The Sandy and Hoodland Library community rooms are available for use by groups for educational, social, cultural, intellectual, or charitable activities benefiting residents of the Sandy and Hoodland Libraries service areas.
The City contracts with Conduits to provide City Lien searches. The fee for an initial search is $30.00. Duplicate searches can be run up to 60 days after an initial search for no additional fee. If you do not have a username and password to do lien searches through Conduits, please contact Net Assets Corporation at info@nassets.net or at (541) 485
Originally constructed in 2009, the Sandy Ridge Trail System is one of the crown jewels of mountain biking in the Pacific NW. More than 125,000 mountain bikers visit the Sandy Ridge Trail System every year now, and the complex has become so popular that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management will soon add almost 200 acres of land, 2 miles of new trails and double the size of the parking lot to keep up with capacity The Sandy Ridge complex currently contains 10 separate trails totaling over 15 miles of single-track goodness at varying skill levels for your riding pleasure.
While the Sandy Ridge Trail System may be one of the best mountain bike draws in the United States, it's not the only "must-ride" destination for mountain bikers in the Sandy area. We are blessed with some incredibly picturesque mountain bike trails, from the fairly kid-friendly trails at Sandy River Park and Tickle Creek Park in Sandy, to the beginner/intermediate cross country mountain bike trail system around Government camp and Timberline Lodge, to the heart-pumping lift-assisted downhill runs at Mount Hood Adventure Park.
The City of Sandy has a population of 12,953 (U.S. Census 2022 population estimate) and is the commercial center of an eastern Clackamas County market area with a population of around 42,000 people. It is considered to be on the eastern edge of the Portland metro area and west of Mount Hood on the Barlow Road segment of the Oregon Trail, now known as U.S. Highway 26. Sandy has a thriving economic base, including many businesses serving visitors to the Mt. Hood Recreation Area.
The City of Sandy has two publicly owned parking lots in the downtown couplet that are absolutely free (see map below) for citizens and visitors alike.
Pioneer Parking Lot is an untimed parking lot on Pioneer Boulevard between Scales Avenue and Bruns Avenue. The lot is behind the white buildings on the south side of the street (i.e. Two Brothers Mexican Restaurant, Otto's Ski & Mountain Bike Shop, Pioneer Barber Shop, etc.) and can be accessed at Bruns Avenue.
2026 BUSINESS LICENSE RENEWALS ARE NOW IN PROGRESS - Late Fees Start on March 1st 2026 ($39 late fee)
In addition to information about business license and transit taxes, this page also provides links to other related information. Anyone engaging in business within the Sandy city limits, including home businesses, needs a business license and may be subject to transit taxes as well.
Traveling to Sandy or the Mt. Hood area? All of the public transit resources in Sandy are bike-friendly! Whether you're mountain biking at Sandy Ridge or taking a relaxing country ride, please use this page as your public transportation resource.
