Smith Rock State Park

GreenWorks led a multidisciplinary team to complete the master plan for Smith Rock State Park in 2023. Smith Rock is one of Oregon’s premier landscapes for hikers, bird watchers, and sport climbers. It has grown dramatically to see almost 1 million visitors per year. The master planning process sought to disperse users to less frequented portions of the park, enhance the visitor experience with hiking and nature watching opportunities, prepare for a new Welcome Center, and expand parking.

GreenWorks is currently working on Phase 1 to implement the Welcome Center and parking lot expansion. These improvements are intended to reduce the parking demand on Crooked River Drive and provide a desirable visitor experience above the rim of the canyon. This phase will also include the construction of a new canyon access trail and the extension of the Rim Rock Trail to the Northern Point with scenic overlooks.

The project is funded through the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department GO Bond fund and a Land and Water Conservation grant from the National Park Service.

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Project Details

Location: Deschutes County, OR

Type: State Park

Size:

Site Area: ~10 acres

Building Area: ~2740 sq ft

Canyon Trail: ~0.4 miles

Rim Rock Trail extension: ~0.3 miles

Status: In Progress

Contract Value: $900K

Owner: Oregon Parks and Recreation Department 

Project Team

Key Personnel:

Ben Johnson, Principal in Charge

Jigisha Modi, Project Manager

Collaborators:

Waterleaf Architecture

ColeBreit Engineering

DCI Engineer

KPFF Consulting Engineers

DCW Cost Management

Environmental Management Systems

Northwest Geotech

S&F Land Services

Sparks & Sullivan

Winterbrook Planning

Wolf Water Resources

Zero Envy

Zucker Engineering