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Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Park

Public asset records for this park are shown as a transparency layer. Itemized repair costs remain pending until Portland Parks & Recreation provides verified estimates.

3
Acres
18
Assets
2
Repair candidates
2
Replacement-flagged
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Official Portland.gov profile

City-published park details

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School Park on Portland.gov

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Celebrate Earth Day by bee-ing a pal to pollinators! We will be working together to install the garden beds around the sports court with native and pollinator-friendly plants. These plants will bloom, bringing new flowers, birds, butterflies, and bees to the park.

Activities will be suitable for youth and adults. Snacks and beverages provided.

For more event details and to register for this event, visit the new PP&R volunteer website!

City label
Park
Year acquired
1979
Official acres
2.637
City section
NE
Neighborhood
King
Location

NE 6th Avenue and Humboldt Street Portland, OR 97211

Directions
Hours

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

Amenities and activities
Picnic tablePlaygroundPaths (paved)Paths (unpaved)TrackSoccer fieldSoftball fieldBasketball courtTennis backboard
Park history

In 1968, Highland School’s name was changed to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. School, just weeks after Dr. King’s assassination. The effort was student-led and was formally recognized by a visit by Senator Edward Kennedy and dedication ceremony on May 9, 1968. When the adjacent park opened in 1979, it took on the name of King School Park. In 2022, the park name was formally corrected to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School Park to align the name of the park with the school and properly honor Dr. King by using his honorific.

All dogs must be leashed in this park.

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Reserve at Dr Martin Luther King Jr School 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, or run programs at Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Park. Every relationship is sourced.

NikeFunds this park
Corporate capital donors
Portland Trail BlazersFunds this park
Corporate capital donors
Repair ledger

Assessment dates are copied from the public Parks Amenities layer. Old dates mean this source does not publish a newer assessment for that asset, not that we have confirmed no newer internal inspection exists. PP&R does not publish itemized repair costs, so this ledger shows needs without dollar figures.

Drinking Fountain

Drinking Fountain is flagged because the public asset record shows poor condition (public code 4).

high
Poor condition (public code 4)Status: ActiveReplacement field: no
Asset record 0217-DF-1Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-07-20; recency check needed

PP&R does not publish an itemized repair cost for this record, so none is shown.

Bench

Bench is flagged because the public asset record shows fair condition (public code 2).

high
Fair condition (public code 2)Status: RemovedReplacement field: no
Asset record 8931Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-07-20; recency check needed

PP&R does not publish an itemized repair cost for this record, so none is shown.

Showing all 2 public repair candidates.

QR destination

https://parks.portlandciviclab.org/parks/dr-martin-luther-king-jr-school-park-217?utm_source=park_qr&utm_medium=sign&utm_campaign=park_217

Public assets
All 18

The public asset layer includes `PictureID` and `Hyper_pic`, but those values point to PP&R internal file-share paths, not public image URLs. Asset-level inspection photos need a PP&R export or public ArcGIS attachments before this app can render them.

A look at the King School Park open space, looking toward the Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School.Public photo from the official Portland.gov park page
Bench
Condition: 3 · Status: Active
Bench
Condition: 3 · Status: Active
Bench
Condition: 3 · Status: Active
Bench
Condition: 3 · Status: Active
Bench
Condition: 3 · Status: Active
Bench
Condition: 3 · Status: Active
Bench
Condition: 2 · Status: Active
Bench
Condition: 3 · Status: Active
Bench
Condition: 2 · Status: Removed
Drinking Fountain
Condition: 4 · Status: Active
Permanent Trash Can
Condition: 2 · Status: Active
Permanent Trash Can
Condition: 2 · Status: Active
Permanent Trash Can
Condition: 2 · Status: Active
Picnic Table
Condition: 2 · Status: Active
Picnic Table
Condition: 2 · Status: Active
Picnic Table
Condition: 3 · Status: Active
Picnic Table
Condition: 2 · Status: Active
Picnic Table
Condition: 2 · Status: Active