Seniors Enjoy Beaverton

Beaverton,  seven miles west of downtown Portland in the Tualatin River Valley, has a population right at 90,000. Well-known for its many attractive and well-planned neighborhoods, Beaverton is the fifth largest city in Oregon and the second largest suburb in the metro area.

In 2010, Beaverton was named by Money magazine as one of the 100 “best places to live”, among smaller cities, in the country. Along with Hillsboro,  Beaverton is one of the economic centers for Washington County, home to a variety of industries, home to Anthem College and Portland Community College.

Beaverton has the great outdoors in its backyard with rolling hills, lush forests, rivers and wetlands. Ocean beaches and mountain skiing are little more than an hour away from Beaverton in either direction. Senior travelers, this makes for a great vacation spot.

Seniors Enjoy Green Space

And parks… the city has a vast amount of green space with over 100 parks encompassing 1,000 acres. A park is located within a half mile of every home, and the city features 30 miles of hiking trails and a 25-mile network of bike paths. Senior visitors will find ski slopes to the east and ocean beaches to the west.

Historically, the Native Americans occupied a village located on the Beaverton and Fanno creeks that was called Chakeipi. Although the name meant “place of the beaver,” early settlers called the village Beaverdam and later changed it to Beaverton.

TripAdvisor has a listing of things to see and do on your visit to Beaverton starting off with Tualatin Hills Nature Park and for you senior golfers, Red Tail Golf Course. The local Chamber wants visitors to know that Beaverton is nestled between the vibrant city of Portland and the verdant farm fields of Western Washington County.

Farmers Markets, Parks and Hiking Trails

“The city offers a strong business environment and the attractions of a large metropolitan area, but still has a home-town feel.” Headquarters of global companies like Nike and Tektronix support the local economy.

 Senior visitors enjoy a wide variety of cultural and recreational opportunities. The city offers the region’s largest farmers market, a new library, parks galore and abundant bike paths and hiking trails. It is also conveniently located within an hour’s drive of popular natural resources, including the Oregon coast, Mt. Hood and the Columbia River Gorge.

Money magazine can’t be wrong about this city. So as you roll along up the Oregon coast, stop by Beaverton and you will soon find out why it rates so highly among many great communities in our country.  jeb