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Dawson Creek
4.6 ★★★★★ 222 Google reviews · Running trail in Hillsboro, Oregon · Open 24 hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Paved
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Tree cover
- Access
- Open 24 hours
Confirmed from Dawson Creek's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
Calm park featuring a stream and ponds, plus walking trails popular for bird-watching.
What runners say about Dawson Creek
“This is a wonderful place to walk on the paved trails and you can feed the ducks just not bread and it's lovely with shady places and beautiful lakes.”
“What a nice and peaceful park to walk around or picnic, read books while enjoying beautiful park and it's nature.”
Dawson Creek is a really nice park during the summer, filled with plenty of wildlife such as geese, ducks, and water voles (which are like big water rats, not beavers). However, thanks to all those animals, there is so much feces on the pathways from all the ducks and geese, which makes it pretty gross to walk around.
Such a peaceful park for admiring waterfowl. They are pretty calm and friendly with people. Might hiss at you when you’re too close, but no harm in general. Especially in the spring time, many Canada goose families bring new life, however Cackling geese bring bird flu and death.
A wonderful park. Give yourself at least an hour to fully explore as it's reasonably large when you consider walking all of the paths. Some beautiful streams and seats to sit and enjoy the peacefulness. Plenty of birds and ducks to enjoy also. Pop into the library next door to pick up a book beforehand!
It is located right next to Hillsboro Brookwood Library. There are 6 ponds/ lakes connecting to each other. Walking along ponds would take about 40-50 minutes round trip. There are a lot of seasonal birds on the ponds, flying, swimming, walking, resting or fighting (with their peers).
Trail conditions & character
“This is a wonderful place to walk on the paved trails and you can feed the ducks just not bread and it's lovely with shady places and beautiful lakes.”
“Better not walk dogs here considering bird poop everywhere on the ground just in case.”
“What a nice and peaceful park to walk around or picnic, read books while enjoying beautiful park and it's nature.”
“This is a wonderful place to walk on the paved trails and you can feed the ducks just not bread and it's lovely with shady places and beautiful lakes.”
“This is a wonderful place to walk on the paved trails and you can feed the ducks just not bread and it's lovely with shady places and beautiful lakes.”
“You don’t need to park next to library, there are plenty sites available for parking.”
“No restrooms for the park, but the library has some limited facilities to use.”
Plan your run at Dawson Creek
The practical stuff
- AccessOpen 24 hours — no gate to beat, so a 5am or a 10pm run both work
- SurfacePaved — asphalt or concrete. Fast and predictable, runnable year-round, and fine with a stroller
- DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
- ShadeRunners describe real tree cover here — it makes a summer afternoon workable
- At the trailheadparking, restrooms — reported by runners
- DogsWelcome, per reviewers. Leash rules vary by park — the trailhead sign is the authority.
Hours
| Monday | Open 24 hours |
| Tuesday | Open 24 hours |
| Wednesday | Open 24 hours |
| Thursday | Open 24 hours |
| Friday | Open 24 hours |
| Saturday | Open 24 hours |
| Sunday | Open 24 hours |
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