ClackCo Service Guide

11,120

Potholes filled on county roads

Dept. of Transportation and Development | CY 2025

14,758

Recreation & sports participants

North Clackamas Parks & Recreation District | FY 2024-2025

86,806

Tons of curbside recycling

Garbage & Recycling | CY 2025

49,304

Vehicle rides

Canby Ferry | CY 2025

50,816

Park passes issued

Clackamas County Parks | CY 2025

6,903

Unique individuals served

Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) | CY 2025

323,358

Library books checked out

Oak Lodge & Gladstone Libraries | FY 2024-2025 

28,794

Dogs licensed

Clackamas County Dog Services | as of March 30, 2026

1,199

Licensed food carts & restaurants

Public Health Division | CY 2025

7 billion

Gallons of water cleaned

Clackamas Water Environment Services | Each Year 

Our staff includes doctors, nurse practitioners, nurses, and certified medical assistants. These health professionals treat everything from minor injuries to serious health problems. Our mental health clinicians provide mental health assessments and treatment. Dental staff provide comprehensive dental care, including exams, x-rays, cleanings, and fillings. Health Centers is a division of Health, Housing, and Human Services (H3S).

To learn more about our health centers, get signed up as a patient, or schedule an appointment, call 503-655-8471 or visit our website.

Clackamas County’s Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) helps people of all ages, incomes and disabilities learn about long-term support options in their communities. The ADRC helps individuals, families and professionals find resources to address current or future long-term needs, including information and assistance, long term care options, counseling, support for family caregivers, and nutrition services for older adults. Other services include Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance (SHIBA Medicare counseling) and money management services for Social Security beneficiaries.

Call or visit our webpage to explore more senior services, including companionship, housing, and transportation. You may also find services in your home town by visiting one of our ten local community adult centers in Canby, Estacada, Gladstone, Lake Oswego, Milwaukie, Molalla, Oregon City, Sandy or Wilsonville. Call 503-650-5622 or visit our website.

The trained staff of our Mobile Crisis Response Team responds to people experiencing mental health crises whether they are at home, school, work or in the community. We come to you to help stabilize the situation, ensure safety, and connect you to ongoing care. The team can help the person avoid unnecessary hospitalization, involuntary commitment, arrest or incarceration.

These services are available anytime, day or night, by calling the Crisis and Support Line at 503-655-8585.

The county offers free Deterra medication disposal pouches. The pouches can be used to safely deactivate and dispose of unneeded medications, drugs, patches, liquids, creams and films at home.

Medications that are flushed, dumped down the drain or put in the trash contaminate our water. In addition, disposing of unused drugs saves lives by keeping them out of the wrong hands. www.clackamas.us/publichealth/deterra

The Women, Infants and Children program (WIC) has four locations and remote services for families to access healthy foods, nutrition education, lactation support, referrals and more. WIC is for pregnant people, moms with infants under 1 year old, and children under age 5 (dads and guardians can also apply for their children).

You may automatically qualify for WIC with Oregon Health Plan, SNAP, TANF or from your household income. Visit our website to apply now.

The Clackamas County Juvenile Department provides equitable juvenile justice, family support, intervention, and reformation services to youth so they can repair harm to victims, experience positive change, and contribute to a safe, healthy, and secure community.

Juvenile faq

You served your country. Get the benefits you’ve earned. Getting access to all the resources you are eligible to receive can be daunting. The Veteran Services Office provides representation at no cost and connects veterans and their families to all available state and federal benefits.

Make an appointment by calling 503-650-5631 or emailing veterans@clackamas.us

ClackCo Shuttle 
Connects rural communities and 
that crucial last-mile that most bus lines don’t reach. Call 24 hours in advance. 971-358-0623

Transportation Reaching People
Reaches residents who are 65+ or have a disability. 503-655-8208

Senior Companion
Offers support to homebound seniors and adults with disabilities.
503-655-8875

Mt. Hood Express
Serves communities along 
Highway 26 from the city 
of Sandy east to Government
Camp and Timberline.

The Express
Operates 7 days a week as a 
limited-stop commuter service between Sandy and Timberline.

Villages Shuttle
Operates 7 days a week for 
local service between Sandy 
and Rhododendron.

Ride Clackamas
View bus routes, plan your trip
and track current locations for 
six different bus systems. 
www.rideclackamas.org

Clackamas County, in collaboration with AMR, has launched a program to provide its residents with a variety of options for quickly reaching the appropriate level of care when calling 9-1-1. You should only call 9-1-1 for a serious medical emergency that you believe is life-threatening or that may become life threatening. Calls to 9-1-1 with non-emergency injuries or illnesses may be transferred to a nurse navigator who can assess your symptoms and refer you to the most appropriate medical care. This could include referral to a local clinic or urgent care center.

