Public Works - Parks - Parks and Directions

City of Oak Harbor

Parks Locations & Descriptions

North West Section

Neil Water Tower - E Whidbey Avenue & Oak Harbor Street (.25 acres)

Historic landmark containing a museum.  This facility was donated to the City in 1993 by the Oak Harbor Historical Society.

Shadow Glen Park - NW Clipper Drive & NW Dory Drive (.8 acres)

Neighborhood park with playgrounds on one tot lot, picnic tables and one youth softball/practice field.  This lot was dedicated to the City as part of the Shadow Glen Planned Unit Development in the 1960s.  The park playgrounds were regraded and new equipment was installed in 1993, through a $10,000 donation from Island Thrift Stores.

Neil H. Koetje Park - NE 7^th Avenue & NE Ellis Street (3.5 acres)

Neighborhood and community park with playgrounds on one tot lot, one soccer/practice field, picnic tables, one basketball court and off-street parking.

Meadow Ridge Park - NW Prow Street & NW 8^th Avenue (.5 acres)

Neighborhood park with tot lot, picnic tables and seating.  Expansion to a one acre neighborhood park is planned with future residential development to the south.

Regional Ball Park – NE Goldie Street (46.5 undeveloped acres)

A master plan completed in 1993 contains playgrounds on three tot lots, two areas with multiple covered and open picnic facilities, four little league baseball fields, three baseball/softball fields, two multiple-purpose/soccer fields, three sand volleyball courts, three basketball courts, two handball courts, horseshoe pits, two tennis courts, one exercise course, paved trails, restrooms with showers and off-street parking.  The park project is part of an overall landfill reclamation project.

Redwing Park – NW Heller Street

North East Section

Koetje Park - NE 11^th Avenue & NE Regatta Drive (5.8 acres)

Neighborhood park with playgrounds on one tot lot; includes five acres of open space (former well site).

Sumner Park - NE 6^th Avenue & NE Ronhaar Street (4 acres)

Neighborhood and community park with two tennis courts, covered and open picnic facilities, open space and off-street parking (former well site).

Tyhuis Park - NE 6^th Avenue (.8 acres)

Neighborhood park with playgrounds on one tot lot and picnic tables in a wooded setting (former well site).

Ridge Wood Park – NE Narrows Street

South West Section

Fort Nugent Park - SW Fort Nugent Avenue (40 acres – 20 developed)

This park meets the community-level park needs for the west and southwest areas of the City.  The City purchased 20 acres for this park in 1991.  The other 20 acres is owned by the Oak Harbor School District.  The City has leased this property for a period of 20 years.  The park currently includes five soccer fields, one football and one baseball field.  Future plans include one football field and practice area, two softball fields, trails, open space, playground area, restrooms, picnic shelters and sports courts.

Kimball Memorial Park - SW 6^th Avenue & Heller Street (.8 acres)

Neighborhood park with playgrounds on one tot lot.  This site is fenced due to its proximity to Heller Road.  The property was dedicated to the City as part of the Kimball Heights development.

Spring Tree Park - SW 4^th Avenue & Heller Road (1.5 acres)

Neighborhood park with playgrounds on one tot lot and picnic tables.  This site is partially forested with native vegetation (former well site).

SR 20 Pocket Parks (.25 acres)

Two parks on the east side of SR 20, and one on the west side of the highway.  These parks were developed in City right-of-way; picnic tables and benches provide important rest stops for pedestrians along SR 20.

Well Site #10 – SW 6^th Avenue & SW Judson Drive (.5 acres)

This neighborhood park is located in close proximity to Broadview Elementary School playgrounds.

Lueck Park – SW Barrington Drive & SW London Terrace (1.5 acres)

Neighborhood park with picnic tables, basketball hoop, and playgrounds on one tot lot.  A greenbelt connects this park to Ridge Haven Park.

Ridge Haven Park – SW Kalama Loop & SW Kittitas Court (.8 acres)

Neighborhood park with picnic tables, and playgrounds on one tot lot.  A greenbelt connects this park to Lueck Park.

Ruth Cohen Memorial Park – SW 8^th Avenue, west of SW Puffin Street (5 acres)

Neighborhood park with tot lot and picnic tables.  Approximately three acres of the park are in wetland/natural areas.  A pedestrian trail runs through the natural area, connecting surrounding neighborhoods to the park site.

