Mill Park Community Garden

Cedar Mill Park is a five-acre park in the Cedar Mill neighborhood, just off of NW Cornell Road, near NW 102nd Avenue.

Redeveloped in 2014 with funds from the 2008 bond measure, the park now shares recreational amenities with Cedar Mill Elementary School.

The baseball/softball field at the school and the soccer field in the park were redeveloped, and new tennis courts installed.

The site also features picnic tables and a new playground. Restoration of the natural area in the NW corner of the park is in progress.

The Natural Resources department will remove invasive species and plant native shrubs to attract native wildlife.

The Mill Park property was purchased in 1986, with the additional property on SE 122nd Ave acquired in 2021. Mill Park began as a 5.7 acre park next to Mill Park Elementary. It had an informal soft-surface walking trail, open lawn, and mature trees, but was otherwise undeveloped. In the summer of 2021, a portion of the System Development Charge funds for this project were used to purchase the adjacent 22,000 square foot property at 1949 SE 122nd Avenue to create a new park entry from SE 122nd Avenue and increase the total open space provided by Mill Park to approximately 6.2 acres. Thanks to funding from Park System Development Charges, PP&R secured funds to improve this park. Improvements to Mill Park were guided by the park's 2017 Master Plan and i ncluded a playground, splash pad, central lawn, gathering area, picnic shelter and tables, community garden, paved pathways, public art, and other park amenities. Through a Project Advisory Committee and Community Gathering events in partnership with the Division Midway Alliance from Spring 2021-Spring 2022, the community helped guide the refinement of the park's design. Construction began in the fall of 2023, and the park opened to the public in January 2025.