Aloha: Parks, Nature, and Swimming

Explore Aloha during your stay through specific interests: its parks offer a range of features, from inclusively designed play and sports areas and paths through green spaces to a dog run; there is also a swim center. These places are not interchangeable: some bring together play and sports activities, while others focus on nature, gardens, or movement in the water.

Parks with play and sports activities

Mountain View Champions Park is a 21.5-acre community park next to Mountain View Middle School. Its inclusive play area measures 6,500 square feet; there is also a sports field for athletes of all abilities. The park was designed to be fully accessible to people with disabilities. Its stated design features include wider paths, no steps, and specially designed play equipment. If you look for inclusive play and sports areas when planning, you will find several of these features in one place here.

Hazeldale Park has an ADA-accessible play area, baseball fields, a soccer field, basketball courts, and a paved loop trail. It also has a fenced, two-acre dog run where dogs are allowed off leash. Check the park rules before your visit. This park can accommodate a range of interests: play, sports, a paved loop trail, or spending time with a dog in the designated run.

Arnold Park also has sports and play facilities: two baseball/softball fields, a grassy area for soccer, and a playground. If park size is a factor in your choice, comparing one-acre Lawndale Park with the 21.5-acre Mountain View Champions Park provides a concrete sense of scale.

Nature trails and gardens

Recuerdo Park has paved and unpaved paths. They run through a small mixed forest and among a variety of native plants. A nature-themed play area and spaces for exploring nature complement the paths. The park also has a garden where visitors can sample fruit. This combination appeals to different interests, from spending time outdoors to exploring nature and sampling fruit.

Pío Pío Park also has paved and unpaved paths that wind among large trees and a variety of native plants. Other features include a nature-themed play area, a picnic pavilion, an open grassy area, a community garden, and a multi-use sports court. This gives the two parks different focuses: Recuerdo combines paths and nature exploration with a garden where visitors can sample fruit; Pío Pío adds a pavilion, grassy area, community garden, and sports court to its paths.

Swimming and local points of interest

Aloha Swim Center has a 25-yard swimming pool, as well as recreational swimming, classes, and events. Its program is for people of all ages and abilities, with a variety of interests; it also includes bilingual programs and adaptive swimming options. Schedules and opening hours may change, so check them before your visit.

A local landmark is also among Aloha’s named points of interest: Harvey the Rabbit is a landmark in Aloha, Oregon. A sculpture series by Stacy Levy was installed in Hazeldale Park in 2014. It illustrates how birds affect the vegetation where they perch. Alongside its play and sports areas, the park therefore offers an artistic perspective on the relationship between birds and plants.

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