The City of Central Point owns a 34-acre site located at 3000 Boes Avenue just north of the Upton Road overpass. The property, which was donated to the city by Jackson County in 2006, was originally purchased using federal Land and Water Conservation grant funds which stipulates that the property be used for outdoor recreational purposes only. Features of the property include Bear Creek, wetlands, and a diverse range of wildlife, riparian and upland trees, shrubs, and other vegetation. In 2023, the city formed an ad hoc committee comprised of city council and park and recreation commission members to guide the development of a conceptual park plan for the site.
The completed conceptual design for the Creekside Natural Area focuses on providing outdoor recreation and education throughout the property. Programmed activity would focus on the north end of the property with an outdoor classroom, greenhouse, native plant research nursery, picnic area, nature play area, a gathering circle, and demonstration garden. Access to the riparian area would be formalized with new walking paths and places to view and interact with the creek. The south end of the property would be available for use in conjunction with Central Point School District, with access provided from the adjacent Crater Land Lab. Artwork would be incorporated throughout the property.
We are inviting the public to attend a Parks and Recreation Commission public meeting to provide comments for the planned use of and design for this new city park. To view the plan, click on the link on the bottow of the page. The meeting will also be available via Zoom if you are unable to attend in person. Contact Dave Jacob, Parks Planner, for the Zoom link and/or with questions or comments at (541) 423-1012 or dave.jacob@centralpointoregon.gov.
Creekside Conceptual Plan (14 MB) 
