The city of Portland, Oregon, has more than 10,000 acres (4,000 ha) of public parks and other natural areas,[1]
Portland is home to one of the largest municipal parks in the United States, Forest Park, as well as the world's smallest park—at 61 centimetres (24 in) in diameter—Mill Ends Park.
The development of Portland's park system was largely guided by the 1903 Olmsted Portland park plan. There are at least 279 parks and natural areas in Portland. Most of these are operated by Portland Parks & Recreation, though the State of Oregon, Metro regional government, the Portland Water Bureau, and the Federal Government also operate parks as well.
Name | Image | Location | Size | Description |
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Arbor Lodge Park | N Bryant St. and Delaware Ave. | 8.4 acres (3.4 ha) | Acquired in 1940, Arbor Lodge Park includes a dog off-leash area, horseshoe pit, paved paths, picnic tables, playground, soccer field, softball field, public art, and tennis courts.[2] | |
Cathedral Park | N Edison St. and Pittsburg Ave. | 23.09 acres (9.34 ha) | Acquired in 1968, Cathedral Park includes a boat dock, boat ramp, canoe launch, disabled access restroom, dog off-leash area, paths—paved, picnic tables, and stage. The park is named for the cathedral-like arches of the St. John's Bridge.[3] | |
Chimney Park | 9360 N Columbia Blvd. | 18.39 acres (7.44 ha) | Acquired in 1932, Chimney Park includes a fenced off-leash area for dogs. Located on the one-time site of the city's incinerator, the park is named for the incinerator's chimney, which has since been removed.[4] | |
Columbia Park | N Lombard St. and Woolsey Ave. | 35.37 acres (14.31 ha) | Acquired in 1891, Columbia Park includes baseball, softball and soccer fields; tennis and volleyball courts; an accessible playground; a picnic area; and a splash pad. The park was acquired to be the City of Albina's first park, but it was not developed until after the cities of Albina and Portland were consolidated.[5] | |
Dawson Park | N Stanton St. and Williams Ave. | 2.05 acres (0.83 ha) | Acquired in 1921, Dawson Park includes basketball and volleyball courts, picnic areas, an accessible playground, and a stage. The park is named after Rev. John Dawson, an Episcopal minister and advocate for child welfare and civic improvement.[6] | |
Delta Park | N Denver Ave. and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | 87.47 acres (35.40 ha) | Acquired in 1950, Delta Park includes a dog off-leash area—fenced, football field, paths—paved, picnic tables, playground, soccer field, softball field, and volleyball court. Delta Park is built on the site of Vanport, the war-time city destroyed by flood in 1948.[7] | |
Farragut Park | N Kerby Ave. and Farragut St. | 13.98 acres (5.66 ha) | Acquired in 1940, Farragut Park includes a basketball court, a playground, restroom, paved paths, picnic tables, and softball field. The park is named after David Farragut, an admiral who fought for the North in the Civil War and became famous for saying, "Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!"[8] | |
Gammans Park | N Buffalo St. and Burrage Ave. | 1.66 acres (0.67 ha) | Acquired in 1910, Gammans Park includes paths and a playground with a racetrack for tricycles "complete with tunnels, bridges, and miniature highways with white lines down the middle".[citation needed] It was named after George G. Gammans, a Portland lawyer whose wife Laura gave the city six lots for a park to memorialize him.[9] | |
George Park | N Burr Ave. and Fessenden St. | 2.03 acres (0.82 ha) | Acquired in 1971, George Park includes paths and an accessible playground. The park is named for Melvin Clark George, a state senator, U.S. Congressman, and State circuit court judge.[10] | |
