Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve

Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
LocationHillsboro, Oregon, USA
Coordinates45°30′17″N 122°59′24″W / 45.50472°N 122.99000°W / 45.50472; -122.99000
Area635 acres (257 ha)
Visitors25,000 (in 2005)
Governing bodyCity of Hillsboro
Websitehillsboro-oregon.gov

Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve in Hillsboro, Oregon, United States, is a 635-acre (257 ha) wetlands area along the Tualatin River in Washington County, Oregon. Located on the south end of the city along Highway 219, this lowland area is a designated Important Bird Area and hosts such birds as buffleheads, dusky Canada geese, and tundra swans.

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