Maddax Woods

Nice 1/2 mile gravel path thru the woos along the Willamette River. Good for walking and trail riding on, not overrun with people. Spur training kill s lead uphill to the Bolton neighborhood and Library, downhill to a nice beach on the river and also a Blue Heron rookery viewing platform.

Dont come here. Its horrible. Alligators will eat you!Alligators in Oregon, right.Really, this place is a quiet little gem. A few small trails to hike, and the neighborhood maintains a lovely bench and viewing platform.Worth a stop as well over the holidays, they dress the place up quite nice.

Hate is too strong a word. Disappointed is more accurate. Listed as being handicap accessible, which it most emphatically is not. Lovely views, but the trails are not easily managed. If you are able bodied, or an energetic 10 year old or a goat, you will be fine. If you have mobility issues, you may want to re-think this one.* I trail walk daily, 2.5-5 miles, and most of the trails have inclines, but these ones ? Really not that easy/fun

Beautiful, wooded, small hike. We walked through and then up the neighborhood it dropped us out in and down another trail. I can imagine it would get pretty muddy during the winter.

Love this place! Was there two months ago when yes, google said it had opened for the season. But I guess they decided to close an hour early. That was a bummer and a waste of gas but worth how it is when the lights are on! Great place to take pictures and explore with friends or loved ones.

A little lighted stroll at the end of a street at the “Maddax” house. We had a great time walking the lighted path seeing the small animal sculptures along the way. There’s also a trail behind the house along the river for guests to enjoy.

Cool little spot to spend an hour. They have a port a potty, dog poop bags and several picnic tables. They have a large sign which shows some of the history of the boat building that took place here. It is a short walk to the river where we saw small fish, crawdads and a snake in the water. There is a nice forest trail that goes down to burnside park as well and another that goes to the library.

Dreams of river pirates, mysterious lost Indian tribes, & ghosts of WWII era marine technology. beautiful cozy, serene woods the likes of no other. meneries of my child hood, I grew up on these river banks, I hope it will be the place I die.

Nice little surprise while exploring an old part of West Linn.

Nice little place for a picnic by the river. Little parking lot. By the house there is a picnic table by the river. Walk down the path and there is a trail down to the waters edge. Connects to other trail system, to a park and playground. Lots of wildlife,including deer sightings. During the winter holiday,it is a great walk,especially for young kiddos. They light up the forest, and have a hunt for the kids. Great year round walking park.

With the river so high there is no shoreline now. But a nice quiet place to walk the trails.

.All the amenities you need to have a fun safe day in the water

A very nice and very small piece of public lands on the river.

At Christmas time, Maddax Woods is a special treat for families. Theres lots of lights, a path to walk, and a spot-the-animal game! Wear boots or shoes that you dont mind getting muddy and gear up for some fun!

This place was very cute. Not a lot of parking but was very cool to visit . very intimate and the light designs were so good and pretty. You can tell the family that does this puts al lot of love into it. Also its Free!

Great walking route along the river

This was a great addition to our Christmas traditions. So much fun and beautiful setting. Thank you to the family for sharing this adventure with us.

Charming Christmas lights. Cant wait to come back in the daylight

Great for kids. Small up close display. Very nice for little ones with short attention spans. Fun animal search for young children. And some boat building history for the guys.

Went for their holiday lights and it took less then 2 minutes to walk through and that was taking our time.

Great place to go over the holidays. Nice walk through the woods and community interaction.

We went fishing in the boat over by there. great shad fishing for the kids. then use for lobster traps.

Cute little park. Has a portapotty in the parking lot and a little garden off to one side. Trails arent too challenging. Most of the year its a little swampy underfoot, so summer is the best time, but you can enjoy the park in the rain and snow as you wish. Surprisingly diverse wildflower display in the spring, even more surprising diversity of mushrooms in the fall so if you know your botany and mycology itd be a good educational trip for receptive kids and friends.

Like a walk in a fairy forest.

Its actually been a long time since I was there. And if your not into walking in footsteps made long ago by someone else, you might not get it. But its a pretty cool story, of love of your life, work, the world around you, commitment and a little sacrifice. The time it took him to make his boats, sail them, work them, then sell them is a testament to one mans, and his wifes, passion for a culture and life style. People these days dont understand working your whole life, not for prestige or to be on some damnedable reality T.V. show. Wish I could have shook his hand. B e a utifull land, nice walk, touching story. Not for the cell phone generation, unless they want to get it. Peace out.

Beautiful, peaceful, and with a lovely view and access of the river. Bring your own water though, because none is available there.

Lost a star because of minimal parking, and some steep walking ....wear sturdy shoes, otherwise, very lovely, peaceful, and worth visiting.

Peaceful place, please keep it clean.

Cute little area decorated with lights and hidden animals. Fun spot for small kids. Shares West Linn history.

Very cute area. Fun to look at all the houses. Did the cute *FREE* walk around Christmas lights. Its not long but its simple but perfect to get out of the house to enjoy the outdoors.

Took my 2 year old for the Christmas lighting festival and she loved it! It was very cute but a little short on parking.

Fun jaunt through some nice Holiday Lights. Very peaceful. Great family fun.

Absolutely great place to walk. I recently saw 2 deer while I was there. The views of the river beautiful.

Not terrible, but very basic. A bark chip walking path with views of the Willamette

Great strolling place with Christmas lights. Leashed dog friendly.

A beautiful park on the river. We caught the blue heron watch conducted by some very friendly and knowledgeable volunteers.

Beautiful, serene setting by the river. During the holidays they light up the woods with Christmas lights.

Very quaint holiday lights display. Almost never any crowds. Relaxing place to take the family.

Not much to say. We went to a residential neighborhood to pick up a puppy to train for a disability dog as time goes forward. Im unsure of the Breeders though. I question stuff about them and the puppy, but they say to bad so sad you own him. If you see an ad on Facebook for American bulldog mix puppies & the peoples names are Jesse & Alexsandria, they are said to live around Scappoose (Hwy 30) & might want to meet across the I-205 bridge exit 8 & its in this area you might want to Q? it. We met at his bosses house on River St. Follow your gut or ask me for more.

Beautiful

Its a cute park, especially at Christmas. Nice for summer walks along the river too

Cute place to walk around. Grandson loved identifying all the animals

Great views of the Willamette River

Great location with paved trails to covered picnic shelters. Good location for limited mobility individuals.

Beautiful area near central village in West Linn. River access, but no boat launch.

Blessed green and so beautiful.

Just a really nice area to walk along the river ....very, very, small parking area....no restrooms...one picnic table...like I said...small!...but really nice!

Serenity

Lovely

Great simple light display.

It is a tradition for our family to visit every year.

Good place

Beautiful

Really pretty and decorated beautifully.

Charming, calming, private

Nice place