Nadaka Nature Park & Garden

Adam G-Mann

This is a nice spot to take a walk with your dogs. Just beware that some people have their dogs off leash (Oregon law only allows this in an actual dog park) and don't know how to control them. There are also homeless camps every now and then. But they seem to be pushed out pretty quick.

Frank Reynolds

Great place to for a quick stop. Walk your dog, or let your kids enjoy themselves on the small playground. You can also take a nice nature walk through the woods on the paths they have played out for you.

Dayna Del Mar

I drove past this park and garden a couple of months ago and was so excited to finally visit it. It was incredibly uncomfortable to say the least. The current state of this park deserves a 1/5 stars, but I gave it 2 in hopes it will improve. I think that the pandemic has a lot to do with it, because (aside from parking) it was built and executed beautifully. Parking is confusing. No street parking and the only parking available is in the church lot next store. You can park in the corner of the gravel lot facing the playground and there are signs directing you to the playground. However, the church is no longer offering in person service and is all online due to the pandemic, which has left this parking lot feeling unsafe. There was questionable swapping of items happening in a round up of unregistered vehicles, some of which were missing doors and such. The concept and thought that went into this park is rad, we LOVE nature parks with open-ended play structures. This playground had a single, large shared swing, lots of climbing structures made from logs like stumps to jump from, a house-like structure, a carved out canoe and couple of other abstract climbers along with a xylophone to play. There is what appears to be a community garden that was well cared for and in full bloom. There is a restroom on site as well as a bunch of covered picnic tables. We let our kiddos play on the structures for a bit and then explored a bit more. From the playground. you can can head off onto wide, gravel trails. We saw a few locals walk to the park with their dogs and head into the trails, so we felt it was safe to follow their lead. However, as we began to walk in that direction we saw one of the unhoused folks peering into our vehicle and decided to turn around and leave. I'm glad we finally checked this place out, but sad that it left me feeling nervous and unsafe the entire time (even with my 6'5" viking built husband and 2 doggos along for the adventure). I believe this place has hope, but right now I would never return.

Kayla Olden

I love this beautiful park! I am a wheelchair user, and some of the areas are perfect for wheelchair accessibility; however, some are not. The parking lot is all gravel, which is horrible for a wheelchair user. The sidewalks end near the play areas and near the statues....which makes accessing these areas in a wheelchair nearly impossible. I've been here with my nephews and was unable to play with them because the sidewalk didn't extend everywhere. I love the walking trails, the covered area, and that the bathrooms are accessible (when they aren't locked.)