FUN IN & AROUND REDMOND
» City Parks
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edmond Public Works, Parks Division maintains a
growing list of parks, from small neighborhood ones
to the city’s sizable Dry Canyon. City parks, except
the skatepark, are open from sunrise until one hour after
sunset. The city is debuting its fi rst new park in decades,
called the Quartz Neighborhood Park in southwest Red-
mond.
Centennial Park: An urban park featuring an interactive
water feature, a shade pavilion, fi replace, grassy areas and
a snack shop. To schedule an event in Centennial Park, call
the city Community Development Department at 541-923-
7756. Reservations for all other city parks are handled
by Redmond Area Park and Recreation District, 541-548-
7275.
Hope Playground: The city’s ADA accessible playground,
located at Sam Johnson Park, 333 SW 15th St. Parking
available and access is open on the Dry Canyon trail from
both the North and South.
Dry Canyon Parks
The fi re and ice of geologic ages created a well-hidden
jewel in Redmond, an open space bordered by high rock
walls known as the Dry Canyon. It runs nearly the length of
town and provides opportunities for walking, biking, horse-
back riding and otherwise getting away from it all — within
city limits. The Dry Canyon trail runs from SW Quartz Avenue
to NW 19th Street, just short of four miles.
Paul Hathaway Memorial Park: 1021 NW Rockcrest
Court.
Bowlby Park: 1767 SW Parkway, in the Dry Canyon.
Baseball fi elds, bleachers.
Sam Johnson Park: Corner of SW 15th Street and Ever-
green Avenue in the Dry Canyon. Picnic tables and pavilion,
tennis courts and completely ADA-accessible Hope Play-
ground.
American Legion Park: 850 SW Rimrock Way. Youth
baseball and soccer fi elds, a performing arts amphitheater,
a playground with climbing rocks and restrooms.
Kiwanis Field/Spud Bowl: Corner of SW 15th Street at
Antler/Black Butte, next to the skatepark. Playing fi elds,
portable bleachers and parking.
Weigand Family Dog Park: Antler/Black Butte, just north
of the skatepark. It has separate fenced areas for large and
small dogs as well as benches for owners.
Redmond Disc Golf: A 9-hole course next door to the
dog park.
A view of the Dry Canyon
from Maple Street Bridge.
Spokesman file photos
One of the nine holes at the
disc golf course in the Dry
Canyon, near the dog park.
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