Community Park Facilities

Juanita Pohl Center

The Juanita Pohl Center is located along the banks of the Tualatin River within Tualatin Community Park. Social, nutritional, recreational, and educational activities abound for adults 60 and over. Please call 503.692.6767 or check the Juanita Pohl web page for general information including drop-in activity information.

Nutritious lunches are served weekdays and healthy Meals on Wheels are delivered to home-bound elderly residents as a service of the Juanita Pohl Center.

The Juanita Pohl Center may be rented by groups through the Community Services Department.

Covered Picnic Shelters

The five picnic shelters in Tualatin Community Park have capacities ranging from 40-150, and are a great way to enjoy this beautiful park with its many amenities and scenic views of the Tualatin River. Some Tualatin Community Park facilities include barbeques, horseshoe pits, a grass volleyball area, baseball/softball fields, tennis courts, basketball courts, a skateboarding park, and more! What a perfect place to hold a company picnic or party to celebrate special events with family and friends!

Between March 1 and March 24, advance reservation requests will be taken for use of the picnic shelters between April 1 and October 31. After April 1, reservations will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis with completed Facility Use Permit and payment - $25 for Tualatin residents for each four-hour block of time. If you plan to have any alcoholic beverages at your event, you will also need to purchase a one-time use Alcohol Permit - $25 for residents, after presenting identification showing proof of legal age. For alcohol usage without a shelter rental, you will need to purchase an Individual Alcohol Permit. Please visit the Community Services Office with a valid ID for all alcohol permits. Picnic shelters and fields at the Community Park will not be available for rent between August 9 through the 12th, 2012 because of the Crawfish Festival.

For more facility rental information, please email or visit our Facilities Reservations webpage.

	The Main Shelter is located in the central area of the park, between the playground and Sports Field #2. The park restrooms are located in this large structure, which can be rented for a total capacity of 150 people, or as the North and South sides separately for 75 people each. Renting this facility provides barbeque grills, electrical outlets and a drinking fountain and restrooms.
	The Patio Shelter is on the back of the Van Raden Community Center building, bordering the open meadow area where a volleyball net is available for play through the summer months. It has covered picnic seating, barbeque grill, and electrical outlet. This area has a capacity of 40 people and connects with a pathway to the playground.
	The Rustic Shelter is located on the north side of the railroad trestle, at the edge of forested trails along the Tualatin River. It is near the horseshoe pits, Sports Field #3* and the dog park. This shelter has the stone barbeque pit, barbeques, electrical outlet, water fountain, and has a capacity of 60 people. This lovely area has been the site of several weddings!
	The Trestle Shelter is north of the railroad trestle and can accommodate groups up to 48 people. From the Trestle Shelter groups can look out upon a rain garden, a sports field, a dog park, bicycle and walking paths, and a Heritage Tree grove. The newly expanded parking lot provides easy access to the shelter. This shelter does not have a barbeque grill or electricity.

Tualatin Dog Park

The new off-leash fenced dog park is open, so prepare your pup for fun! The off-leash dog park is a place just over half an acre in size where dogs can run and frolic with other dogs in a contained area and their human companions can socialize and enjoy the beautiful park at the same time. There are separate small dog and large/ active dog areas, so all dogs can have a comfortable place to play. Open sunrise to sunset, located north of the railroad trestle next to the north sports field on the pathway to the Ki-a-Kuts Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge.

A dog park is a place for:

1. People to socialize and exercise with other people
2. People to exercise and socialize with their dog off leash
3. Dogs to learn to socialize with people and with dogs off leash
4. Dogs to exercise and play off leash
5. Dog training off leash
6. An off-leash permissible park is a place that benefits people and promotes responsible pet ownership too.

If you’d like to join the Friends of the Tualatin Dog Park or receive "The Yapper", Tualatin's e-newsletter about pup-related fun, please email cswitzer@ci.tualatin.or.us. Look for upcoming fun dog park special events in future issues of the GetOut! Guide.

Dog Park Rules

The success of the dog park depends on your careful compliance with dog park rules.

• Be near, and in control of, your dog at all times
• Remove aggressive dogs immediately
• Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult
• Clean up after your dog immediately
• No puppies in large dog area
• No female dogs in heat allowed
• Do not leave dogs unattended
• Do not allow dogs to dig holes
• Do not tie a dog to any tree, shrub, fence, railing, or other structure or facility
• Display tags showing proof of current license
• Keep dogs on six-foot leash outside of off-leash areas
• Cooperate with other dog owners

Failure to follow park rules may result in park exclusion. Thank you for your cooperation.

Community Park Restoration Project

The north field at Tualatin Community Park will be available for use in 2012. For more information contact Carl Switzer, Parks and Recreation Manager, at 503.691.3064 or cswitzer@ci.tualatin.or.us.

Tualatin Skatepark

An award-winning skate park provides young people with a safe place to skateboard and in-line skate. Tualatin youth actively participated in the site selection, design process, and fund-raising for this skate park that raised more than $170,000 in contributions from 460 donors.

The skate surface of the skate park is 9,800 square feet. The entire skate park, spectator space, landscaping, bike racks, and telephone occupies a 12,000 square foot area. The design includes concrete bowls, ridges, a pyramid, and other "street skating" and "free style" elements desired by skateboarders and in-line skaters. The features can be combined to create many unique "lines" or circuits at various skill levels.

The facility is not supervised, but signs strongly encourage the use of personal protective equipment and provide skaters with Rules for Participating. Bicycles are not allowed.