Learn more

The county’s Code Enforcement program works to ensure a safe and healthy community for all residents by investigating, resolving and enforcing violations related to public health, safety and welfare, business activities, building standards, land use, and neighborhood livability. Common violations include:

• Unpermitted building code work
• Dangerous buildings
• Unpermitted land use and
• zoning violations
• Solid waste on private property
• Road use violations
• Septic violations
• Graffiti

For more information, call 503-742-4452 or visit our website.

You know to call 9-1-1 for emergencies, but do you know when to call the non-emergency number? Do you have it saved in your phone? The number is 503-655-8211 and you can use it to file a police report or call the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office for other issues:

• Noise, including loud parties
• Parking on roadways, including RVs
• Loose animals
• Suspected animal abuse
• Traffic enforcement issues, including speeding and reckless drivers

Find more contact numbers for the Sheriff’s Office.

Our community is stronger when we prepare together. Emergencies can happen with little warning, but a few simple steps today can help keep you and your family safe.

Clackamas County encourages every resident to focus on three key preparedness actions:

• Sign Up for PublicAlerts – Receive emergency notifications by text, 
  phone call, or email. 
• Know Your Routes – Plan evacuation routes from your home, work, 
  and school.
• Build a GO Kit – Gather essential supplies so you’re ready to leave 
  quickly if needed.

The county’s PublicAlerts system provides critical information about evacuations, severe weather, road closures, and other emergencies. 

Learn more and sign up today at ClackGoPrepared.org and www.clackamas.us/dm/publicalerts.

If you see a hazardous condition on a county road that needs urgent attention:

• Stop sign down or missing
• Malfunctioning traffic signal
• Tree or debris blocking traffic
• Standing water obstructing traffic flow
• Bike lane obstruction such as a pothole, debris, etc.

Call the Transportation Maintenance Office at 503-557-6391, Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Outside normal business hours, call the Sheriff’s Office at 503-655-8211.

To find the latest information about road conditions, regardless of jurisdiction, visit the Oregon Department of Transportation’s TripCheck.

You can also report your concern online.

The sun is shining, the Clackamas River is alive with kids playing in the water, people drifting by in bright inner tubes, and the aroma of barbecue fills the air. It’s summer in Clackamas County.

Searching for a midweek getaway in nature that’s affordable and close to home? Clackamas County Parks offers plenty of choices, including 232 public campsites, a group tent camping area, and a cozy bunkhouse, making it easy for campers of all kinds to enjoy the outdoors.

Across three scenic parks, Barton, Feyrer, and Metzler, you’ll find sites that fit every camping style.

• Barton Park offers 123 campsites, including 102 partial hookup sites (39 of which are designated for RVs only), six standard walk-in tent sites, seven primitive sites, six hammock camping sites, and one group tent site that can accommodate up to 30 people.
• Feyrer Park offers a cozy experience with 20 partial 
  hookup site. 
• Metzler Park has 89 campsites, including 60 partial hookup, 
  17 tent only standard sites, and 
  15 primitive sites, with 10 of 
  those being walk-in for a more rustic experience.

Campsites may be reserved up to one year in advance at reservations.clackamas.us/. While weekends in July and August tend to book quickly, you’ll often find availability during mid-week stays and throughout May, June, and September—a perfect time to enjoy the outdoors with a little more room to spread out. 

Whether you’re looking for a quick hammock hangout, a family RV adventure, or a quiet tent getaway, Clackamas County’s campgrounds invite you to experience summer the way it was meant to be—relaxed, playful, and surrounded by nature.

Libraries in Clackamas County (LINCC) is a network of 11 city libraries and two operated by the county, Gladstone and Oak Lodge.

County residents are free to use any of the libraries. They all share a single catalog, so you can borrow books and have them delivered to your neighborhood library for easy pickup.

The libraries host fun, free events for adults, children and teens, including storytimes, game nights, book clubs, crafts, music and dance performances, genealogy events and basic computer classes. www.clackamas.us/lib

After several years of planning and community engagement, the NCPRD-owned Concord Property in Oak Lodge is now the site of Concord Park and Community Center, and the new Oak Lodge Library! With three dynamic facilities at the same location, there are now endless opportunities for recreation, education, enrichment, wellness and social connection.

NCPRD, in partnership with Clackamas County, is excited to make the community’s vision for this site a reality and to breathe new life into the former school property, making it once more the heart of the Oak Lodge community. Learn more about Concord Project.

