Editing Vader, Washington (section)

==Parks and recreation==
[[File:Vader, Washington 01.jpg|thumb|J.K. Werden Memorial Park, 2024]]
Vader is home to McMurphy Park, a {{convert|13|acre|ha|adj=mid}} parcel donated by a former resident in 2001. Located north of the main hub of the town, it is bordered by Olequa Creek and the Little Falls of Vader, and a portion of the park is outside the city limits. The grounds were built up to be a park by community efforts, finishing most of the early efforts in 2007. Plans for the site include an amphitheater, ball fields, playgrounds, and camping and picnic amenities. As part of the donation, a large black walnut tree was to be left standing.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Drucker |first1=Sheryl |title=Vader Community Creating Park, Many Work Together to Open Up McMurphy Park |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/vader-community-creating-parkmany-work-together-to-open-up-mcmurphy-park,209369? |access-date=April 17, 2024 |work=The Chronicle |date=July 31, 2007}}</ref>

J.K. Werden Memorial Park became an official park in Vader in 2005 and is situated near the downtown core.<ref name="PIVNT">{{cite news |last1=Rosane |first1=Eric |title=Parks in Vader, Napavine to Receive a Combined $542K in State Funding |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/parks-in-vader-napavine-to-receive-a-combined-542k-in-state-funding,268541? |access-date=April 17, 2024 |work=The Chronicle |date=July 2, 2021}}</ref> Originally {{convert|175|x|120|ft|abbr=on}} in size, a land purchase approved in late 2015, and paid for by a $10,000 grant, doubled the park area.<ref>{{cite news |author1=The Chronicle staff |title=Vader Council OKs Soil Testing, Purchase of Property to Double Size of Werden Park |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/vader-council-oks-soil-testing-purchase-of-property-to-double-size-of-werden-park,67345? |access-date=April 17, 2024 |work=The Chronicle |date=November 13, 2015}}</ref> The parcel received upgrades in 2009 for bathroom and kitchen facilities, a basketball court was built in 2015, and new playground equipment in 2021, similar to [[Recreation Park Complex (Chehalis, Washington)#Penny Playground|Penny Playground]] in Chehalis.<ref name="PIVNT"/> The park is also home to Vader's Old City Jail.<ref>{{cite web |title=Parks and Facilities |url=https://www.vaderwa.org/parks-and-facilities |publisher=City of Vader |access-date=April 17, 2024}}</ref>