Nature reserve · Oregon
Bronson Creek Park
Bronson Creek Park is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 56 m. Long Mountain stands 689 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Oregon Food Bank Learning Garden, a garden 0.4 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 3.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District
How to reach it
Coordinates45.53627, -122.85791
- 3.9 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 10.3 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 17.9 mi off the JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND
- 21.2 mi off the Mount Hood, National
Overlooks nearby
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 29 mi
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Oregon Food Bank Learning Garden: 0.4 mi
- Learning Garden: 2.0 mi
- Education Garden: 2.0 mi
- Nissho Iwai Gardens: 2.3 mi
- Howard Vollum Memorial Garden: 3.0 mi
Parks
- Autumn Ridge Park: 0.5 mi
- Somerset Meadows Park: 0.7 mi
- Somerset West Swim Center/Park: 0.7 mi
- Magnolia Meadows Park: 0.7 mi
- Magnolia Park: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Moshofsky Woods Natural Area: 0.8 mi
- Roxie's Wetlands Natural Area: 1.0 mi
- White Fox Wetlands Natural Area: 1.0 mi
- Steele Wetlands Natural Area: 1.5 mi
- Dwight S. Parr Woods Natural Area: 1.6 mi
Artworks
- Beaver Buddiies: 1.0 mi
- Elemental Sequence: 1.2 mi
- Eliud Kipchoge: 2.1 mi
- Lebron: 2.1 mi
- Untitled: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
- Joe Pearson: 1.5 mi
- Nike Time Capsule: 2.4 mi
- The Jeff Johnson Trail: 2.6 mi
- Beaverton Centennial Welcome Tree: 3.2 mi
- George Foege Firefighting Pioneer: 3.2 mi
Attractions
- Nike Swoosh: 2.0 mi
- LeBron Signature Totem: 2.1 mi
- Seb Coe: 2.2 mi
- LA Swoosh: 2.5 mi
- Historic Archibald McGill House: 2.6 mi
Peaks
- Mount Williams: 4.4 mi
- Swede Hill: 5.1 mi
- Cornell Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Elk Point: 5.5 mi
- Sexton Mountain: 5.6 mi
Museums: 53
- Vintage Tek: 3.3 mi
- Classic Aircraft Aviation Museum: 4.5 mi
- Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals: 5.1 mi
- Japanese Arts Learning Center: 7.3 mi
- The Freakybuttrue Peculiarium and Museum: 7.8 mi
Picnic sites: 25
- Picnic Shelter: 5.5 mi
- Shelter A: 9.2 mi
- The Love Garden Farm Stand: 10.2 mi
- Picnic Area A: 11.1 mi
- Picnic Area B: 11.2 mi
Waterfalls: 17
- Cedar Mill Falls: 2.9 mi
- Jackson Falls: 7.1 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 11.5 mi
- Knapp Falls: 15.2 mi
- Willamette Falls: 17.2 mi
Beaches: 14
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 7.8 mi
- Poet's Beach: 9.3 mi
- North Beach: 11.1 mi
- Surprise Beach: 11.2 mi
- Reeder Beach: 13.2 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Waud Bluff: 6.7 mi
- Phantom Bluff: 11.8 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 14.1 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 14.3 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 14.3 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Fulton: 10.1 mi
- Roy: 11.6 mi
- Greenville: 13.0 mi
- Thatcher: 13.8 mi
- Champoeg: 19.9 mi
Springs: 5
- Oliver Spring: 14.5 mi
- Fern Spring: 15.6 mi
- Normandin Spring: 16.9 mi
- Giesy Spring: 21.7 mi
- School District Spring: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 18.5 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 18.8 mi
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 19.0 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Bronson Creek Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Mountain | NW 325° | 689 m | 21.2 mi |
| Green Mountain | NW 317° | 676 m | 19.6 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NNW 335° | 649 m | 18.6 mi |
| Tuttle Point | W 264° | 623 m | 23.3 mi |
| Tater Hill | NNW 333° | 618 m | 20.3 mi |
| Hoffman Hill | NW 316° | 614 m | 21.6 mi |
| Rye Hill | NNW 329° | 566 m | 16.4 mi |
| Gales Peak | W 271° | 548 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:19 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:42 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 47 | 50 | 54 | 60 | 63 | 69 | 69 | 64 | 56 | 49 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 6.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nature Park-beaverton, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/27423070
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