Bagley Park

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Bagley Park is a two-acre public park in downtown Hillsboro, Oregon. It opened in 1926 on a half-block of Second Avenue between Jackson Street and Edison Street, two blocks north of the Washington County Courthouse and one block north of the Zula Linklater House. The land was donated by county judge George R. Bagley for $1, and the park was named Bagley in the early 1930s. It was Hillsboro’s second city park, after Shute Park, and for a time had a baseball diamond.

In 1949, donations funded playground equipment and a summer program. The Active 20-30 Club refurbished the park starting in 1985, adding a fence, sidewalks, a new playground, and a basketball court, and removing diseased trees. More than $25,000 and many volunteer hours were spent on the improvements.

From August 2007 to 2008, Bagley Park was closed for a two-year renovation costing about $400,000, with about $266,000 funded by the federal government. It reopened on September 17, 2008 with updated restrooms, a new picnic shelter, improved play equipment, and better sidewalks.

Today Bagley Park includes an ADA-compliant restroom, a picnic shelter, and a playground with seesaws, slides, and a merry-go-round. There is also a basketball court and a softball field. The park is lined with cottonwood trees and three large redwoods, with lawns and landscaping.