Rock Creek Greenway
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Location
From Highway 26 W. of Portland take exit 62A to Cornelius Pass Road. Go south on Cornelius Pass Road for 2.0 miles to the Rock Creek trailhead.
This location is described in more detail as location C2 in the Columbia Loop Guide of the Willamette Valley Birding Trail, part of the Oregon Birding Trails project.
DirectionsHabitat and Birds
This is very much an urban trail. Urban though it may be, the dance riparian foliage attracts a lot of birds. Winter sparrows, spring and fall migrants, and summer residents make this a year round birding destination In the Hillsboro area. It’s very good for a local specialties like Anna’s Hummingbird, Bewick’s Wren, Bushtit, and Steller’s Jay.
Nearby Birding Locations
- Valley Memorial Park and Cemetery
- Tualatin Hills Nature Park
- Jacobson and Croeni Ponds
- Intel Pond
- Hamby Park
- Henry Hagg Lake Park (Scoggins Valley Park)
- Evergreen Park
- Noble Woods Park
- Rood Bridge Park
- Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve
- Emma Jones Nature Preserve
- Dairy Creek Park
- Fernhill Wetlands
- Shadywood City Park
- Beal Wetlands
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