Skip George Rogers Park this Summer. Construction.

Construction is going on along the Willamette River all summer.

George Rogers Park was already overcrowded with not enough parking in the summer. Now there are construction vehicles and work being done along the river to create a new pathway from GRP to Roehr Park. You might want to go to Roehr Park to paddleboard this summer. It's a hidden gem along the river with plenty of parking nearby. See the photo below. Roehr Park is next to Foothills Park in Lake Oswego along the Willamette River.

Roehr Park in Lake Oswego has a dock and plenty of parking. See photos here:

https://www.oldtownlakeoswego.org/post/best-paddle-board-launch-in-lake-oswego-why-locals-choose-roehr-park

Roehr Park on Friday July 10, 2026

Photos from July 16, 2026 at George Rogers Park

The ramp down to the river at George Rogers is closed during construction through September

The bathroom is open and beyond that it's a construction zone

At the "beach" area, there's a lot of dirt and not much sand

There's no ramp to walk down to the river area anymore. Stairs to get to "the beach"

Stairs to get to "the beach"

After a set of stairs, there is a switchback ramp to get down to the water

New signs posted all over the "beach" area

Construction is planned through September. After that, the new pathway will be lovely but for now, it's a construction zone and muddy mess.

Construction map of the new pathway being created at George Rogers Park

Photos of what George Rogers Park was like July 4th weekend - overcrowded

https://www.oldtownlakeoswego.org/post/what-george-rogers-park-was-like-on-july-4th-and-5th

Update on river pathway construction going on this summer

https://www.oldtownlakeoswego.org/post/construction-begins-on-willamette-river-greenway-trail-connection-project-at-george-rogers-park

https://www.oldtownlakeoswego.org/post/update-on-river-pathway-construction

Photos from locals about what George Rogers Park is REALLY like in the summer (and this was before the construction began)

https://www.oldtownlakeoswego.org/post/visiting-george-rogers-park-in-summer-here-s-what-to-know

Don't believe the social media posts - those are NOT from the summer or any hot day

This post is from Travel Oregon in July 2026 hyping George Rogers Park with photos that don't represent the reality of what it's like. And no mention of construction.

This post made by Travel Oregon in July 2026 is NOT accurate of what it's like at George Rogers in the summer on a HOT day. Maybe 5 years ago it was this way but not in 2026.

Try Roehr Park or go to West Linn boat launch at Cedar Landing

This is the lower parking lot at George Rogers in July - emergency vehicles have to get in there along with all the cars trying to park and no place to turn around

George Rogers Park was created as a neighborhood Park. There are only 121 parking spaces and most are up the hill near the baseball fields. The tiny "beach" is actually tiny and with the construction going on down there locals wonder if there is actually any sand because it looks like the construction of the path has moved dirt to the riverfront area. What a muddy mess.