Tideman Johnson Natural Area, Urban park in Southeast Portland, Oregon, US

Tideman Johnson Natural Area is a 7.7-acre city park at Southeast 37th Avenue and Tenino Street in southeast Portland, Oregon, along Johnson Creek. Paved and unpaved hiking paths cross the site, and a loop trail and boardwalk off the Springwater Corridor run through the park.

The site is named for a mid-19th century family named Johnson that encouraged public use of its land along Johnson Creek. In 1922 the Lents Interceptor sewer was buried about 5 feet beneath the creek; over the years the stream washed away the fill above the pipe. A restoration project completed in 2006 encased the pipe in concrete, reshaped the banks, planted 5,300 trees and shrubs, and added boulders and woody debris to the stream.

The park is named for a mid-19th century family named Johnson that encouraged public use of its land along the creek. A loop trail and boardwalk off the Springwater Corridor runs through the site, so walkers and cyclists pass through on a route shared with the wider trail network.

The main entrance is located at Southeast 37th Avenue and Tenino Street, where hiking trails connect to the Springwater Corridor Trail system. Access is straightforward and the paths link to other nearby trails for extended exploration.

The 2006 sewer repair by the Bureau of Environmental Services became a habitat project: workers wrapped the exposed 1922 Lents Interceptor pipe in concrete, covered it with rock, reshaped the banks, planted 5,300 trees and shrubs, and added boulders and woody debris to the creek.