Portland ParksAtlas
An independent civic atlas of 316 mapped properties in Portland’s parks system

A park is a place where I canlet my kids play.

In 114 of 208 Portland parks.

114 parks · Playground · shaded: beyond ½ mi
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316 mapped properties in Portland’s parks system. Includes parks, natural areas, gardens, facilities, and operational land. What are we counting?

Seven ways in

How documented amenities vary

Compare 7 published amenities across districts. Counts require public-entry evidence. Differences can reflect incomplete records and are not measures of unmet need.

District 1
71 properties · 36 classified as developed
  • fewest documented places to use a restroom
  • fewest documented places to let my kids play
  • fewest documented places to gather out of the rain
  • fewest documented places to walk or roll on pavement
  • fewest documented places to play on a field
  • fewest documented places to let my dog run
District 2
83 properties · 44 classified as developed

Never the lowest on these.

District 3
55 properties · 39 classified as developed

Never the lowest on these.

District 4
104 properties · 51 classified as developed
  • fewest documented places to run through water
  • fewest documented places to let my dog run

District 3 has the fewest mapped properties (55). The City's own Level-of-Service guidance finds the largest access gaps in East Portland. These are counts of property records, not people — the population data that would answer it properly is on the roadmap.

How Parks works
Who runs it, who does the work, how the published budget is organized

723 staff, a ten-year timeline, a commitments ledger, and a values-to-priorities dial you can turn yourself.

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