Turner Creek Park opened about 1990 near W. L. Henry Elementary School and southwest 32nd Avenue in the center of Hillsboro. Construction included building dams and trails along the creek, with some labor provided by an alternative school program paid for by the federal government. During construction the city received donation of nearly 100 trees from a local nursery and
Portland General Electric, with volunteers providing the labor to plant the trees. The city sought to receive 75 live former
Christmas trees in donations from local residents after Christmas in 1992 to plant at the park to replace those that died. A wildflower garden was added in 1997. Bisected by Turner Creek, the wetlands area of the park and the creek have experienced numerous sewer overflows beginning around 1995. An older sewer line runs along the creek and passes through the park on its way south to the
wastewater treatment plant operated by
Clean Water Services at Rock Creek. The city was fined $32,000 by the state over its clean up of spills in 2006. City residents rejected a bond measure in November 2008 that would have paid for improvements at Turner Creek Park among six other parks as well as a recreation center at
53rd Avenue Park. As of August 2009, Turner Creek was one of only three parks in the city that had not been adopted under the parks departments adopt a park program. A new playground was installed in a single day by volunteers in August 2018. ==Amenities==