Kelley Point Park | N Marine Dr. and Lombard St. | 104.69 acres (42.37 ha) | Acquired in 1984, Kelley Point Park includes a canoe launch, hiking, picnic areas, and a view of the confluence of the Columbia and Willamette Rivers. The park is named for Hall Jackson Kelley, a promoter of settlement in the Pacific Northwest whose unsuccessful attempt to establish a city at this point was commemorated in 1926 by naming the location Kelley Point.[11] | |
Kenton Park | 8417 N Brandon Ave. | 12.40 acres (5.02 ha) | Acquired in 1941, Kenton Park includes a basketball court, restroom, paved paths, picnic tables, playground, soccer field, softball field, and water play area.[12] | |
Lillis–Albina Park | N Flint Ave. and Russell St. | 3.93 acres (1.59 ha) | Acquired in 1940, Lillis-Albina Park includes picnic tables, a playground, a soccer field, and a softball field. Originally named after the former city of Albina, its name was changed in 1947 to also honor Michael Edward Lillis, a well-liked neighborhood police officer and strong advocate for the park and for children in the area.[13] | |
Lotus Isle Park | N Tomahawk Island Dr. | 1.65 acres (0.67 ha) | Acquired in 1992, Lotus Isle Park features paved paths, picnic tables, and an accessible playground. The park is named after Lotus Isle, a 128 acres (52 ha) amusement park on Tomahawk Island that operated from 1930 to 1932.[14][15] | |
Madrona Park | N Greeley Ave. and Going Ct. | 9.45 acres (3.82 ha) | Acquired in 1921, Madrona Park features a basketball court, an accessible playground, unpaved paths, and a natural area. The park is named after the heritage-designated Pacific Madrona tree located on Wygant Street on the east edge of the park.[16] | |
McCoy Park | N Trenton St. and Newman Ave. | 3.82 acres (1.55 ha) | Acquired in 1940, McCoy Park features paved paths and picnic tables, along with a playground, soccer and softball fields, and a basketball court. The park is named after Bill McCoy, the first African American elected to the Oregon Legislature, and his wife Gladys McCoy, who served on the Portland School Board and the Multnomah County Commission.[17] | |
McKenna Park | N Wall Ave. and Princeton St. | 4.52 acres (1.83 ha) | [18] | |
Mocks Crest Park | 2206 N Skidmore St. | 5.86 acres (2.37 ha) | Mocks Crest Park, also known as the Skidmore Bluffs, was acquired in 1998 and is found on a 7-mile stretch of bluffs that runs along the east side of the Willamette River from Pier Park to the Fremont Bridge. The park overlooks Union Pacific's North Portland rail yard, the West Hills, and Portland's city skyline to the south.[19][20][21] | |
Northgate Park | N Geneva Ave. and Fessenden St. | 10.87 acres (4.40 ha) | Northgate Park, acquired in 1940, features a baseball field, restroom, playground, soccer field, softball field, tennis court, and water play area, along with paved paths and picnic tables.[22] | |
Overlook Park | N Fremont St. and Interstate Ave. | 11.30 acres (4.57 ha) | [23] | |
Patton Square Park | N Interstate Ave. and Emerson St. | 1.26 acres (0.51 ha) | Patton Square Park, named after pioneer and Portland landowner Matthew Patton, was acquired in 1960 and features paved paths, picnic tables, and a playground area.[24] | |
Peninsula Crossing Trail | N Willamette Blvd. to Columbia Blvd. | 9.07 acres (3.67 ha) | Peninsula Crossing Trail connects N Willamette Blvd to Columbia Blvd. Acquired in 1996,[25] this multi-use paved path is 5.1 miles long and is wheel-chair accessible.[26] | |
Peninsula Park and Rose Garden | 700 N Rosa Parks Way | 16.34 acres (6.61 ha) | Acquired in 1909, Peninsula Park includes basketball and tennis courts, soccer and softball fields, a playground, covered picnic tables, the city's first public rose garden, and a 100-year-old fountain.[27] | |
Pier Park | N Lombard St. and Bruce Ave. | 85.00 acres (34.40 ha) | Acquired in 1920.[28] | |
