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Welcome to the City of Lake Oswego Natural Resources webpage. In the City of Lake Oswego, there are over 490 acres of open space. These often overlooked natural areas are vital to our community. They provide important habitat for plants and animals, as well as a place for Oswegans to enjoy nature.
When visiting your city parks and natural areas, please stay on trail, keep your dog on leash, and comply with other park rules.
Iron Mountain Park-Springbrook Park
Springbrook Park offers great hiking and wildlife viewing opportunities and can be accessed by many small neighborhood entrances. Located across Country Club Road from Lake Oswego High School, the park contains nearly 2 miles of relatively flat trails. SpringbrookCreek flows through the park, then the Lake Grove neighborhood before heading to Iron Mountain Park and Oswego Lake. Iron Mountain Park is located on a south facing hillside, overlooking Iron Mountain Boulevard. The site of an old iron mining operation, the park contains a unique plant community and is home to a great variety of wildlife. The park contains 1.5 miles of moderatelysteep trails. For a more detailed map of Springbrook Park, plus additional information about park history and membership, link below to the Friendsof Springbrook Park website.
Iron Mountain-Springbrook Park Trail Map (to come)
Cooks Butte-Stevens Meadows
Part of the Boring Lava field, Cooks Butte is an extinct volcano rising to 718 feet above the Stafford Basin. There are numerous small neighborhood entrances to the park with a main entrance and smallparkingarea off of Atherton Road via the Stafford-Rosemont round-a-bout. Cooks Butte contains 2 miles of trails which are part of the larger Stafford Basin Pathway and Trail System. Stevens Meadows is an open area with a half mile path that circles the site. This area is also accessed from the small parking area off of Atherton Road. The trails of both sites have moderate elevation gains.
Cooks Butte Management Plan CLICK HERE
Cooks Butte Trail Map CLICK HERE
Bryant Woods-Canal Acres-River Run
Bryant Woods Park is a wildlife rich site containing a seasonal wetland/meadow, upland forested area, and a natural spring with an associated creek. Bordered by Oswego Canal, the park is accessible from the small parking area off of Childs Road and from the north via Centerwood Street. Canal Acres is a largely undeveloped natural area whose sole trail is accessible across the Bryant Woods parking area via Canal Road. River Run, which borders the Tualatin River, is the site of the historic mouth of Oswego Canal and is located at the end of River Run Road. These three natural areas offer great wildlife viewing and contain two miles of relatively flat trails.
Bryant Woods Trail Map (to come)
LINKS
Natural Resource Advisory Board
Sustainability in Lake Oswego
Columbia Land Trust
Community Forestry Program
Friends of Tryon Creek
Friends of Springbrook Park
Audubon Society of Portland
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