Find a park or trail

North Clackamas Parks and Recreation District boasts 36 developed parks, 7 natural areas, and 6 miles of Trolley Trail, providing ample opportunities for outdoor activities and connections to nature. ncprd.org/parks-and-trails

Just keep swimming

North Clackamas Aquatic Park, owned and operated by the North Clackamas Parks and Recreation District, is an indoor, year-round water attraction with a wave pool, water slides, diving board, kiddie pool, toddler splash zone, lap pool, hot tub and 26-foot rock wall. Also offered are swimming lessons, aquatic fitness classes and party rentals. ncprd.com/aquatic-park

Clackamas County’s coordinated housing access (CHA) connects people to housing services, rent assistance, problem-solving support, and other resources.

Call 503-655-8575 to speak with someone directly, or fill out the online form to start the conversation: www.clackamas.us/communitydevelopment/cccha

Clackamas County is home to some amazing restaurants! But when you go to a restaurant, how do you know it’s safe to eat there?

Most restaurant owners have the same goal as the Clackamas County Public Health Division—to make sure that food served is safe and won’t cause foodborne illnesses. Our environmental health inspectors help them achieve this goal through routine inspections.

Inspectors check things like refrigerator and freezer temperatures, food labeling and expiration dates, temperatures of cooking meats, handwashing practices of food workers and more.

Environmental health inspectors don’t only inspect restaurants—they are also out there making sure food carts, pools, hotels and childcare facilities 
are safe. Find inspection results here

Report foodborne illness or unsafe conditions here

If you’re expanding or upgrading your facility in Clackamas County, you may be eligible for a three-year property tax abatement through the Enterprise Zone Program. This program encourages investment in new buildings or equipment within five designated areas of the county.

Eligible businesses include manufacturers, processors, shippers, and those who sell goods and/or
services outside of our region, otherwise known as traded sector activity. Retail operations are not eligible. To participate, companies must boost full-time employment by 10%, maintain that level for three years, sign a First Source Hiring Agreement, and pay an application fee.

The zones cover parts of Milwaukie, Gladstone, unincorporated Clackamas County, Sandy, Molalla, Estacada, and Oregon City.  Not sure if you’re in it? Visit www.bit.ly/EZlookup or scan the QR code to check your address.

This is a smart way to grow your business and reinvest in your community, while saving money.

For more information: 503-742-4249 or 4biz@clackamas.us

Clackamas County’s Leaders in Sustainability certification program provides workplaces of all sizes with guidance and recognition for meaningful achievements in sustainability practices. Find certified business and learn more at clackamas.us/recycling/work/getcertified.html

Clackamas County launched the Business Spotlight video series in December to highlight local businesses that are innovating, expanding, and creating jobs across our community. Each month, the series features a different company, from small farms to growing manufacturers, and shares how they are succeeding in Clackamas County. It also highlights the county’s role in supporting that success through grants, partnerships, and business development resources.

The series offers residents a closer look at the businesses that help power our local economy and demonstrates how public investments are creating real results, including new jobs, expanded operations, and increased opportunity.

By telling these stories, Clackamas County is strengthening connections between residents and local businesses while reinforcing its commitment to economic growth and community vitality. Growing Business. Growing Community.

Learn more about Business Spotlight

 Protect fish and wildlife in 89-acre natural area

Starting July 1, 2025, Oregon’s recycling system will begin its largest upgrade in decades. Brands like Amazon, Unilever, and Proctor & Gamble, will invest in Oregon’s recycling system.

While Clackamas County won’t see much change in the beginning, the impacts will be significant — upgraded recycling infrastructure, increased transparency, and a statewide recycling list — with more improvements to come.

When we all reduce, reuse, and then recycle right, we conserve natural resources, prevent pollution, and create jobs. www.clackamas.us/recycling/rma

Composting at home can be easy, fun, and beneficial to your yard and garden. 
www.bit.ly/metrocomposting.

Owners and managers of apartment, condo, and mobile home communities in Clackamas County with 5+ units are required to provide their residents: (1) access to recycling and (2) recycling education at least once a year. Free signage, flyers, and assistance is available at wasteinfo@clackamas.us or 503-557-6363 (option 5). www.clackamas.us/recycling/home/multifamily

Event organizers — don’t forget to borrow free recycling containers to collect deposit bottles and cans at your event. Recycle and fundraise at the same time. www.clackamas.us/recycling/events

Don’t despair, repair

Join us at these free community events where skilled volunteer fixers and those with broken items (small appliances, clothing and more) come together to share repair skills and extend the life of our stuff. www.clackamas.us/recycling/repairfair

Help your school reduce waste

Start by scheduling a free food waste audit with Clackamas County Sustainability & Solid Waste. 
Contact wasteinfo@clackamas.us or 503-557-6363 (option 4). Waste reduction mini-grants are also available to schools. Learn more and apply at www.clackamas.us/recycling/schools#mini-grants

40% of food grown is wasted

Save money and resources: Learn storage tips and tricks at www.clackamas.us/recycling/foodwasteprevention and don’t let good food go bad in your home.

