TUALATIN COMMONS
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The Tualatin Commons is located at 8325 SW Nyberg St in Tualatin, Oregon and was dedicated and opened to the public on May 20, 1994.
This 19-acre site in the center of town formerly housed an operating, aromatic, pet food factory fronting on a major arterial was transformed into a three-acre manmade lake surrounded by a wide public promenade, plazas and an interactive fountain. Water lost from evaporation is made up from on-site wells which were the original city water supply. Lake water is not filtered or chemically treated for drinking or swimming.
Community Events
Concerts on the Commons
A free outdoor concert series with performances every Friday night through July and August beginning at 6:30pm located on the plaza near the lake at the Tualatin Commons.
Summer Reading
Family nights on the Commons is free fun for all ages, held at the Tualatin Commons on Tuesday nights. See the Library events calendar for specific details.
Tualatin Farmers' Market
Come and enjoy the farmers' market every Friday night until September 24th, from 4pm to 8pm at the Tualatin Commons.
Movies on the Commons
A free event that occurs on Saturday nights at 9pm during the summer months at the Tualatin Commons. See movies trailers on the movies webpage.
Community Banner
If you would like to post a banner at the Tualatin Commons advertising your community event, please download, fill-out and return the Community Sign Permit to 8515 SW Tualatin Road during office hours. Call 503.691.3062 for scheduling inquiries.
Special Event Permits and Resident Business Permits for activities at the Commons can be obtained through the Community Services Department at 503.691.3064.
Rules
To ensure that everyone's visit to Tualatin Commons is safe and enjoyable, THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ALLOWED:
- Swimming, wading, boating, fishing, casting in or ice skating on the lake
- Skateboarding, roller skating or in-line skating
- Having dogs or other animals, except a seeing eye or hearing ear dog by persons with disabilities
- Bicycle riding
- Consumption or possession of an open container of alcohol
- Operating any sound amplification devices, including radios
- Model boats powered by gasoline or other liquid fuel on the lake
- Feeding or causing harm to birds or other wildlife
- Placing signs, markers or posters
- Sleeping between sunset and sunrise
Violation of any section of the Tualatin Commons rules, Municipal Code 5-3, is a civil infraction. This is an abbreviated list of the Tualatin Commons rules. Complete copies are available from the City of Tualatin Community Services Department, 503-691-3061.
Facts about the Lake at the Commons
| U.S. Equivalent | Metric Equivalent | |
|---|---|---|
| Circumference: | 1,780 feet | 534 meters |
| Surface Area: | 3.1 acres | 1.254 hectares |
| Volume: | 6 million gallons | 22.8 million liters |
| Depth - at edge: | 6 - 18 inches | 15 - 45 centimeters |
| Depth - at deepest area: | 9 feet | 270 centimeters |
Natural History
As you walk along the west side of the Tualatin Commons, you will notice the plaza is inscribed with the natural and cultural history of the Tualatin area.
