Brown's Ferry Park

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Jen K.

West Linn, OR

2/29/2008 3 photos

Pepperoni.  That is the secret to good crawdading.  And this park is our favorite spot.  We used to live in the neighborhood until our recent move, so we could just walk down the hill, put a little pepperoni on a hook and reel them in (see photo).  My husband was actually very ambitious and constructed a crawdad trap, but I think the hook works just as well.

My youngest boy is obsessed with fishing so this provided hours of entertainment and a nice outing for father and son.  
This is a very natural park that was created in a flood plane.  No playgrounds here.  Just a park with wetlands and a prairie with natural grass for walking your dog, jogging, fishing or launching your canoe or kayak from the pier.  Great birdwatching as well.  The city was able to buy up a lot of riverfront property (due to said flood plane) so over the past five years the park has continued to expand.

It was a very smart move since the Tualatin River flooded the banks at least four times in the ten years I lived in the neighborhood and water would extend all the way to (or across) Nyberg Lane.

This park is also the site of a wonderful arts camp for kids, Willowbrook, in the summer months and Alder Creek operates a canoe and kayak rental from Memorial Day through Labor Day.

Don't forget your pepperoni!

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