Portsmouth Park | N Stanford Ave. and Depauw St. | 4.03 acres (1.63 ha) | Portsmouth Park, acquired in 1941, offers a playground, soccer field, and softball field.[29] | |
Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area | 5300 N Marine Drive | 205.71 acres (83.25 ha) | [30] | |
St. Johns Park | 8427 N Central St. | 5.87 acres (2.38 ha) | [31] | |
Sumner–Albina Park | 5134–5138 N Albina St | 0.08 acres (0.032 ha) | Sumner–Albina Park was acquired in 1998 and features paved paths.[32] | |
Trenton Park | N Hamlin Ave. and Trenton St. | 2.3 acres (0.93 ha) | Acquired in 1941, Trenton Park includes a basketball court, picnic tables, and playground.[33] | |
University Park | 9009 N Foss Ave. | 11.49 acres (4.65 ha) | University Park, acquired in 1953, is not named for its close proximity to the University of Portland, but for its once close proximity to Portland University, a Methodist college during the 1890s. The park features a playground, soccer field, softball field, paved paths, picnic tables, and public art.[34] | |
Unthank Park | 510 N Shaver St. | 4.56 acres (1.85 ha) | Unthank Park was acquired in 1966 and named for Portland doctor DeNorval Unthank.[35] |
Name | Image | Location | Size | Description |
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Alberta Park | NE 22nd Ave. and Killingsworth St. | 16.40 acres (6.64 ha) | Acquired in 1921, Alberta Park includes a basketball court, dog off-leash area, playground, soccer field, softball field and tennis court, as well as paved and unpaved paths and picnic tables. The park is maintained by a volunteer group known as Friends of Alberta Park.[36] | |
Argay Park | NE 141st Ave. and Failing St. | 8.93 acres (3.61 ha) | Argay Park, adopted by the Argay Neighborhood Association, offers a basketball court, dog off-leash area, playground, soccer field and softball field, along with paved and unpaved paths, picnic tables, and tennis courts. The park was acquired in 1984.[37] | |
Buckman Field | NE 12th Ave. and Everett St. | 11.48 acres (4.65 ha) | Buckman Field, acquired in 1920, features a baseball field, football field, playground, soccer field, softball field and track, along with paved and unpaved paths and picnic tables.[38] | |
Columbia Children's Arboretum | 10040 NE 6th Ave. | 27.18 acres (11.00 ha) | [39] | |
East Holladay Park | 12999 NE Holladay St. | 5.73 acres (2.32 ha) | East Holladay Park was acquired in 1993 and includes a dog off-leash area.[40] | |
Fernhill Park | NE 37th Ave. and Ainsworth St. | 26.71 acres (10.81 ha) | [41] | |
Frazer Park | NE 52nd Ave. and Hassalo St. | 3.81 acres (1.54 ha) | Acquired in 1950, Frazer Park was once the site of the Frazer Detention Home for the Juvenile Court. The building's cement floor is now used as a play court. The park also features a basketball court, dog off-leash area, picnic tables, and playground.[42] | |
Glenfair Park | NE 154th Ave. and Davis St. | 4.74 acres (1.92 ha) | Acquired in 1989, Glenhaven Park has been adopted by the Glenfair Neighborhood Association and includes a soccer field and softball field.[43] | |
Glenhaven Park | NE 82nd Ave. and Siskiyou St. | 14.39 acres (5.82 ha) | [44] | |
Grant Park | NE 33rd Ave. and US Grant Pl. | 19.9 acres (8.1 ha) | [45] | |
Hancock Park | NE 90th Ave. and Tillamook St. | 3.60 acres (1.46 ha) | Hancock Park, acquired in 1941, has been adopted by the Hancock Madison Group Watch and features a playground and picnic tables.[46] | |
Holladay Park | NE 11th Ave. and Holladay St. | 4.54 acres (1.84 ha) | [47] | |
Irving Park | NE 7th Ave. and Fremont St. | 16.08 acres (6.51 ha) | [48] | |
John Luby Park | NE 128th Ave. and Brazee St. | 10.42 acres (4.22 ha) | [49] | |
Joseph Wood Hill Park | NE Rocky Butte Rd. | 2.42 acres (0.98 ha) | [50] | |
