Mill Creek Greenway Trail

The City's vision for an interconnected trail system through the Mill Creek Greenway corridor dates back to the 1960's, as properties were acquired and set aside for future development.  The City furthered its plans with the completion of the Mill Creek Greenway Master Plan in 2006. 

The first phase of the system, completed in 2011, established an approximately one-mile multi-use trail running from Cleveland Street at the North to Deer Run Street at the south. The majority of the trail surface is asphalt, but it transitions to gravel in the natural area around Hermanson Pond, south of Wilson Street.    

Additional phases have been completed as residential development activity has occurred, such as the recent completion of the trail system through the Smith Creek housing developments to the west of Settlemier Park.  

In 2023, the City was awarded $1.7 million in funding from the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) Oregon Community Paths Program. The ODOT funding is intended to complete two additional trail segments of the Mill Creek Greenway Trails on city-owned property- connecting west of the existing Hermanson Pond to connect to new residential developments and connecting the recent Smith Creek addition trail through to Settlemier Park and the City’s aquatic and community center and downtown. The priority of this ODOT project is to fill in missing links/segments of the system to existing trails and parks. Final design is underway with construction expected to start in 2026.

The City's vision for the Mill Creek Greenway Trail System is articulated in the following planning documents:

• Mill Creek Greenway Master Plan  

• Mill Creek Greenway Trail Map