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Canby Area ParksArneson Garden, located behind the Canby Fred Meyer store, is a horticultural park offering picnicking, a woodland walking trail, benches, and the opportunity to view a special Azalea garden, all that remains of the Arneson Nursery that existed prior to development. The Arneson's were world-renowned hybridizers of azaleas, and a spring walk through the garden is a glorious treat. The Gramor Development Company donated the park to the City. Canby Community Park, nestled next to the Molalla River off Berg Parkway, offers a covered picnic area, barbecue pits, playground equipment, a ball field, river access, and a fishing pond. The park is undergoing wetland restoration through a grant from Metro and a partnership with Canby School District, Americorps, and local businesses such as Georgia Pacific. A wetland trail from the fishing pond leads visitors into wooded areas frequented by a variety of wildlife. The Logging Road Tail runs from SE Thirteenth Avenue north to the Willamette River. The historic logging road has been converted into a walking and bike path. Accesses are available from several neighborhoods along N Redwood and N Pine, as well as from the parking lot along NE Territorial Road and the Industrial Park along S Redwood.
Maple Street Park is located just north of NE 10th Avenue along Maple Street. Two ball fields make this park the home of baseball and softball in Canby. Area residents enjoy sitting in the bleachers to watch the leagues play on summer evenings. Kids enjoy the two newly refurbished playgrounds, and other users of the park play tennis or handball, form impromptu basketball games, or utilize the covered picnic area. Beautiful Wait Park is home of the gazebo, used as the hub for concerts and community events. The Gazebo can also be rented for weddings and such. The park also provides restrooms, two newly refurbished playgrounds, and the atmosphere of a quaint town square with mature trees and shrubs, and curved walking paths. Flower baskets, donated by local businesses and maintained by Canby KIDS, adorn the vintage light poles every summer.
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Locust Street Park located halfway between SE 2nd and SE 4th Avenues on S
Locust Street, features two playground areas, restroom, basketball court,
benches, and a picnic area. This park is still quite new, and the neighbors
participated in its development. It is one of Canby's most heavily used parks.