Happy Dogs in Woodburn
Established in 1989, Centennial Park was named in honor of Woodburn’s 100-year anniversary. It hosts a playground and picnic shelter, several ball fields, and a rambling 2.5-acre dog park.
Local pet parents love the opportunity to let their dogs roam and mingle in safety. Like many dog parks, Centennial’s is divided into two areas, one for smaller (or timid) dogs and one for larger.
It was time, however, to upgrade the dog park, both to make it more engaging for energetic dogs and more usable for their human guardians. The project was financed in part by a $75,000 lottery-funded grant through the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.
The work was completed, and the dog park reopened in late 2024 to a wildly enthusiastic reception, endorsed by local dogs with plenty of happy barks and wagging tails.
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All Upgrades are Complete:
- Fresh grass and a new irrigation system
- Crushed rock pathways
- A covered shelter
- Updated benches
- Drinking fountains, including a bottle fill station, a standard drinking fountain, and a dog bowl
- Various dog play features
- Dog fire hydrants
- Solar lighting
More to Explore in Woodburn
Colorful * Vibrant * Diverse
For a city of only 30,000 people, Woodburn overflows with culture and color.
If you’ve only driven past on I-5, you might think that there’s little more to Woodburn than the Premium Outlet stores. And while those stores are a great destination for bargain shoppers, there’s so much more to Woodburn, where cultures and colors blend in a uniquely Oregon way. For example:
- Starting in the 1960’s, Russian Orthodox Old Believers immigrated to Oregon to escape religious persecution, primarily to Marion County. Today, a population of about 10,000 are concentrated in the Woodburn area, where they have built seven classic onion-domed churches; three, including The Church of the Holy Ascension (pictured above) dot a single street just outside Gervais.
- More than 62% of Woodburn’s population identifies as Latino or Hispanic. The community presents the Woodburn Fiesta Mexicana each August, a downtown festival with music, dancing, and plenty of food. Local residents like teacher Rosa Floyd, a former Oregon Teacher of the Year, work with the younger generations to keep heritage and tradition alive.
- Each spring, fields in and around Woodburn bloom in alluring color as tulips burst into bloom. The Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival draws thousands of people each year to welcome spring after a gray Oregon winter. Visitors drink in row after row of brightly colored pastel fields or simply raise their eyes to catch rainbow-hued hot air balloons that sometimes drift overhead. It’s an awesome way to greet a new season (and it’s dog friendly)!
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