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Corvallis · Benton County · natural area · 75.3 acres

Avery Park and Natural Area

4.6Google rating(1,564 reviews)

Why this park

76%Good match
  • Playground
  • Restroom
  • Picnic Area
Score breakdown
  • Query78
  • Distance55
  • Amenities100
  • Age60
  • Access35

At a glance

Hours

8:00 AM – 10:00 PM daily

Visitor amenities

…stay a while

  • Restroomfacility
  • Picnic Areafacility
  • BBQfacility
  • Drinking Fountainfacility
  • Shelterfacility

…play & family

  • Playgroundfamily

…get active

  • Sports Fieldsports

…be in nature

  • Open Spacenature
  • Trailnature

…near water

  • Fishingwater

…with pets

  • Dog Parkpets

Accessibility

Structured attributes when known. Unknown stays blank — we never invent access.

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Accessible parking
  • Accessible entrance

Google category: "Has a place to picnic and bbq along with the standard playground equipment." Google service options: Wheelchair accessible entrance; Wheelchair accessible parking lot; Wheelchair accessible seating

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Best for

Suitability from published amenities — not invented by AI.

  • Kids
  • Dogs
  • Nature
  • Seniors
  • dogs100
  • kids80
  • family67
  • toddlers67
  • seniors60
  • nature60

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On the ground

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Overview

About this park

Location: South of downtown. From Philomath Blvd (Hwy 20/34 bypass), exit at the 15th Street stoplight and cross the bridge south into the park.

Or, from 99W South, turn west onto Avery Ave. which dead ends at the park. The address is 1200 SW Avery Park Drive. Size: 75.

This Avery Park and Natural Area map (PDF) may be useful in helping you locate various features of the park.

170 , clipping roses, harvesting petals, and/or removing rose petals from the ground is prohibited).

The Corvallis Parks and Recreation's administrative office is also located in Avery Park and Natural Area.

On site

Amenities & facilities

3 acres Avery Park and Natural Area is one of Corvallis' most popular parks. It features natural areas, sports fields, and five picnic shelters.

Any of these shelters, the Thompson , Fire Side , Townsend , Maple Grove and Lions picnic shelters may be reserved for private events and parties.

There are several playground structures scattered throughout the park and a one-mile walking/jogging trail winds through the park and along the Marys River riparian area.

Setting

Landscape & setting

The Rose Garden area is a popular feature of Avery Park and Natural Area, with over 250 varieties of Roses, blooming from May to October (full bloom is in June).

It makes a lovely backdrop for photographs. Please be sure to leave the garden just as you found it (per Corvallis Municipal Code Section 5. 01.

Avery Park also includes a Rhododendron garden, a compost demonstration area, and an extensive horseshoe pit area that that hosts an annual regional horseshoe tournament.

Things to do

Things to do

The Avery House Nature Center is found in Avery Park, as is the Applegate Trail interpretive kiosk.

Today

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Getting there

1200 SW Avery Park Drive., Corvallis, OR, 97333
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Confidence score

85/ 100

Corvallis Parks Website

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