Printable Recycling Guide

Available in multiple languages, this printable guide will help you better understand what kinds of recyclable waste go where. Get yours now

Are you ready to get out and connect with your community? The Clackamas Water Environment Services (WES)
event calendar is full of fun and meaningful opportunities. 

Whether you are looking to give back, volunteer with like-minded individuals to help clean up our waterways or bring out the entire family to learn about climate resiliency and biodiversity — there’s an event for you!

WES is committed to offering events that connect residents with community partners. Last year, more than 1,700 volunteers removed over 31,000 pounds of litter from waterways and natural areas. SOLVE cleanups mobilize and educate volunteers of all ages about the importance of protecting our shared environment and how we can build a legacy of stewardship. 

Find WES and other county events.

Help maintain county roads by volunteering to clean up litter along a roadway near you.

The county will help coordinate your event — removing bagged garbage, and supplying you with grapplers, safety vests, plastic bags, and roadside warning signs.

To recognize community groups and individuals who clean at least one  mile of road twice a year, the county will install a road sign in your honor.

To learn more call 503-650-3347 or visit www.clackamas.us/roads/adopt.html

If you live in unincorporated Clackamas County, a community planning organization (CPO) is a great way to have a voice in the livability of your community. These organizations are run by neighbors who care about local challenges and growth issues. They welcome participation by everyone in the area.

www.clackamas.us/community/cpo

The Clackamas County Board of Commissioners makes appointments to more than 40 boards and commissions on a wide range of topics. Some examples of advisory boards include:

• Aging Services Advisory Council
• Committee for Community Involvement
• County Budget Committee
• Fair Board
• Forest Advisory Board
• Local Public Safety 
  Coordinating Council
• Mental Health & Addictions Council
• Planning Commission
• Public Health Advisory Board 
• Tourism Development Council 
• Veterans Advisory Council

Learn more about advisory boards.  

The Board of County Commissioners sets county policies, establishes departmental budgets, and has the right to send countywide measures to the ballot. The public is welcome to provide comment to the board at any Business Meeting on Thursdays.

Register online for public communication via Zoom; if you are coming in person there will be a blue card at the door to fill out.

For more information about presenting effective testimony at board meetings, visit our website at 
www.clackamas.us/bcc/testimony.html

Volunteering raises everyone’s spirits, and there are opportunities to fit any schedule. Some options include:

• Clackamas County Dog Services

• Meals on Wheels

• Money Management Program

• Senior Health Insurance Benefits Counseling (SHIBA)

• Senior Companions

www.clackamas.us/guide/volunteering-and-getting-involved

There are lots of fun things you can learn in 4-H! You can learn about animals, computers, public speaking, cooking, art, gardening and environmental sciences, and more. You can get involved by joining a club, attending a camp, or participating in other fun activities and events.

All youth ages 5 to 19 are welcome to join and learn with 4-H, the best time to join is in fall. 4‑H clubs follow planned, self-directed programs in a number of project areas, including animal science, STEM, communication, cooking, art, gardening, and environmental science. 

Learn more about 4-H.

If you’re planning to build a new structure on a property in unincorporated Clackamas County, you may need to apply for a permit to ensure it’s safe and compliant with county and state codes. If you live in a city, contact them first.

You will need a permit if you decide to do any of the following:

Indoor projects

• Add a room

• Build, demolish or move a carport or garage larger than 200 square feet

• Finish an attic, garage or basement to make additional living space

• Cut a new window or door opening or widen existing openings

• Move, remove or add walls

• Apply roofing when all of the old roofing is removed and new sheathing is installed

Outside projects

• Build a shed larger than 200 square feet

• Build a retaining wall higher than four feet (All retaining walls that support a structure or driveway require permits)

• Construct a deck more than 30 inches off the ground

• Install a fence (wood, chain link, or wire mesh) more than eight feet high. Fences that serve as barriers for swimming pools all require permits

• Move more than 50 cubic yards of earth or any amount of cut or fill on sites affected by waterways or slope hazards

• Depending on the complexity of your project, you may also need to apply for plumbing, electrical, grading, manufactured home or mechanical permits.

Questions?

Call Development Services at 503-742-4240 
Email: bldservice@clackamas.us  
Visit www.clackamas.us/building