Park · Oregon
Roy Dancer Park
Roy Dancer Park is a park in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 69 m. Green Mountain stands 676 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Brookhaven Woods Natural Area, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 3.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District
How to reach it
Coordinates45.47670, -122.82843
- 3.7 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 12.8 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 19.5 mi off the JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND
- 20.1 mi off the Mount Hood, National
Overlooks nearby
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 27 mi
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 28 mi
- Crown point · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Brookhaven Woods Natural Area: 0.4 mi
- Hartwood Hylands Woods Natural Area: 0.6 mi
- Mount Williams Park: 0.7 mi
- Lowami Hart Woods Natural Area: 0.7 mi
- Thornbrook Park: 0.9 mi
Parks
- Valley Pocket Park: 0.6 mi
- Evelyn M Schiffler Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Valley Park: 0.7 mi
- Eichler Park: 0.8 mi
- Fir Grove Park: 0.9 mi
Peaks
- Mount Williams: 0.8 mi
- Sexton Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Cooper Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Bull Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Swede Hill: 4.4 mi
Artworks
- Insignia: 1.1 mi
- Singing Sky: 1.2 mi
- I Don't Want to Talk About It: 1.2 mi
- The School of Outdoor Learning: 1.3 mi
- Water Liliies: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
- Beaverton Centennial Welcome Tree: 1.2 mi
- Beaverton Arbor Week 2005: 1.3 mi
- Bank of Beaverton: 1.3 mi
- Beaver Theatre: 1.4 mi
- Dr. F. M. Robinson House: 1.4 mi
Gardens
- Howard Vollum Memorial Garden: 1.6 mi
- Nissho Iwai Gardens: 2.2 mi
- Rose Pergola: 3.1 mi
- Herb Garden: 3.1 mi
- Learning Garden: 3.1 mi
Attractions
- LA Swoosh: 2.2 mi
- Seb Coe: 2.4 mi
- LeBron Signature Totem: 2.5 mi
- Nike Swoosh: 2.6 mi
- Broder Söder: 3.3 mi
Museums: 53
- Vintage Tek: 1.6 mi
- Japanese Arts Learning Center: 6.5 mi
- Classic Aircraft Aviation Museum: 7.1 mi
- Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art: 7.4 mi
- The Freakybuttrue Peculiarium and Museum: 7.5 mi
Picnic sites: 19
- The Love Garden Farm Stand: 7.5 mi
- Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 7.6 mi
- Picnic Shelter: 9.7 mi
- Shelter A: 9.8 mi
- Picnic Area A: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Cedar Mill Falls: 3.7 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 9.4 mi
- Jackson Falls: 11.4 mi
- Knapp Falls: 13.1 mi
- Willamette Falls: 13.3 mi
Beaches: 15
- Poet's Beach: 7.9 mi
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 8.2 mi
- North Beach: 12.4 mi
- Surprise Beach: 12.7 mi
- Lieser Point: 14.8 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Phantom Bluff: 7.9 mi
- Waud Bluff: 8.1 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 13.7 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 13.8 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 13.8 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Fulton: 7.6 mi
- Roy: 14.7 mi
- Greenville: 16.0 mi
- Champoeg: 16.1 mi
- Thatcher: 16.3 mi
Springs: 6
- Oliver Spring: 11.4 mi
- Giesy Spring: 17.4 mi
- Normandin Spring: 19.6 mi
- Fern Spring: 19.7 mi
- School District Spring: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 14.2 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 14.4 mi
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 22.1 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of Roy Dancer Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Mountain | NW 321° | 676 m | 23.7 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NNW 336° | 649 m | 22.9 mi |
| Tuttle Point | W 274° | 623 m | 24.6 mi |
| Tater Hill | NNW 334° | 618 m | 24.6 mi |
| Rye Hill | NNW 332° | 566 m | 20.7 mi |
| Gales Peak | WNW 283° | 548 m | 19.1 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NW 319° | 539 m | 21.7 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | WNW 303° | 538 m | 23.8 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 | 21:04 |
| 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 | 42 | 44 | 48 | 52 | 58 | 62 | 68 | 68 | 64 | 54 | 46 | 41 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beaverton 2 SSW, 2 mi away.
- Oregon grape143 obs
- Pacific trillium135 obs
- Mallard129 obs
- Pacific Banana Slug105 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel103 obs
- western sword fern98 obs
- Great Blue Heron97 obs
- White Inside-out Flower97 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/149506347
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