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Arbor Lodge · District 2 · Mid-size park · 8.7 acres

Arbor Lodge Park

Developed parkPublic entry documented

The captured official page publishes visiting hours. Check the source for current closures. Public-entry status is separate from wheelchair accessibility.

Classification and evidence

Official page label: Park; Atlas classification rules. Classification: inferred.

Source captured: 2026-06-02. Human verification: Pending.

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Published activities: let my kids play, let my dog run, and play on a field.

Hours
5:00am-midnight
Getting there
N Bryant Street and Delaware Avenue Portland, OR 97217
Dogs
Off-leash area here
Access
Accessible restroom
Arbor Lodge Park Harpers PlaygroundPhoto from the City's park page

Park history

Created by artist Peter Helzer in 1996, Alligator and Otter is a small bronze statue of two animal characters fresh from a summer swim. A plaque with the artist's statement reads: "This sculpture is for all who enjoy the simple pleasures of a beautiful Oregon day. May it serve to remind us of good friends, good times, and good memories." The sculpture was relocated with the Harper’s Playground project to a new boulder home by the sand and water play area.

From the City's page for this park.

Visitor amenities

Published amenities are checked separately from entry conditions. Each links to other documented locations; confirm current hours before visiting.

stay a while
play
compete
get here and move
bring my dog
remember and belong

Potential additions to investigate

Passing the initial size-and-type screen is not a feasibility finding. Usable space, existing uses, habitat, public access, utilities, permission, construction costs, and ongoing maintenance funding require site-specific review. Missing acreage or uncertain classification remains unassessed.

Enabling assets recorded
  • Evening use Programming after dusk — leagues, classes, walks.
  • League play Organized sport seasons.
  • Youth drop-in Free unstructured play with somewhere for adults to sit.
  • Nature education Environmental programs and guided walks.
  • Markets & festivals Vendor events and neighborhood festivals.
One addition to investigate
  • Gatherings & events — needs stage or amphitheater or plaza or terrace
  • Summer water play — needs splash pad or wading pool or swimming pool or interactive fountain
  • All-weather indoor — needs indoor space or community center or arts or cultural center or gymnasium

Inventory-based screening only. Recorded assets do not establish opening hours, program staffing, permission, or operating funding. Potential additions require review of usable space, habitat, utilities, access, and ongoing maintenance. Unverified properties remain unassessed.

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Something specific to this park — the thing you'd use it for if it were here.

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School grounds nearby

Public school grounds within a half mile, by straight line. What is listed is what OpenStreetMap mappers have recorded, not an inventory. The district sets public access.

  • Chief Joseph Elementary · Portland Public Schools · 3 acres
    0.1 mi

    On record: 2 baseball pitchs, 2 four square pitchs, 1 track, 1 basketball pitch, 1 playground, 1 tetherball pitch. Not recorded in this property’s inventory: basketball court, running track.

Beyond parks explains what opening a school ground would take.

School grounds: Metro RLIS. Features inside them: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Through the year

Seasonal facilities and listings captured by the Atlas. These records do not measure attendance, utilization or all activity at the site.

Counts describe captured listings, not attendance or all activity. No listings captured does not mean the site is unused.

Winter
Dec–Feb

Dark by 5 and wet most days: cover, lighting, indoor rooms, and paths that drain.

  • use a restroom
  • walk or roll on pavement
  • use an accessible restroom
  • sit down to eat
  • be in a park
  • let my kids play
  • +5 more
0 programs · 0 events starts captured
Fewest modeled facilities
Spring
Mar–May

Fields and gardens open; showers between sun. Leagues, planting, first picnics.

  • let my kids play
  • play on a field
  • play soccer
  • play ball
  • use a restroom
  • use an accessible restroom
  • +8 more
0 programs · 0 events starts captured
Summer
Jun–Aug

Water, shade, long evenings — the season the system is built around.

  • sit down to eat
  • use a restroom
  • use an accessible restroom
  • be in a park
  • let my kids play
  • let every kid play
  • +8 more
0 programs · 0 events starts captured
Fall
Sep–Nov

Light shortens and leagues wind down; shelters and lighting carry the season.

  • use a restroom
  • play on a field
  • use an accessible restroom
  • sit down to eat
  • be in a park
  • let my kids play
  • +8 more
0 programs · 0 events starts captured
What the record holds here, by season
SeasonProgramsRecurring eventsOne-time
Winter Dec–Feb
registration opens 10/08 (activities Nov 2 – Dec 13 and winter-break camps Dec 21 – Jan 3)
Spring Mar–May
Recorded from 2026-06-11
000
Summer Jun–Aug
Recorded from 2026-06-11
000
Fall Sep–Nov
Recorded through 2026-09; 2 months still to come
000
Our reading of the calendar
Which facilities count as in season is our model of Portland's year (splash pads and wading pools in summer, fields and gardens spring through fall, everything else year-round) — not the City's schedule. Check posted hours for pools, splash pads, and restrooms. From 12 weekly catalog snapshots (2026-06-11 to 2026-09-07). "Programs" are distinct titles; "sections" are the catalog's individual records — a swim level at one time slot for one week is one section. Complete through 2026-09; later months fill in as registration opens. Winter counts fill in when winter registration opens.

What's on

No current listings were captured and matched to this property. This does not establish that no activity takes place. See the citywide calendar and programs.

Reserve at Arbor Lodge Park

This park has facilities you can reserve. Booking happens on the city's official systems — every link below goes straight there.

