Cook Family Park

79-acre park with boat ramp, floating dock, paddlecraft rental (summer), picnic areas, playground, Tualatin River Greenway Trail, and butterfly garden.

Cook Family Park is named in honor of John E. Cook who was instrumental in the park being established, and his son, John E. Cook, who also served as Tualatin mayor.

Site News

The Tualatin River boat launch is closed to vehicle access through October 2026 while the new ADA-compliant floating dock is being installed. This will be the first fully ADA-compliant dock on the river. The boat launch can still be access by carrying watercraft from the upper parking lot to the boat launch. The Tualatin Riverkeepers paddlecraft rental station located at the boat launch is still open Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. The new dock is being installed in the summer to prevent interference with the late fall migration of salmon and steelhead.

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Parking

40 paved parking spots

River Access:

River Mile 9.8

150 feet from the parking lot to the bottom of the concrete boat ramp. There is also a separate floating wood dock with a wood gangway.

Launch Video

Nearest Water Gauge

Upriver:

Jurgen’s Park (River Mile 10.6)
0.8 miles (30 minutes paddling time)

Downriver:

Tualatin Community Park (River Mile 8.9)
0.9 miles (30 minutes paddling time)
There is a short section of river .5 miles downriver (15 minutes paddling time) which is shallow and fast at low summer river levels making it difficult to paddle back upriver. Pay attention when in this area.