Tualatin's best gallery has no walls.
The Tualatin ArtWalk is a free, self-guided walking tour that strings roughly six miles of public sculpture, murals, and local history through the Commons, Community Park, and the Hedges Creek wetlands, minutes from 22379 SW 107th Ave.
Every city has a favorite coffee shop or park, but not every suburb can claim a sculpture trail that doubles as a history lesson. Tualatin's ArtWalk, coordinated by the city's Parks and Recreation department with the Tualatin Arts Advisory Committee, connects a series of marked trails with map kiosks and colorful wayfinding markers. You set your own pace, you pay nothing, and you can start, stop, and finish on your own schedule.
The full loop wanders from the Tualatin Commons and Lake of the Commons through Tualatin Community Park, past the library and city offices, and out toward the Hedges Creek wetlands. Along the way it overlaps the Ice Age Trail, the region's corridor devoted to the catastrophic floods that shaped the Willamette Valley, so the art and the geology reinforce each other.
Stops Around the Lake
Sculptures with stories attached.
The Lazy River
The large painted steel sculpture on the lawn at Lake of the Commons is "The Lazy River" by artist Joseph Rastovich, a fitting nod to the waterway that gives the city its name. It is one of the most photographed pieces in town and the natural anchor point for the walk.
Veterans Plaza
On the west side of the lake, the artwork at Veterans Plaza by Douwe Blumberg honors local service members. The plaza is also where Tualatin gathers for Veterans Day, and the city's recognition breakfast and ceremony take place nearby each November.
Sharing Ice Cream
Peter Helzer's bronze of a girl sharing an ice cream cone long stood near the water as one of the walk's most beloved stops. The piece was stolen from its lakeside spot in 2025, and the city has said a replacement is expected, so the story of this corner of the walk is still being written.
Fountains and Finishing Touches
Details hide between the headline pieces: a crawfish mosaic water fountain, glass drinking fountains, and sculptural benches all count as stops. Near the library and city offices, the "Visual Chronicle" collection adds more contemporary work, and the Tualatin mastodon skeleton ties the walk to the Ice Age giant whose remains were discovered during construction in Tualatin.
Art on Everyday Objects
Traffic boxes, storm drains, and sidewalks.
Much of the ArtWalk lives on things you pass every day. Since late 2020 the city has wrapped traffic signal boxes with original artwork chosen through calls to regional artists: "Koch Fields" by Jan Rothermel, at the corner of SW Martinazzi Avenue and SW Boones Ferry Road, is one of the best-known wraps. At Tualatin Community Park, a sidewalk mural by Ashley Adams, created with Tualatin Riverkeepers, carries an environmental story about storm drains and the river. Taken together, these small pieces mean you never have to go far to find something to look at.
The walk is an easy add-on to any trip downtown, and it pairs well with the parks and greenways guide or an afternoon at the farmers market at the Commons.
Free, Year-Round, Yours
A reason to walk the neighborhood.
Living at 22379 SW 107th Ave means the ArtWalk is a few minutes' drive away, and the walk itself is a gentle introduction to everything Tualatin has built downtown. Ready to make it your neighborhood? Paul Knighton of MORE Realty can show you around.
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