Boones Ferry Park Master Plan

The existing 5 acre park is located adjacent to 3.5 acres of forested waterfront property to the east, 2.8 undeveloped acres to the west between the railroad tracks and Boones Ferry Road and 3.5 forested acres to the north (see map), for a total of almost 15 acres of land.

Adopted Plan

The 2018 Parks and Recreation Comprehensive Master Plan was adopted by the Planning Commission (Resolution LP18-0008) in November 2018 and by City Council (Resolution No. 2702) in December 2018.

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Project Background

In August 2017, the City Council approved an amendment of the contract for the Parks and Recreation Comprehensive Master Plan with GreenPlay, LLC.  Parks and Recreation staff recommended expanding the scope of the contract to include developing a master plan for Boones Ferry Park that incorporates the adjacent 5-acre, Willamette River frontage property formerly owned by the Duckworth family and acquired by the City in 2015 (see map). While increasing the overall contract cost by $44,000, staff estimated that consolidating efforts by utilizing the same firm to produce a Boones Ferry Park plan would save the City approximately $45,000 in direct costs and additional staff time.

The purpose of the Boones Ferry Park Master Plan project is to advise the City Council, Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, and City Staff on how the park is currently functioning and to set the course for future use.  Currently, the park is utilized for drop-in uses of the playground, open lawn area and basketball court.  The park is home to the Tauchman House, a popular location for City-sponsored programs and private rentals.

To help develop the plan, the City hired GreenPlay, LLC, a national firm based in Colorado with extensive experience across the U.S. facilitating, researching and developing similar parks and recreation master plans.  Design Concepts, a landscape architecture and planning firm based in Colorado, is the sub-contractor for the project.

The Boones Ferry Park master-planning effort started on Sept. 5 when more than 40 community members gathered in Boones Ferry Park and shared their ideas for the future of the park.  Design Concepts, a landscape architecture and planning firm sub-contracting for GreenPlay, LLC, reviewed the findings from the first workshop and presented the proposed concepts at a public workshop held on Oct. 26.  At the workshop, participants broke out into groups and discussed the proposed plans, offering valuable feedback for staff and consultants.

The 3 proposed conceptual plans were then posted online and feedback was gathered via an online survey that was open Dec. 1, 2017 through Jan. 15, 2018. Community members were asked to share their feedback and preferences for development, including: greater river access, preserving natural areas, nature play, a dog park, wooded trail system and a number of other options.