Kʰunamokwst Park | NE 52nd Ave. and Alberta St. | 2.43 acres (0.98 ha) | Acquired in 2009; name means "together" in Chinook Jargon.[51] | |
King School Park | NE 6th Ave. and Humboldt St. | 2.64 acres (1.07 ha) | [52] | |
Knott Park | NE 117th Ave. and Knott St. | 12.74 acres (5.16 ha) | [53] | |
Mallory Meadows Park | NE Killingsworth St. and Mallory St. | 0.15 acres (0.061 ha) | [54] | |
Merrifield Park | NE 117th Ave. and Thompson St. | 0.95 acres (0.38 ha) | [55] | |
Montavilla Park | NE 82nd Ave. and Glisan St. | 9.48 acres (3.84 ha) | [56] | |
Normandale Park | NE 57th Ave. and Halsey St. | 13.69 acres (5.54 ha) | [57] | |
Oregon Park | NE 30th Ave. and Oregon St. | 3.29 acres (1.33 ha) | [58] | |
Rocky Butte Natural Area | NE Rocky Butte Rd. | 19.64 acres (7.95 ha) | [59] | |
Rose City Park | NE 62nd Ave. and Tillamook St. | 24.00 acres (9.71 ha) | [60] | |
Roselawn Park | 1236 NE Roselawn St. | 0.12 acres (0.049 ha) | Acquired in 1996, Roselawn Park consists of paved paths.[61] | |
Rosemont Bluff Natural Area | NE 68th Ave. and Hassalo St. | 2.31 acres (0.93 ha) | Acquired in 1995, this hillside natural area includes a mixed evergreen deciduous forest and a short, unpaved trail. [62][63] | |
Sabin HydroPark | NE 21st Ave. and Prescott St. | 0.22 acres (0.089 ha) | [64] | |
Sacajawea Park | NE 75th and Roselawn St. | 4.86 acres (1.97 ha) | [65] | |
Senn's Dairy Park | 11206 NE Prescott St. | 1.06 acres (0.43 ha) | [66] | |
Thompson Park | NE 138th Ave. and Thompson St. | 4.42 acres (1.79 ha) | [67] | |
Two Plum Park | NE 7th Ave. between Shaver St. and Mason St. | 0.34 acres (0.14 ha) | [68] | |
Wellington Park | NE 66th Ave. and Mason St. | 3.97 acres (1.61 ha) | [69] | |
Whitaker Ponds Nature Park | 7040 NE 47th Ave. | 25.76 acres (10.42 ha) | [70] | |
Wilkes Park | 3655 NE 154th Ave. | 1.88 acres (0.76 ha) | [71] | |
Wilshire Park | NE 33rd Ave. and Skidmore St. | 14.30 acres (5.79 ha) | [72] | |
Woodlawn Park | NE 13th Ave. and Dekum St. | 8.23 acres (3.33 ha) | [73] |
Name | Image | Location | Size | Description |
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Clark and Wilson Park | NW Germantown Rd. | 17.23 acres (6.97 ha) | [74] | |
Couch Park | NW 19th Ave. and Glisan St. | 2.40 acres (0.97 ha) | [75] | |
Forest Heights Park | 2999 NW Miller Rd. | 2.93 acres (1.19 ha) | [76] | |
Forest Park | Tualatin Mountains (West Hills) (NW 29th Ave. and Upshur St. to Newberry Rd.) |
5,172.14 acres (2,093.09 ha) | [77] | |
Hillside Park | 653 NW Culpepper Terr. | 3.41 acres (1.38 ha) | [78] | |
Holman Park | NW Mountain View Park Rd. | [79] | ||
Jamison Square | Pearl District (810 NW 11th Ave.) |
0.94 acres (0.38 ha) | [80] | |
Kingsley Park | NW St. Helens Rd. | 1.14 acres (0.46 ha) | [81] | |
Lan Su Chinese Garden | 239 NW Everett St. | 1.03 acres (0.42 ha) | [82] | |
Linnton Park | NW 105th Ave. and St. Helens Rd. | [83] | ||
Macleay Park | NW 29th Ave. and Upshur St. | [84] | ||
North Park Blocks | Downtown Portland (NW Park Ave. from Ankeny St. to Glisan St.) |
3.11 acres (1.26 ha) | [85] | |
Pittock Mansion Acres | 3229 NW Pittock Dr. | 54.94 acres (22.23 ha) | Acquired in 1964, this park includes the French Renaissance-style Pittock Mansion, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[86] | |
Portland Firefighters Park | NW 18th Ave. and Burnside St. | Consisting of a stone memorial and small triangular park, Firefighters Park is dedicated to David Campbell, a former Portland fire chief who died in 1911.[87] | ||
Tanner Springs Park | Pearl District NW 10th Ave. and Marshall St. |
0.92 acres (0.37 ha) | [88] | |
Tom McCall Waterfront Park | Downtown Portland (Naito Pkwy. between SW Harrison St. and NW Glisan St.) |
