Wilsonville has 18 miles of mapped trails, 2.4 for every square mile of land
11% of Wilsonville’s land is conserved, about 563 acres. The biggest trail networks: Wilsonville Memorial Park (3.8 mi), Villebois Greenway (0.7 mi). 88% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 89% of U.S. towns · #26 of 142 in Oregon. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
563 acres · of 7.7 sq mi of land
Trails
18 mi
2.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
413 ac
15 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
88%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
36 mi
27 mi lanes · 9.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Wilsonville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wilsonville is ahead of 89% of U.S. towns, #26 of 142 in Oregon. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wilsonville’s overall grade.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− to A. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
Willow Creek/Landover Neighborhood Park2 acres · City of Wilsonville
Courtside Neighborhood Park2 acres · City of Wilsonville
Arbor Villebois Park2 acres · City of Wilsonville
Green Acres Park1 acres
Engelman Park1 acres · City of Wilsonville
Triangle Park1 acres
Who protects it
563 conserved acres
11% of Wilsonville’s land. Who manages Wilsonville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners241 ac
Town or city220 ac
Regional agency140 ac
Private Recreation or Education · 230 acLocal Conservation Area · 129 acLocal Recreation Area · 80 acLocal Other or Unknown · 77 acLocal Park · 51 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 49 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)
Managed by
Acres
Public access
Coffee Lake Creek Wetlands
Local Conservation Area
Regional agency
129
Open
Charbonneau Golf Course
Private Recreation or Education
Private owners
117
Restricted
West Linn-Wilsonville School District Local Other or Unknown
Local Other or Unknown
Town or city
72
Open
Wood Middle & Boones Ferry Elementary Schools
Local Recreation Area
Town or city
38
Open
Homeowners Association Open Space
Private Recreation or Education
Private owners
28
Restricted
Charbonneau Open Space
Private Recreation or Education
Private owners
18
Restricted
Wilsonville High School
Local Recreation Area
Town or city
17
Open
Morey's Landing Open Space
Private Recreation or Education
Private owners
12
Restricted
Graham Oaks Nature Park
Local Park
Regional agency
11
Open
Mentor Graphics Corp Privately-owned open space or common area
Private Recreation or Education
Private owners
9
Restricted
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
85 places to go in Wilsonville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
27 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
9.2 mi
off-road bike paths
0.2 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
25Basketball
17Baseball
13Tracks
10Soccer
9Tennis
9Pickleball
3Volleyball
3Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Wilsonville: April to September
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Daylight (h)
9.1
10.3
11.8
13.4
14.9
15.6
15.3
14.1
12.5
10.8
9.4
8.7
High (°F)
48
51
56
61
69
74
82
82
76
64
53
46
Rain (in)
5.8
4.2
4.4
3.3
2.4
1.5
0.4
0.5
1.5
3.8
6.0
6.8
July is the driest month (0.4 in) and August the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 6.8 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Wilsonville →
Questions about parks and trails in Wilsonville
Where can I hike in Wilsonville?
The longest trail networks: Wilsonville Memorial Park, 3.8 miles; Villebois Greenway, 0.7 miles; Tivoli Park, 0.3 miles; Montague Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Wilsonville is conserved land?
11% of its land, against a typical 4% for an Oregon town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Wilsonville’s trails?
Wilsonville Memorial Park and Villebois Greenway don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Wilsonville?
36 miles of bike routes are on the map: 27 of painted or protected lanes, 9.2 of off-road paths and 0.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Wilsonville?
8,488 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wilsonville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 413 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Wilsonville have?
Ahead of 89% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #26 of 142 in Oregon. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Wilsonville neighbors.