Parks Plan 2040 adopted!

Parks Plan 2040 was unanimously adopted by the Lake Oswego City Council on June 3, 2025 (Resolution 25-24). Thank you to everyone who participated in the process along the way!

Click here to review the final draft plan and appendices.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Park, Recreation, and Natural Areas Plan?

The Parks, Recreation, and Natural Areas System Plan is the City’s long-range plan for how its parks, recreation facilities, trails, programs, and services will grow and serve the community. The Plan provides a 15-year vision and outlines new goals and policies, with guidance for future projects, policies, and programs built on community input. The Plan also inventories existing parks and facilities, identifies community needs and values, and directs funding and investment over the next fifteen years.

Why update the Park, Recreation, and Natural Areas Plan?

The City’s previous Parks and Recreation System Plan (Parks Plan 2025) was adopted in 2012. Although many of the goals and policies of the current Plan remained relevant, the City has grown and experienced many demographic and economic shifts over the past decade. The purpose of updating the Plan is to develop a comprehensive view of how all of our parks, facilities, programs, and services work together to serve the community. It also helps to ensure that future investments reflect community priorities, and that those priorities were identified through an equitable and inclusive community engagement process. The updated plan gives us guidance on how to maintain our existing park and recreation facilities as well as plan for future challenges and opportunities.

Who participated? Who made decisions?

The Parks Plan 2040 process was guided by input from community members, a Community Advisory Committee (CAC), the Parks, Recreation, and Natural Resources Advisory Board (PRNRAB), and the Lake Oswego City Council. The planning process provided numerous opportunities for community members to provide their input on the goals, policies, and objectives of the Plan, with a focus on making engagement events equitable and inclusive to all Lake Oswego community members. Ultimately, the Lake Oswego City Council considered and adopted the final Plan.

How long did the Parks Plan 2040 process take?

The Parks Plan 2040 process began in July 2023 and was completed in June 2025.