30.90 acres (12.50 ha) | Acquired in 1927, Tom McCall Waterfront Park features riverfront views, public art, statues, fountains, boat docks, and a large plaza lined with 100 ornamental cherry trees. The park was completed in 1978 after the removal of Harbor Drive.[89] | |
Wallace Park | NW 25th Ave. and Raleigh St. | 5.38 acres (2.18 ha) | [90] |
Name | Image | Location | Size | Description |
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Ardenwald Park | SE Roswell St. and 36th Ave | 1 acre (0.40 ha) | Located in the Ardenwald-Johnson Creek neighborhood[91] | |
Berkeley Park | SE Cesar Chavez Blvd. and Bybee Blvd. | 6.48 acres (2.62 ha) | [92] | |
Berrydale Park | SE 92nd Ave. and Taylor St. | 6.31 acres (2.55 ha) | [93] | |
Bloomington Park | SE 100th Ave. and Steele St. | 12.87 acres (5.21 ha) | [94] | |
Brentwood Park | SE 60th Ave. and Duke St. | 14.06 acres (5.69 ha) | [95] | |
Brooklyn Park | SE 10th Ave. and Haig St. | 2.39 acres (0.97 ha) | [96] | |
Brooklyn School Park | SE 15th Ave. and Bush St. | 3.59 acres (1.45 ha) | [97] | |
Cherry Blossom Park | SE 98th Ave. and Stephens St. | 0.96 acres (0.39 ha) | [98] | |
Cherry Park | SE 110th Ave. and Stephens St. | 10.23 acres (4.14 ha) | [99] | |
Clatsop Butte Park | SE 152nd Ave. and Belmore St. | 44.41 acres (17.97 ha) | [100] | |
Clinton Park | SE 55th Ave. and Woodward St. | 12.14 acres (4.91 ha) | [101] | |
Colonel Summers Park | SE 17th Ave. and Taylor St. | 5.99 acres (2.42 ha) | [102] | |
Creston Park | SE 44th Ave. and Powell Blvd. | 14.38 acres (5.82 ha) | [103] | |
Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden | SE 28th Ave. and Woodstock Blvd. | 9.49 acres (3.84 ha) | [104] | |
Earl Boyles Park | SE 112th Ave. and Boise St. | 7.84 acres (3.17 ha) | [105] | |
Eastbank Esplanade | SE Water Ave. and Hawthorne Blvd. | 10.69 acres (4.33 ha) | Acquired in 1998, the Eastbank Esplanade features riverfront views of Downtown Portland, a public boat dock, paved paths, hiking and biking trails, and a 1,200 foot floating walkway on the Willamette River.[106] | |
Eastmoreland Garden | 2425 SE Bybee Blvd. | 0.41 acres (0.17 ha) | [107] | |
Eastmoreland Playground Park | SE 30th Ave. and Crystal Springs Blvd. | — | [108] | |
Eastridge Park | SE 141st Ave. and Crystal Springs St. | 3.50 acres (1.42 ha) | [109] | |
Ed Benedict Park | SE 100th Ave. and Powell Blvd. | 12.70 acres (5.14 ha) | [110] | |
Elk Rock Island | SE 19th Ave. and Sparrow St. | 13.24 acres (5.36 ha) | [111] | |
Errol Heights Park | SE 52nd Avenue and Tenino Street | 16.31 acres (6.60 ha) | [112] | |
Essex Park | SE 79th Ave. and Center St. | 4.43 acres (1.79 ha) | [113] | |
Flavel Park | SE 75th Ave. and Flavel St. | 4.20 acres (1.70 ha) | [114] | |
Floyd Light Park | SE 111th Ave. and Alder St. | 7.65 acres (3.10 ha) | [115] | |
Gilbert Heights Park | SE 130th Ave. and Boise St. | 3.81 acres (1.54 ha) | [116] | |
Gilbert Primary Park | SE 134th Ave. and Foster Rd. | 4.39 acres (1.78 ha) | [117] | |
Glenwood Park | SE 87th Ave. and Claybourne St. | 7.30 acres (2.95 ha) | [118] | |
Harney Park | SE 67th Ave. and Harney St. | 6.50 acres (2.63 ha) | [119] | |
Harrison Park | SE 84th Ave. and Harrison St. | 4.63 acres (1.87 ha) | [120] | |
Hazeltine Park | 5416 SE Flavel Dr. | 1.02 acres (0.41 ha) | [121] | |
Johnson Creek Park | SE 21st Ave. and Clatsop St. | 4.52 acres (1.83 ha) | [122] | |
Kelly Butte Natural Area | SE 103rd Ave. and Clinton St. | 23.34 acres (9.45 ha) | [123] | |
Kenilworth Park | SE 34th Ave. and Holgate Blvd. | 8.40 acres (3.40 ha) | [124] | |
Kern Park | SE 67th Ave. and Center St. | 1.62 acres (0.66 ha) | [125] | |
Ladd Circle Park and Rose Gardens | SE 16th Ave. and Harrison St. | 1.62 acres (0.66 ha) | [126] | |
