McCormick Park - St Helens, OR
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member howarthe
N 45° 51.192 W 122° 48.801
10T E 514490 N 5077754
This park has a BMX track, Skate Park, Baseball fields, Volleyball, Play structures, camping, fitness course and picnicking next to a creek.
Waymark Code: WM9KJE
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 08/29/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc
Views: 6

The following list of amenities is from the city park website:
  1. McCormick Park:
    • 475 South 18th Street; between Old Portland Road, South 18th Street, and DuBois Lane; 70.33 acres; location of Parks Dept. office and maintenance shop;
    • Milton Creek runs through park;
    • 2 softball fields with restrooms and concession stands;
    • Sand volleyball court;
    • Skateboard park;
    • Playground;
    • 3 picnic areas;
    • Fitness Trail – 1.5 miles with exercise stations;
    • Nature Trail;
    • Restrooms with showers;
    • Japanese Garden and landscaped areas;
    • Veterans Memorial;
    • Overnight camping (reservations required) - 11 tent creekside-campsites with charcoal cookers.
  2. Other parks in St. Helens:
    1. Campbell Park: West of intersection of North Vernonia Road/McMichael Street; (Playground)
    2. Civic Pride Park: Adjacent to (west of) Meriwether Lewis/William Clark Schools and Eisenschmidt Swimming Pool (Playground;)
    3. Godfrey Park: North 4th Street, just off Columbia Boulevard; (Playground)
    4. Heinie Heumann Park: South 15th and 16th Streets/Tualatin Street;(Playground)
    5. Little League Park: North 6th and 7th Streets/West Street;
    6. Columbia Botanical Gardens: North 6th Street, adjacent to B.P.O.E. (Elks) Lodge; waymark
    7. Columbia View Park: Between Strand and Columbia River, across the street from City Hall; (WAYMARK
    8. Sand Island Marine Park: Manmade island at Columbia River Mile 86; east of City Hall, north of Sauvie Island;
    9. Dalton Park: North end of River Street on shore of Columbia River; (amenities to be determined at a later date)
    10. Highway 30 Greenway: on east side of Columbia River Highway, from Gable Road to Deer Island Road (amenities in development)
    11. Dahlgren Park: West of Highway 30 on Ross Road, south of Bachelor Flat Road; (amenities to be determined at a later date)
Name: McCormick Park

Street Location: S 18th Street

Local Municipality: St Helens

State/Province, etc.: Oregon

Country: USA

Web Site: [Web Link]

Picnic Facilities: tables, bar-b-que grills, lots of shade and a pavillion

Recreational Facilities:
children's playground, baseball fields, skate park, volley ball pit, horshoe pits, fitness trail, campground (tents only)


Monuments/Statues: VFW Memorial

Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): no

Fountains: no

Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Milton Creek runs through the park

Special Events: unknown

Traditional Geocaches:
unknown


Memorial/Commemoration: Not listed

Date Established: Not listed

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