Facility Overview

The Oak Hills Recreation Center Parking Lot serves as the primary parking area for the central park, swimming facilities, and community center within the historic Oak Hills neighborhood in Washington County (Oak Hills, OR 97229 / Beaverton). Designed as a spacious open-air surface parking lot, it provides direct, level ground access to the community clubhouse, multi-use sports courts, aquatic center, playgrounds, and adjacent greenway paths. Because it is an open-air surface lot with no covered ceilings, overhead canopies, or overhead beams, it offers completely unobstructed vertical clearance. This makes the lot well suited for standard passenger cars, large light-duty pickup trucks (such as Ford F-150 and Chevrolet Silverado), full-size SUVs, minivans, and high-roof conversion vans. Aisles and turnarounds are broad enough to allow comfortable maneuvering even during busy community activities and weekend sports events.

Prime Location & Nearby Attractions

Situated in the heart of Oregon's first mid-century historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this parking area is steps away from numerous neighborhood and regional points of interest:

• Oak Hills Recreation Center, Pools & Sports Courts: Directly adjacent (less than a 1-minute walk), providing immediate access to the swimming pools, outdoor tennis and pickleball courts, gymnasium, and community rooms.
• Oak Hills Park & Greenbelt Trails: Bordering the facility grounds, offering walking and jogging trails through neighborhood greenbelts and open fields.
• Oak Hills Elementary School: Located approximately 0.4 miles north along NW 153rd Avenue (a 7 to 9-minute walk), convenient for school assemblies and youth sports events.
• NW Cornell Road Commercial Hub: Approximately 0.5 miles south (a 2-minute drive or 10-minute walk), featuring dining, coffee shops, and shopping centers including Sunset Mall and Oak Hills Village.
• Regional Recreation & Employers: Just a short 5- to 10-minute drive to the THPRD Howard M. Terpenning Recreation Complex, Sunset Athletic Club, and major employment hubs along the Sunset Corridor including Nike World Headquarters and tech campuses in Beaverton and Hillsboro.

Access, Navigation & Transit Connectivity

Access to the lot is straightforward and pedestrian-friendly. Drivers primarily enter via NW 153rd Avenue from NW Cornell Road or NW Oak Hills Drive. Ingress and egress points are wide and clearly marked, allowing for orderly traffic circulation into and out of the designated stalls. For highway commuters, the facility sits just over one mile north of US Highway 26 (Sunset Highway), connecting directly eastward to Portland and westward toward Hillsboro and the Oregon Coast. Public transportation users can connect to TriMet Bus Line 48 running along NW Cornell Road, which offers rapid connections to both the Sunset Transit Center and Beaverton Transit Center for MAX Light Rail service (Blue and Red lines).

Facility Amenities & Key Features

• Open-Air Surface Stalls: Level asphalt paving with clearly painted bay striping and wide drive aisles.
• No Clearance Restrictions: Unrestricted overhead clearance suitable for taller passenger vehicles, roof racks, cargo boxes, and oversized SUVs.
• ADA Accessible Stalls: Designated van-accessible disabled parking spaces situated closest to the main paved pedestrian pathways and facility ramps.
• Site Lighting: Overhead pole lights illuminating the parking lot and adjoining pedestrian pathways during twilight and evening hours.
• Pedestrian Connectivity: Direct, paved, curb-cut sidewalk connections linking parking bays straight to the recreation building, pool gates, picnic shelters, and tennis courts.
• Complimentary Parking: Free community parking for authorized patrons, guests, and visitors utilizing the recreational amenities.

Ideal For

• Swimmers & Tennis/Pickleball Players: Families, swim team members, and racket sports players utilizing the community center pool and court facilities.
• Community Event Attendees: Visitors attending neighborhood meetings, classes, farmers' markets, youth programs, and annual gatherings such as the historic Oak Hills 4th of July festivities and Music on the Green concerts.
• Parkgoers & Trail Walkers: Walkers, joggers, and families visiting the neighborhood play structures, lawns, and tree-lined walking circuits.
• Youth Sports Families: Parents and coaches attending recreational league matches on the adjacent sports fields.

Visitor & Driver Tips

• Check Event Schedules: The lot can experience peak congestion during summer weekends, swim meets, and marquee community festivals (particularly the annual 4th of July celebration). Arrive early or consider walking from nearby streets if visiting during large events.
• Observe Residential Speed Limits: NW 153rd Avenue and surrounding loop streets are strictly residential zones (25 mph or lower) with frequent pedestrian, jogger, and child bicycle traffic.
• Park in Marked Spaces Only: Avoid parking on lawn turf or blocking emergency vehicle turnarounds and maintenance gates.
• Secure Your Vehicle: Although Oak Hills is a quiet suburban enclave, always lock vehicle doors, roll up windows, and remove valuables from sight when parking.