Trails/Loops/Paths

Jaquith Park is named for Walter Jaquith, a Newberg minister, and one of five original board members of the district when it was founded in June 1965.

Jaquith’s work to help create new parks had actually begun in 1963.

At that time, he led a group of local civic leaders in a series of meetings to discuss how best to serve the growing recreational needs of the city.

Home of Darnell Wright Sports Complex

Crater Park was dedicated in 1999. It honors the extraordinary life of Antonia Crater, who passed away in December 1993 at age 95, and who was one of the original organizers of Chehalem Park and Recreation District.

Born in Germany, Antonia moved to the United States with her family in 1903.

CPRD's largest and most forested nature park is near the top of Parrett Mountain and is part of the District's 325-acre parcel of farmland and scenic forest between Newberg, Sherwood, and Wilsonville. There are approximately 12 miles total of both loop and out-and-back trail segments open to hikers and equestrians. Surfaces are mostly natural, a mix of flat stretches and many rigorous slopes through woods. 

CPRD hosts occasional small recreational events on the property under a conditional land use permit from Yamhill County. The farmhouse is not open to the public at this time.