Terrace View Park/PoolTERRACE VIEW PARK/POOL
Site Information
Location: E. 13525 24`s Ave. Acquisition Date: 1963
Study Area: East Valley Urban Parking: 100 Spaces
Size 9.1 Acres
Improved Area: 9.1 Acres
Facilities
Swimming Pool Restrooms Irrigated Lawn
Picnic Area Sports Field Playground Equipment
Basketball Court Drinking Fountains
History
Terrace View Park and Pool is located at the intersection of Blake and 24`s Avenue and was purchased in 1963.
The park has a large number of mature trees and is one of the most scenic facilities in the county system.
The Spokane Valley Jaycees and the Terrace View Park Association provided volunteer labor to help clear and
clean the park. The Pine Terrace Garden Club contributed support as well. The park was officially dedicated
with a community celebration on June 3, 1967. The County Commissioners exercised an option to purchase 2.39
acres of adjacent land. Located to the east of the park, the acquisition provided space for construction of a
swimming pool.
In 1968, the pool and bathhouse were completed and opened to the public. It was threatened with closure in 1984,
but the neighborhoods responded by organizing the Terrace View Pool Association and they leased the pool from
the County. The pool was renovated in 1988, when the county resumed maintenance responsibility.
New restrooms, drinking fountains, and an improved irrigation system were installed in 1989. The swing set
received a revamped containment area in 2001.
Terrace View Park is heavily used and is home for the Valley Fest Event drawing 25,000 people annually. The
parks' swimming pool is 32 years old with repairs made in 1995, but is need of extensive renovation or
replacement.
Spokane County Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan - 2002 75
06/13/02