Vista Heights Park – SW Vista Park Drive, north of Haga Road (.5 acres)

Neighborhood park with tot lot and picnic tables.

Fireside Park – SW Springfield Street, north of Fort Nugent Avenue (1.2 acres)

This future park is intended to meet the neighborhood park needs of the Fireside subdivisions.

Hawthorne Park – SW 1^st Avenue & SW Fairhaven Street

South East Section (Old Town)

Beeksma-Gateway Park - SR 20 & Beeksma Drive (.5 acres)

Entry/gateway to community, extensive landscaping, plantings, benches, flag poles, drinking fountain.

Windjammer Park – SE City Beach Street (28.5 acres)

Major community park with three Little League baseball fields, two tot lot playgrounds, shoreline picnic tables and barbecue pits with wind breaks, covered picnic facilities and kitchens for large groups, two accessory buildings, a windmill landmark, an exercise course, seasonal gardens, one practice field, two basketball courts, three tennis courts, two volleyball courts (portable), horseshoe pits, one boat launch, a recreational vehicle park with 56 serviced sites and 30 non-serviced sites, a swimming lagoon with dock and slide, two wading pools, 2,100 lineal feet segment of Oak Harbor Waterfront Trail and two public restrooms (one with showers).  The west side of the park has a gazebo and covered outdoor barbecue pit.

Volunteer/Skate Park – E Whidbey Avenue & SE Jerome Street (6 acres)

Contains the Oak Harbor Senior Center, John Vanderzicht Memorial Pool (North Whidbey Parks and Recreation District) and a six acre community park with three Little League fields and a skateboard park.

Flintstone Park/Mini Harbor – SE Bayshore Drive (1.5 acres)

Community park with covered picnic facilities, a mini-pier for small visiting boats, restrooms and approximately 500 lineal feet of Oak Harbor Waterfront Trail.  The park also includes a play car modeled after the Flintstones cartoon.

Hal Ramaley Memorial Park – SE Bayshore Drive (.5 acres)

Community park with picnic sites and seasonal gardens; contains approximately .5 acres additional undeveloped land on an irregularly shaped parcel, located across from the Little League fields at City Beach Park.

Neil Park – SE 6^th Avenue & SE Ireland Street (3.5 acres)

Community and neighborhood park with one tot lot, Holland Gardens and one half basketball court.

Oak Harbor Marina – SE Catalina Drive (8 acres)

The City owns and operates a 420 boat facility, open seven days per week, with a present capacity of 133 open and 183 covered slips, and 104 dry storage sheds.  The Marina additionally includes 1,000 feet of shoreline, a two acre community park, extensive onshore and on-pier picnic facilities, sand volleyball courts, horseshoe pits and restrooms with showers.  The Marina Committee is responsible for advising the City Council on all matters related to Marina uses, while the Park Board oversees park areas.

Freund Marsh – SW Erie Street (35 undeveloped acres)

This acreage includes open space wetlands.  The completed Waterfront Trail will expand across the property to Scenic Heights Road.  The Scenic Heights trailhead will be located on a .5 acre lot.

Waterfront Trail – (2 miles)

The completed trail will include a paved surface from Scenic Heights Road to Maylor Point on the Seaplane Base.  The completed portions of the trail include segments at City Beach Park, and a preliminary sidewalk from Flintstone Park to the Marina.  The missing trail link west of City Beach is planned to be coordinated with development of the Freund Marsh project.  The completion of this trail is important for both recreation and downtown revitalization purposes.

SR 20 Pocket Parks – (.3 acres)

There are three landscaped pocket parks with benches and/or picnic tables between Old Town and the Marina along Pioneer Way.  The newest park was completed in 1993 in conjunction with recent improvements to Skagit Valley Community College.

Smith Park – SE Midway Boulevard & SE 9^th Avenue (5 acres)

Historic neighborhood/community park located in Old Town, with a gazebo, benches, picnic tables and playground equipment.  The park contains a significant stand of old growth Garry Oak trees.

Heritage Way – SR 20 (3 miles)

This green belt, which includes five varieties of street trees, is located along north SR 20, as an entrance to the heart of the City.  Many commemorative plaques have been purchased and placed in the greenbelt near the trees.

VFW Memorial Park – SE Catalina Drive (.8 acres)

This is a walk-in commemorative park dedicated to the Veteran’s of Foreign Wars.  Includes picnic tables, park benches, flag pole, and a view of Oak Harbor Bay and Marina.