| Tryon Creek State Natural Area | |
|---|---|
 High Bridge over Tryon Creek, 2007 | |
  Location of Tryon Creek State Natural Area in Oregon | |
| Location | Multnomah and Clackamas, Oregon, United States |
| Coordinates | 45°26′14″N 122°40′44″W / 45.43722°N 122.67889°W |
| Area | 645 acres (261 ha)[1] |
| Elevation | 121 ft (37 m)[2] |
| Established | 1975[3] |
| Named for | Socrates Hotchkiss Tryon, Sr. who settled nearby in about 1850[4] |
| Governing body | Oregon Parks and Recreation Department |
| Website | Tryon Creek State Natural Area |
The Tryon Creek State Natural Area is a state park located primarily in Portland, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is the only Oregon state park within a major metropolitan area.[5] The 645-acre (261 ha) park lies between Boones Ferry Road and Terwilliger Boulevard in southwest Portland in Multnomah County and northern Lake Oswego in Clackamas County and is bisected from north to south by Tryon Creek. To the north, the park abuts the Lewis & Clark Law School campus.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
OPRDwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Tryon Creek State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 17, 2008.
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park historywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003). Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 971. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
- ^ Barstad, Fred (April 16, 2016). Best Hikes Near Portland, Oregon. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4930-1567-2.