Waterhouse Park

I worked in Beaverton and coming from Hillsboro found that the power line trail was by far the best route to take. It was quite, traffic free, and usually only occupied by a few runners and dog walkers.
The park follows the large and rather unappealing power lines through the west side of Beaverton. I actually this this park is a great use of what otherwise is useless space. It is well kept and it can be fun to spot flocks of birds that like to be perched up on the wires.
In fall there were a ton of mushrooms to look for and I think I saw at least 4 different types. The pond is awesome and I had a morning ritual of greeting the ducks that were constantly blocking the path, ending up with me getting squawked at frequently.
It can get a bit up and down when you cross the through streets, which can be annoying, but it’s nice to be elevated too.
This park would be great for picnicking in the summer and is large enough that you should be able to find a spot all to yourself without sitting on top of other people.

This is a great jogging park. Other than a soccer field on one end, the park mostly consists of expansive fields under large powerlines. The contrasting view of industrial and natural is actually pretty cool, and if you must have a bunch of powerlines here, it makes since that there might as well be a place to run/​play soccer/​lie in the sun under them.
The soccer field end of the park connects nicely with Willow Creek Nature Park and I highly recommend continuing your adventure here as well.

Hmmm. I like the little soccer field, where I’m sure a lot of kids have a good time. However I don’t like the crackling humming powerlines in the middle of the majority of the park. Not bad if you live nearby I guess.