Parks and Recreation

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Welcome to the Carlton Parks System!

Discover the natural beauty and recreational spaces that make Carlton a wonderful place to live and play. Our city is home to a variety of parks where residents and visitors can relax, explore, and connect with nature.

đź—ş Explore Our Parks

Each park in Carlton offers something unique—from scenic walking trails to open green spaces perfect for picnics and play. Check out our park maps to see what amenities are available at each location.

🏕 Picnic Shelter Rentals

Planning a gathering? Hawn Creek Park and Wennerberg Park feature picnic shelters that can be reserved for your next event.
📞 To check availability and pricing, please contact our front office at 503-852-7575.

🌿 Help Keep Our Parks Beautiful

We kindly ask all visitors to leave the parks as clean—or cleaner—than you found them. Your care helps preserve these spaces for everyone to enjoy.

Thank you and enjoy your time in Carlton’s parks!

 

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Ladd and Hawn Creek parks

Ladd Park amenities: Outdoor (seasonal) pool, basketball court, picnic areas, playground and restrooms. Hawn Creek amenities: Covered picnic shelter and playground.


 

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Wennerberg Park

Wennerberg Park amenities: Baseball fields, swings, playground, three reservable park picnic shelters, restrooms and river access. No overnight camping allowed.

Frequently Asked Questions

In order to make a profit or sell items on public property, there are some steps that need to happen.

Public body approval is needed. This would be the City Council who represents the constituents of Carlton. This would require completing our Event Handbook and Application. Which provides Council all the details of the event to make a decision. You would not need to do a separate application packet for each day, but each day would need to follow all the requirements in the packet each time. Each vendor would also need a business license, either temporary or annual in order to sell goods in the park.

If it is possible to hold the market on private property, there are fewer requirements.  Rather than an event application, the city would need a narrative of the event and from that determine what requirements would be required to provide if any. For any Event questions, please reach out to City Recorder Aimee Amerson at aamerson [at] ci.carlton.or.us (aamerson[at]ci[dot]carlton[dot]or[dot]us).

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