Partners & friends

The whole ecosystem

Community organizations that steward, fund, operate, or run programs at Arbor Lodge Park. Labels show what is confirmed and what is still being filled in.

How it's holding up

The City's own inventory of what is here and the condition it last recorded for each item. Dates are the source's; old dates mean no newer public assessment, not that nothing has happened since. PP&R does not publish itemized repair costs, so needs appear without dollar figures.

Condition across all assets

Citywide condition atlas

Across 119 assessed assets at this park, 22% are in poor or very-bad condition (rated 4–5). Pooled from the City's public assessment layers — buildings, bridges, playgrounds, courts, fields, fences, paths and amenities.

This count comes from the City's rated asset layers; the “Public assets” list below is a separate furnishings inventory, so its items and scores are counted separately and the two totals need not match.

Good · 4Above fair · 24Fair · 65Poor · 22Very bad · 4
Assessed asset families here
Amenities & furnishings2007 (2007–2026)Bridges2021Buildings2018Fences2022Pathways & trailsPlayground equipment2020Sport fieldsSport courts

Condition is rated 1 (good) to 5 (very bad); no score means not yet assessed and is excluded. Park trees are inventoried separately and not counted here. No repair costs — those aren't published.

Repair ledger

Each row is one record from PP&R's public asset layer. No itemized repair cost is published for these records, so none is shown. Dates are the source's last published assessment; treat older ones as unverified.

AssetConditionStatusReplacementAssessed
Bat Holder
Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high.
Record 4743
Poor condition
code 4
Activeno2007-07-26
Bat Holder
Condition very bad. Priority urgent.
Record 5788
Very bad condition
code 5
Activeno2007-07-26
Bench
Condition very bad. Priority urgent.
Record 1381
Very bad condition
code 5
Activeno2007-07-26
Bench
Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high.
Record 4843
Poor condition
code 4
Activeno2007-07-26
Bench
Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high.
Record 5419
Poor condition
code 4
Activeno2007-07-26
Bench
Condition very bad. Priority urgent.
Record 6849
Very bad condition
code 5
Activeno2007-07-26
Bleacher
Replacement field says yes. Priority high.
Record 2077
Fair condition
code 3
Activeyes2007-07-26
Bleacher
Replacement field says yes. Priority high.
Record 6930
Fair condition
code 3
Activeyes2007-07-26
Bleacher
Replacement field says yes. Priority high.
Record 7919
Fair condition
code 3
Activeyes2007-07-26
Bleacher
Condition rated poor (code 4); replacement field says yes. Priority high.
Record 8408
Poor condition
code 4
Activeyes2007-07-26
Drinking Fountain
Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high.
Record 0052-DF-1
Poor condition
code 4
Activeno2007-07-26
Drinking Fountain
Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high.
Record 0052-DF-2
Poor condition
code 4
Activeno2007-07-26
Permanent Bollard
Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high.
Record 2547
Poor condition
code 4
Activeno2007-07-26
Picnic Table
Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high.
Record 1072
Poor condition
code 4
Activeno2007-07-26
Picnic Table
Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high.
Record 1093
Poor condition
code 4
Activeno2007-07-26
Picnic Table
Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high.
Record 8575
Poor condition
code 4
Activeno2007-07-26
Picnic Table
Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high.
Record 8767
Poor condition
code 4
Activeno2007-07-26
Showing all 17 public repair candidates.
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Public assets

All 81

Furnishings the City inventories here, with each item's condition score — 1 is good, 5 is very bad. Asset photos aren't public yet.

Bench×22
5×24×23×42×61×3×5
Art Work×21
×21
Permanent Trash Can×8
333333
Bike Rack×6
22
Picnic Table×6
443344
Bat Holder×5
32452
Bleacher×4
3334
Permanent Bollard×4
4333
Drinking Fountain×2
44
Memorial×2
Litter Bag Dispenser×1
3
Official Portland.gov profile

From the City's park page

Arbor Lodge Park on Portland.gov

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A Basic Earthquake Emergency Communication Node (pronounced beacon) is a place to go in Portland after a major earthquake to ask for emergency assistance if phone service is down, or report severe damage or injury. More information can be found on the Basic Earthquake Emergency Communication Node page.

Take a virtual tour of the the trees at Arbor Lodge Park

Constructed in 2012, Harper's Playground is the result of a public-private partnership between PP&R and the Goldberg family. It is named after their daughter, Harper, whose enjoyment of this neighborhood park inspired them to spearhead a community fundraising effort to build a universally accessible playground. It is the first of its kind in the Portland area.

City label
Park
Year acquired
1940
Official acres
8.691
City section
North
Neighborhood
Arbor Lodge
Location

N Bryant Street and Delaware Avenue Portland, OR 97217

Directions
Hours

Park hours: 5:00am-midnight To reserve a sports field, call 503-823-2525.

Amenities and activities
Accessible restroomUniversal access play areaBEECN – basic earthquake emergency communication nodeHorseshoe pitPicnic tablePlaygroundStatue or public artDog off-leash areaPaths (paved)Baseball fieldSoccer fieldSoftball fieldTennis court (lighted)

This page, on a sign

The QR label for this park points here. Print labels →

https://parks.portlandciviclab.org/parks/arbor-lodge-park-52?utm_source=park_qr&utm_medium=sign&utm_campaign=park_52

Where this comes from

Facilities from the City's amenity pages and asset layers; hours, photo, and history from the City's park page; programs and events from its catalogs; condition from PortlandMaps public records. Where the City publishes nothing, this page says so instead of guessing.