Clark County Parks and Nature is beginning construction on Curtin Creek Community Park. The park will be developed in two phases. The first phase will construct:
- Parking lot
- Restrooms
- Large community play area
- Picnic shelter
- Walking trails
- Gaddis Wetlands viewpoints
- Lighted sport courts for 4 pickleball courts and combination basketball and futsal court
- Lighted multipurpose synthetic turf field for sports including rugby and soccer
Phase 2 of the project will add a second multi-purpose field, a second picnic shelter, additional parking and trails. The planning and construction schedule for phase two is to be determined.
Phase 1 project schedule
- Anticipated start of construction: spring 2025
- Substantial completion: winter 2025
- Anticipated park opening: spring 2026
Join us for a groundbreaking celebration!
Parks and Nature is hosting a groundbreaking event to celebrate the start of construction. The event will be sometime between late April and mid-May 2025. Date and other details will be announced when confirmed. Please email park and trails planner Lynde Wallick (lynde.wallick@clark.wa.gov) if you would like more information.
Project background:
In 1999, Clark County and the City of Vancouver jointly purchased a 38.67-acre area at 12603 NE 72nd Ave. The purpose was to establish a Vancouver fire station on around five acres and a county park on the remaining 33 acres. Of those 33 acres, 16.18 acres will be used for park development and the remaining 16.82 acres will remain in its natural state.
In 2005, voters approved the Metropolitan Parks District Levy for dedicated funding to construct 35 new parks. A number of sports fields and new trails were also included in the tax levy.
Project meetings:
March 6, 2024 from 6 - 7 p.m. - Open house
- Parks and Lands presented an updated design and phasing plan for development of the park.
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc3qUINVtjk
- Presentation - English (PDF)
- Presentation - Spanish (PDF)
- Presentation - Russian (PDF)
- Presentation - Ukrainian (PDF)
- Presentation boards - English (PDF)
- Presentation boards - Spanish (PDF)
- Presentation boards - Russian (PDF)
- Presentation boards - Ukrainian (PDF)
- Open House minutes (PDF)
April 11, 2022 – Open House
- Public Works presented the 30% project design to the public.
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND6HR1dUFEA]
- Project Overview Slide
- Open House PowerPoint Presentation
November 13, 2019 – Open House
- Public Works presented the final master plan concept to the public.
- open house boards
Mailers:
Construction mailer - March 2025 (PDF)
Heads up - Feb. 2024 (PDF)
Heads Up - March 2022 (PDF)
More Information
Scott Sawyer, project manager
Clark County Public Works
Scott.Sawyer@clark.wa.gov
564.397.4364
Lynde Wallick, parks planner
564.397.5882
Lynde.Wallick@clark.wa.gov
12603 NE 72ND AVE
Vancouver, WA 98668
United States