Laurelhurst Park | SE Cesar Chavez Blvd. and Stark St. | 32.27 acres (13.06 ha) | Acquired in 1909, Laurelhurst Park includes basketball, tennis, and volleyball courts, a soccer field, a playground, picnic tables, paved and unpaved paths, a dog off-leash area, and a 3-acre spring-fed lake. The land was originally part of a cattle farm owned by early Portland mayor William S. Ladd. It was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[127] | |
Laurelwood Park | SE 64th St. and Foster Rd. | 0.42 acres (0.17 ha) | Laurelwood Park was acquired in 1923.[128] | |
Leach Botanical Garden | 6704 SE 122nd Ave. | 17.35 acres (7.02 ha) | [129] | |
Lents Park | SE 92nd Ave. and Holgate Blvd. | 38.07 acres (15.41 ha) | [130] | |
Lincoln Park | SE 135th Ave. and Mill St. | 7.06 acres (2.86 ha) | Lincoln Park was acquired in 1993.[131] | |
Lynchwood Park | SE 170th Ave. and Haig St. | 8.45 acres (3.42 ha) | [132] | |
Midland Park | SE 122nd Ave. and Morrison St. | 1.90 acres (0.77 ha) | [133] | |
Mill Park | SE 117th Ave. and Mill Ct. | 5.7 acres (2.3 ha) | [134] | |
Mt. Scott Park | SE 72nd Ave. and Harold St. | 11.22 acres (4.54 ha) | [135] | |
Mt. Tabor Park | SE 60th Ave. and Salmon St. | 176.04 acres (71.24 ha) | Acquired in 1909, Mt. Tabor Park encompasses a volcanic cindercone in Southeast Portland. The park features basketball, tennis, and volleyball courts, a playground, picnic tables, a dog off-leash area, extensive paved and unpaved trails, and several open reservoirs which predate the construction of the park.[136] | |
North Powellhurst Park | SE 135th Ave. and Main St. | 3.9 acres (1.6 ha) | [137] | |
Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge | SE 7th Ave. and Sellwood Blvd. | 161.58 acres (65.39 ha) | [138] | |
Oaks Pioneer Church and Park | 455 SE Spokane St. | 1.31 acres (0.53 ha) | [139] | |
Parklane Park | SE 155th Ave. and Main St. | 25.6 acres (10.4 ha) | [140] | |
Piccolo Park | SE 27th Ave. and Division St. | 0.57 acres (0.23 ha) | [141] | |
PlayHaven Park | SE 107th Ave. and Henderson St. | 3.15 acres (1.27 ha) | [142] | |
Portland Memory Garden | SE 104th Ave. and Powell Blvd. | The Portland Memory Garden opened in May 2002.[143] | ||
Powell Butte Nature Park | 16160 SE Powell Blvd. | 603.04 acres (244.04 ha) | [144] | |
Powell Park | SE 26th Ave. and Powell Blvd. | 8.09 acres (3.27 ha) | [145] | |
Raymond Park | SE 118th Ave. and Raymond St. | 6.11 acres (2.47 ha) | [146] | |
Verdell Burdine Rutherford Park | SE 167th Ave and Market St. | 7.7 acres (3.1 ha) | Formerly known as Lynchview Park.[147][148] | |
Sellwood Park | SE 7th Ave. and Miller St. | 16.65 acres (6.74 ha) | Named for pioneer John Sellwood, Sellwood Park was acquired in 1909.[149] | |
Sellwood Riverfront Park | SE Spokane St. and Oaks Pkwy. | 8.17 acres (3.31 ha) | [150] | |
Sewallcrest Park | SE 31st Ave. and Market St. | 4.92 acres (1.99 ha) | [151] | |
Springwater Corridor | SE Ivon St. to Boring, Oregon | 261.64 acres (105.88 ha) | [152] | |
Stark Street Island | SE 106th Ave. and Stark St. | 0.41 acres (0.17 ha) | Stark Street Island was acquired in 1986.[153] | |
Sunnyside School Park | SE 34th Ave. and Taylor St. | 1.65 acres (0.67 ha) | [154] | |
Tideman Johnson Natural Area | SE 37th Ave. and Tenino St. | 7.59 acres (3.07 ha) | [155] | |
Ventura Park | SE 115th Ave. and Stark St. | 7.18 acres (2.91 ha) | Acquired in 1986, Ventura Park's features include a playground, a bicycle pump track and a soccer field.[156] | |
West Powellhurst Park | SE 115th Ave. and Division St. | 3.68 acres (1.49 ha) | [157] | |
Westmoreland Park | SE McLoughlin Blvd. and Bybee Blvd. | 43.09 acres (17.44 ha) | [158] | |
Woodstock Park | SE 47th Ave. and Steele St. | 14.11 acres (5.71 ha) | [159] |
Name | Image | Location | Size | Description |
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A Park | SW 21st Ave. and Capitol Hill Rd. | 6.33 acres (2.56 ha) | "A Park" was formerly named Custer Park. City Commissioner Amanda Fritz changed the park's name in December 2020 by issuing an executive order.[160] | |
