Media Advisory: Media Invited To Ribbon-cutting Event Celebrating New Curtin Creek Community Park And County’s First Lighted Multi-sport/rugby Field - 06/02/26

When: 10 a.m. Saturday, June 6

Where: Curtin Creek Community Park, 12603 NE 72nd Avenue, Vancouver

What: The media is invited to join Clark County Public Works in celebrating the ribbon cutting of Clark County’s newest park, Curtin Creek Community Park.   

Event agenda

• 10:30 a.m. – Ceremony begins
• 11:10 a.m. – Ribbon cutting
• 11:15 a.m. – Activities begin

Clark County staff and local leaders will be available for interviews after the scheduled activities conclude at 11:15 a.m.

Why: The property was purchased in 1999 via a partnership between the City of Vancouver and Clark County. Part of the property became the site of Vancouver Fire Station 7, and another portion was earmarked for a park. Sixteen acres is being developed into a new community park, and the remainder will remain in a natural state as part of the Gaddis Wetlands Natural Area. The park’s development is funded through a combination of funds from the Metropolitan Park District Levy, REET II (Real Estate Excise Taxes) and a $850,000 grant for park development from Washington State’s Recreation and Conservation Office.

In 2019, an extensive public engagement process asked neighbors, community organizations and sports groups to help develop a park plan for this property. Clark County Council adopted the park plan in 2021. This first phase of development includes a large community play area with public art, a reservable picnic shelter, trails with viewpoints of the Gaddis Wetlands and Mount Hood, four lighted pickleball courts, a basketball/futsal court and the county’s first lighted multi-sport/rugby field.

Learn more about the park at clark.wa.gov/public-works/curtin-creek-community-park.