Albany Parks & Recreation

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The Albany, Oregon Parks and Recreation department is responsible for maintaining the local city parks as well as scheduling recurring, yearly, events. One goal of the City of Albany is to have resident access to parks with no more than a two mile transit distance.

Contents 1 Special Events 2 Albany Parks 2.1 Albany Skatepark 2.2 Bowman 2.3 Bryant 2.4 Burkhart 2.5 Burkhart Square 2.6 Deerfield 2.7 Draper 2.8 Eades 2.9 Eleanor Hackleman 2.10 Gibson Hill 2.11 Grand Prairie 2.12 Hazelwood 2.13 Henderson 2.14 Lehigh 2.15 Lexington 2.16 Maple Lawn 2.17 Monteith Riverpark 2.18 Periwinkle 2.19 Periwinkle Creek Bike Path 2.20 Pineway 2.21 Riverview Heights 2.22 Senior Center 2.23 Simpson 2.24 Sunrise 2.25 Swanson 2.26 Takena 2.27 Takena Landing 2.28 Teloh Calapooia 2.29 Timber Linn 2.30 Waverly 3 External links

[edit] Special Events

• Children's Performing Art Series
• Northwest Art and Air Festival
• River Rhythms concert series.

[edit] Albany Parks

[edit] Albany Skatepark

The Albany Skatepark is a variable altitude concrete structure in which skateboarders, in-line skaters, and rollerskaters can come to practice. It is situated next to the Albany Skating Rink, and attracts people from Lebanon, Corvallis, Tangent, and Sweet Home.

[edit] Bowman

Bowman Park is a 26 acre (105,000 m²) park situated next to the Willamette River. Open greenspaces, trees, barbecue pits, picnic tables, boat ramp, restrooms, and shelters are a few of the features found here.

[edit] Bryant

Bryant Park is 72 acre (291,000 m²) park with everything imaginable. From softball fields to football courts, horseshoe pits to playgrounds, picnicking amenities to trail and river access, this park is all-inclusive.

[edit] Burkhart

[edit] Burkhart Square

[edit] Deerfield

[edit] Draper

[edit] Eades

[edit] Eleanor Hackleman

[edit] Gibson Hill

Gibson Hill park is a 7 acre (28,000 m²) park located adjacent Gibson Hill Road in North Albany. It is situated in the midst of a booming residential area and is next to a fire station.

This park provides access to basketball courts, playground equipment, bike roads, a sand volleyball court, as well as a large open grassy area with interconnected sidewalks.

[edit] Grand Prairie

[edit] Hazelwood

[edit] Henderson

[edit] Lehigh

[edit] Lexington

[edit] Maple Lawn

[edit] Monteith Riverpark

Monteith Riverpark is a 6 acre (24,000 m²) park located on Water Avenue in downtown Albany.

This park is home to the River Rhythms concert series. It also has numerous bike and pedestrian pathways, restrooms, a playground, covered gazebo/meeting area, a pavilion/stage, horseshoe pits and a large grass area. This park is surrounded by various vegetation and trees.

Paths also give access to a marina dock, the Willamette River, and the Calipooia River.

[edit] Periwinkle

[edit] Periwinkle Creek Bike Path

[edit] Pineway

[edit] Riverview Heights

[edit] Senior Center

[edit] Simpson

[edit] Sunrise

[edit] Swanson

[edit] Takena

[edit] Takena Landing

Takena Landing is a 72 acre (291,000 m²) park on the North bank of the Willamette River. It is also adjacent to US Highway 20 and intersects with North Albany Road.

A distinctive feature of Takena Landing is its boat ramp. Many citizens launch their boats from this park.

The park also offers greenspaces, shaded by myriad large trees, barbecue grills and temporary boat parking at a wooden dock.

[edit] Teloh Calapooia

[edit] Timber Linn

Timber Linn Park is a 90 acre (364,000 m²) park situated east of Interstate 5 and south of the Albany Municipal Airport on SE Price Road.

Timber Linn Park has large open spaces with basketball courts, softball fields, horseshoe pits, various bike and pedestrian paths, plagrounds, covered meeting areas, tennis courts and a Frisbee field.

Timber Linn Park is next to an open-air amphitheater where musical performances can be held.

[edit] Waverly

Waverly Park is a 20 acre (81,000 m²) park located on Pacific Boulevard, just off of I5 Exit 234B. Waverly Lake takes up a vast majority of the park.

Waverly is home to seasonal paddle boat recreation and to a giant floating foam duck (which has occupied the lake day and night for more than ten years). The park offers barbecue grills, picnic tables, access to bike paths, restrooms, and trees and greenspace.

[edit] External links

• City of Albany, Parks and Recreation - Parks