Albert Kelly Park | SW Dosch Rd. and Mitchell St. | 12.09 acres (4.89 ha) | [161] | |
April Hill Park | SW 58th Ave. and Miles St. | 10.12 acres (4.10 ha) | [162] | |
Arnold Creek Natural Area | SW 11th Dr. and Arnold St. | 0.48 acres (0.19 ha) | [163] | |
Ash Creek Natural Area | SW 53rd Ave. and Dickinson St. | 5.15 acres (2.08 ha) | [164] | |
Burlingame Park | SW 12th Ave. and Falcon St. | 4.67 acres (1.89 ha) | [165] | |
Butterfly Park | 7720 SW Macadam Ave. | 1.07 acres (0.43 ha) | [166] | |
Cottonwood Bay | SW Hamilton Ct. | 0.83 acres (0.34 ha) | [167] | |
Council Crest Park | SW Council Crest Dr. | 42.95 acres (17.38 ha) | [168] | |
DeWitt Park | 1805 SW DeWitt St. | 0.64 acres (0.26 ha) | [169] | |
Dickinson Park | SW 55th Ave. and Alfred Ct. | 18.66 acres (7.55 ha) | [170] | |
Director Park | Downtown Portland (815 SW Park Ave.) |
0.71 acres (0.29 ha) | [171] | |
Duniway Park | SW 6th Ave. and Sheridan St. | 14.03 acres (5.68 ha) | [172] | |
Fanno Creek Natural Area | SW 59th Ave. and Hamilton St. | 7.37 acres (2.98 ha) | [173] | |
Foley–Balmer Natural Area | 9520 SW Lancaster Rd. | 9.64 acres (3.90 ha) | [174] | |
Fulton Park | 68 SW Miles St. | 8.50 acres (3.44 ha) | [175][176] | |
Gabriel Park | SW 45th Ave. and Vermont St. | 89.67 acres (36.29 ha) | [177] | |
George Himes Park | SW Terwilliger Blvd. and Slavin Rd. | 35.97 acres (14.56 ha) | [178] | |
Governor's Park | SW 13th Ave. and Davenport St. | 5.74 acres (2.32 ha) | [179] | |
Hamilton Park | SW 45th Ave. and Hamilton St. | 10.49 acres (4.25 ha) | [180] | |
Healy Heights Park | SW Patrick Pl. and Council Crest Dr. | 1.18 acres (0.48 ha) | [181] | |
Heritage Tree Park | SW Corbett Ave. and Lane St. | 0.09 acres (0.036 ha) | Acquired in 1997, Heritage Tree Park has the Corbett Oak, an oak tree twice rescued from being cut down.[182] | |
Hillsdale Park | SW 27th Ave. and Hillsdale Hwy. | 5.17 acres (2.09 ha) | [183] | |
Holly Farm Park | 10819 SW Capitol Hwy. | 1.70 acres (0.69 ha) | [184] | |
Hoyt Arboretum | 4000 SW Fairview Blvd. | 153.01 acres (61.92 ha) | [185] | |
International Rose Test Garden | 400 SW Kingston Ave. | 6.90 acres (2.79 ha) | [186] | |
Jensen Natural Area | SW 18th Pl. north of Broadleaf Dr. | 2.24 acres (0.91 ha) | [187] | |
Keller Fountain Park | Downtown Portland (SW 3rd Ave. and Clay St.) |
0.92 acres (0.37 ha) | [188] | |
Lair Hill Park | SW 2nd Ave. and Woods St. | 3.26 acres (1.32 ha) | [189] | |
Lesser Park | SW 57th Ave. and Haines St. | 8.4 acres (3.4 ha) | [190] | |
Lovejoy Fountain Park | SW 3rd Avenue and Harrison Street | 1.11 acres (0.45 ha) | [191] | |
Maricara Natural Area | 10608 SW 30th Ave. | 17.25 acres (6.98 ha) | [192] | |
Marquam Nature Park | SW Marquam St. and Sam Jackson Park Rd. | 204.87 acres (82.91 ha) | [193] | |
Marshall Park | 26.16 acres (10.59 ha) | [194] | ||
Mill Ends Park | Downtown Portland (SW Naito Pkwy. and Taylor St.) |
452 square inches (2,920 cm2)[195] | [196] | |
Darcelle XV Plaza (formerly O'Bryant Square) | Downtown Portland (SW Park Ave. and Washington St.) |
0.46 acres (0.19 ha) | [197] | |
Pendleton Park | SW 55th Ave. and Iowa St. | 5.21 acres (2.11 ha) | [198] | |
Pettygrove Park | SW 1st to 4th Ave—Market to Harrison St | 1.17 acres (0.47 ha) | Pettygrove Park was acquired in 1966.[199] | |
Plaza Blocks | Downtown Portland | — | Acquired in 1869, the Plaza Blocks consist of two courthouse squares, Chapman Square and Lownsdale Square, named for William W. Chapman and Daniel H. Lownsdale respectively.[200][201] | |
Portland Heights Park | SW Patton Rd. and Old Orchard Rd. | 5.08 acres (2.06 ha) | [202] | |
Portland Japanese Garden | SW Kingston Dr. | — | [203] | |
Powers Marine Park | SW Macadam Ave. south of the Sellwood Bridge | 13.97 acres (5.65 ha) | [204] | |
