About
District history
Evergreen CSD was formed in 1978 with two parks and one part-time employee. Almost five decades later it runs twelve facilities, and most of them exist because a group of residents asked for them.
Timeline
How the district grew
1978
The district is formed
Residents of the unincorporated area petition the county to form a community services district for parks and recreation. The district is established with two neighborhood parks transferred from county ownership and an annual budget of about $84,000.
1981
Evergreen Community Park opens
The Kessler family donates 14 acres at Maple Grove Road. The park opens with a playground, two ballfields and the gazebo that still hosts the summer concert series.
1986
Oakview Park is dedicated
The district acquires 14 acres of valley oak woodland in the southern service area. The two picnic shelters built that year remain the district's most-reserved facilities.
1988
Maple Grove Community Center opens
The district's first indoor facility, built with a state parks bond grant. Oak Hall becomes the venue for board meetings, a role it still holds.
1992
The aquatic center opens
A 25-yard competition pool and instructional pool open after a four-year fundraising campaign. The learn-to-swim program begins the same summer and has taught roughly 19,000 children since.
1994
North Creek Park
Built as part of the North Creek residential development, with the play structure now being replaced. The creekside path is added three years later.
1997
Willow Bend Senior Center
Opens in partnership with Clearwater County Senior Nutrition, which still runs the congregate lunch programme three days a week.
1999
Cedar Ridge open space
The district acquires 96 acres in the western foothills for open space, and builds the first two miles of what becomes Cedar Ridge Trail.
2003
Riverbend Sports Complex
Seven fields open on former agricultural land east of the river, ending two decades of youth leagues sharing school fields.
2007
Pinecrest Recreation Center
A full-size gymnasium and teen center open in the north service area, funded by a county regional facilities grant and district reserves.
2012
Fairview Dog Park
The district's first off-leash area opens after a three-year campaign by a residents' group, on two acres beside the Fairview Lane maintenance yard.
2016
Hillcrest Racquet Center
Six tennis courts open below the Cedar Ridge trailhead. Eight dedicated pickleball courts follow in 2021 after demand outgrows the shared striping.
2018
Lakeside Splash Park
A free seasonal splash pad opens at the Riverbend complex, built with a recirculating treatment system that uses about a fifth of the water of a flow-through design.
2024
Facilities bond approved
Voters approve a $12 million facilities bond by 68 percent, funding the community center renovation and the aquatic center modernization now underway.
2026
Where things stand
Twelve public facilities, 312 acres maintained and about 48,200 residents served. The Parks and Recreation Master Plan update, open for comment through October, will set priorities for the next decade.