Columbia Children's Arboretum

We love this park! Our kid goes to nature school with Cedar Tree Learning at this park. Such a beautiful space year round!

It's a lovely small park where you can enjoy nature or have a picnic or just a stroll. They have paved some of the walkways so they are now easily wheelchair accessible. The other walkway is still natural.

I wanted to like this park. Would not return and don’t recommend going especially alone. As soon as we parked, there are only 3 spots btw, drugged up people parked next to us and got out slowly carrying a 6’ tall stick, sharp at one end and trudged through the swampy area when there were sidewalks and paved trails. We got back to our vehicle and decided we didn’t want to know what they were going to do out in the middle of the park with the stick. I would not trust my vehicle in this location nor would I ever return honestly. It’s unfortunate because it looks like the redo of this park recently was done really well. Lots of nice walkways and concrete paths etc. Still, when you feel unsafe, it’s time to leave.

Had to get the DEQ test done this afternoon, so I took my daughter along and visited this gem of a greenspace surrounded by industry near Marine Drive and the airport. It's been on my list for a long time. Not huge, but remarkably peaceful, and it's had some recent investments too, as well as signs marking many state trees and other facts (hello Wisconsin sugar maple!) Paved and unpaved paths wend between arms of the Columbia Slough, the birdsong chatter broken only by occasional planes roaring overhead as they climb from PDX. Well worth the stop!

Grand opening has happened after all the upgrades. Working Water fixture with draining Dog Bowl at the bottom. Nicely paved and ♿ accessible, picnic Area....Nice Place to walk around and Enjoy the sights and Sounds of Nature.