South Park Blocks | Downtown Portland | 8.73 acres (3.53 ha) | [205] | |
Spring Garden Park | 3332 SW Spring Garden St. | 4.56 acres (1.85 ha) | [206] | |
Stephens Creek Nature Park | SW Bertha Blvd. and Chestnut St. | 4.73 acres (1.91 ha) | [207] | |
Sylvania Park | SW 53rd Ave. and Coronado St. | 3.12 acres (1.26 ha) | [208] | |
Terwilliger Parkway | SW 6th Ave. and Sheridan St. to Slavin St. | 102.82 acres (41.61 ha) | [209] | |
Tom McCall Waterfront Park | Naito Pkwy. between SW Harrison St. and NW Glisan St. | 30.90 acres (12.50 ha) | [210] | |
Tryon Creek State Natural Area | 645 acres (261 ha) | |||
Washington Park | Head of SW Park Place | 241.45 acres (97.71 ha) | [211] | |
West Portland Park Natural Area | SW 39th Ave. and Pomona St. | 14.66 acres (5.93 ha) | [212] | |
Willamette Park | SW Macadam Ave. and Nebraska St. | 26.26 acres (10.63 ha) | [213] | |
Woods Memorial Natural Area | SW 45th Ave. and Woods St. | 45.98 acres (18.61 ha) | [214] |
Name | Image | Location | Size | Description |
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Caruthers Park | 3508 S Moody Avenue | 2.12 acres (0.86 ha) | Officially Elizabeth Caruthers Park, it is located in the South Waterfront district and includes a water fountain.[215] | |
South Waterfront Park | S River Dr. and S Montgomery St. | 4.52 acres (1.83 ha) | [216] |
The Portland Water Bureau operates various "HydroParks" on land that is owned by the bureau.[217]
Name | Image | Location | Description |
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Gilbert HydroPark | 13803 SE Center Street | Located in the Powellhurst-Gilbert neighborhood.[217] | |
Halsey HydroPark | NE 148th and Halsey Street | Located in the Wilkes neighborhood. Includes a large sloping field in the middle of the park.[217] | |
Hazelwood HydroPark | 1017 NE 117th Ave | Located in the Hazelwood neighborhood. The East Portland Neighborhood Office is located on the corner, and a water conservation demonstration garden showcases water-efficient landscaping.[217] | |
Sabin HydroPark | 1907 NE Skidmore | Located in the Sabin neighborhood. In 2012, a micro hydro-turbine generator was installed at this site to convert the thrust of water into useful electrical energy at an estimated rate of 150,000 kilowatt hours per year. This electricity is used to help power area water facilities and excess electricity is sold back to PacifiCorp. The extra revenue is used to keep the overall cost of delivering water service to a minimum.[217] | |
Pittman Addition HydroPark | North Concord and North Going Court | Located in the Overlook neighborhood.[217] | |
Marigold HydroPark | 8925 SW 15th Ave | Located in the Markham neighborhood.[217] | |
Texas HydroPark | 3109 SW Texas Street | Located in the Multnomah neighborhood.[217] |
The Metro regional government operates 20 parks, 4 of which are located in Portland.
Name | Image | Location | Description |
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Broughton Beach | 4356 NE Marine Drive | The park offers a sandy beach, Columbia River access for swimming and small watercraft, picnicking, beachcombing, restrooms. A parking fee applies.[218] | |
Glendoveer Golf Course & Nature Trail | 14015 NE Glisan Street | [219] | |
Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area | 5300 N Marine Drive | [220] | |
St. Johns Prairie | N City Dump Road | [221] |
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, or Oregon State Parks, operates over 250 State parks. One of these is located in Portland.
Name | Image | Location | Description |
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Tryon Creek State Natural Area | 14015 NE Glisan Street | [222] |
Name | Image | Location | Description |
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Terry Schrunk Plaza | 431 SW Madison Street | [223] |