Features: Two large flow bowls, mini bowl, concrete dinosaur, rotating volcano top, and street features. The Jim Griffith Memorial Skate Park is popular with skaters of all ages and skill levels. The park was named in honor of former Tigard Mayor Jim Griffith who was an advocate for Tigard youth and the skate park project.
This project constructed or improved four segments of the Fanno Creek Trail:
Segment 1 (new) – Woodard Park to Grant Avenue (Woodard Park Segment) (substantially completed as of 12/27/24);
Segment 2 (improvement) Ash Avenue to Hall Boulevard (City Hall Segment) (substantially completed as of 11/20/24);
Segment 3 (new) Tigard Library to Milton Court (Tigard Library Segment) (substantially completed as of 1/8/2025);
Segment 4 (new) – 85th Avenue (south of Durham Road) to the Ki-A-Kuts Bridge (Durham Segment) (substantially completed as of 3/4/2025).
The project includes both on-grade (paved with asphalt) portions as well as portions elevated on boardwalks and bridges, and will add numerous trailheads and rest areas. Due to a portion of the project's funding being federal funds, the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is required to administer the construction contract for the project. The City of Tigard has been and will continue to be involved throughout the duration of the project. All four segments have reached substantial completion.
Video by Casey Overcamp with Stratoscape Corp
Photo: Newly installed Fanno Creek Trail bridge at Woodard Park
Photo: Newly installed Fanno Creek Trail bridge near the Tigard Public Library
Woodard Segment
Beginning at the east side of Woodard Park, south of SW Karol Court, a new rest area will be constructed where the new trail segment will start heading east toward Grant Avenue. Where “on-grade”, the trail will be paved 12’ wide with asphalt and have 2’ wide graveled shoulders. From just west of Fanno Creek all the way east to Grant Avenue the trail will be elevated on a combination of boardwalks and a bridge over Fanno Creek. The boardwalks and bridge will be supported by steel pile foundations, have a concrete trail surface, and have metal railing on the sides. The width between the railings on the boardwalks and bridge will be 14’. A trailhead will be constructed where the new boardwalk will intersect Grant Avenue.
Substantially completed 12/27/2024
City Hall Segment
This segment will improve the existing trail beginning slightly south of the existing bridge over Fanno Creek south of Ash Avenue, near Universal Plaza, continuing east until intersecting Hall Boulevard. Due to sensitive environmental areas, this trail segment consists of a combination of sliver widenings and full widening. From the starting point near Ash Avenue east to near City Hall, the trail will be widened where necessary to achieve an 8’ wide trail. From the area near City Hall east to Hall Boulevard, the trail will be widened to 12’. Graveled shoulders will be provided where space allows. A trailhead will be constructed where the trail intersects Hall Boulevard. All portions of this trail segment will get re-paved with asphalt for a smooth trail surface upon completion.
Substantially completed 11/20/2024
Library Segment
Starting just east of the Tigard Library’s book drop loop, the trail will cross Fanno Creek with a combination of boardwalks and a bridge. The boardwalks and bridge will be supported by steel pile foundations, have a concrete trail surface, and have metal railing on the sides. The width between the railings on the boardwalks and bridge will be 14’. East of here, the remainder of the trail will be “on-grade” and will be paved 12’ wide with asphalt and have varying widths of graveled and topsoiled shoulders. Two rest areas will be constructed between the Tigard Library and Milton Court, and a trailhead will be constructed where the trail will intersect Milton Court.
Substantially completed 1/8/2025
Durham Segment
South of the cul-de-sac at the southern end of SW 85th Avenue there is currently a trail that heads down the hill and then turns west towards the ball fields in Cook Family Park. Starting at the turn at the bottom of the hill, this trail segment will head directly south until intersecting the existing trail just west of the undercrossing of the railroad tracks that leads to Durham City Park to the north and the Ki-a-Kuts Bridge over the Tualatin River to the south. This trail segment will consist of a combination of 12’ paved asphalt portions with 2’ wide graveled shoulders where “on-grade” along with a portion that will be on boardwalk. The boardwalk will be supported by spread footing foundations, have a concrete trail surface, and have metal railing on the sides. The width between the railings on the boardwalk will be 14’. A rest area will be constructed mid-way through the segment, along with a new trailhead adjacent to the railroad undercrossing.
Substantially completed 3/4/2025
TIMELINE: FY 2018- 2025
FUNDING SOURCES: Transportation System Development Charges Fund; Parks System Development Charges Fund; Stormwater Fund; Regional Flexible Funds Allocation (RFFA) grant funding.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE COSTS: This project will require an increase in funding to maintain an additional 1.7 miles of trail pavement, maintenance of two new pedestrian bridges, and new boardwalks.
WHY IT’S NEEDED: The Fanno Creek Trail is a 15-mile regional trail paralleling Interstate 5 and Highway 217. It is the major north-south nonmotorized route through Washington County and stretches from Tualatin to Garden Home. A number of missing segments through Tigard currently impair use of the trail. This project will complete all missing segments through Tigard with the exception of Bonita Road to 85th Avenue. The trail provides an important regional commuter route, a tourist destination, and, for Tigard, a multiuse recreational trail that connects key destinations around town, including Cook Family Park, Bonita Park, the Brown Natural Area, the Tigard Library, Downtown Tigard, Woodard Park, Dirksen Nature Park, Englewood Park, and more. The trail supports about 200,000 users per year.
STRATEGIC PLAN TIE-IN: Advances our vision of becoming a walkable, healthy and accessible community for everyone.