condo development. The southern portion contains the off-leash dog area that is fenced.[5] Other features of the park include a play area, a bocce court, walking paths, picnic tables, an outdoor ping pong table, and a foot bridge over the small, unnamed creek.[1]

Cornell Creek Park is located at the southwest corner of Cornell Road and 231st/229th avenue in the northeastern portion of Hillsboro. It is across 231st from Sonrise Church, with the Tessera apartments also across 231st, but to the south. The MAX station and Platform District are to the west and south.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Ryan, Jim (November 18, 2015). "Play Ping-Pong and bocce ball at Hillsboro's Cornell Creek Park, which opens in spring 2016 (photos, video)". The Oregonian/OregonLive. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Hammill, Luke (August 21, 2014). "See 6 new parks -- some already opened, some being planned -- in Hillsboro". The Oregonian/OregonLive. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 Hammill, Luke (October 8, 2014). "A new skyline has popped up in Hillsboro's Orenco neighborhood (photos)". The Oregonian/OregonLive. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  4. 1 2 Fuller, Kathy (August 21, 2015). "Parks on the way". Hillsboro Tribune. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Hillsboro, OR : Cornell Creek Park". www.hillsboro-oregon.gov. City of Hillsboro. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
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