Earl Boyles Park
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.
Check current official informationConfirm the inferred property type with PP&R.
Published activities: let my kids play, run through water, and be in a natural area.
Photo from the City's park pagePark history
Earl Boyles was a beloved janitor at the former Powellhurst Elementary School for 19 years in the 1930s and 40s. On rainy days he would allow cold, wet students to dry by the furnace. When a new elementary school was built in 1956, it was named after him. As of 2000, it remains the only school in Oregon named for a classified employee. When the land adjacent to the school was acquired for a park, there was no question that the park would be named after Earl Boyles as well.
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.
- sit down to eatPicnic table
- let my kids playPlayground
- let every kid playAccessible play area
- play in natureNature play area
- run through waterSplash pad
- play on a courtAny sport court
- play volleyballVolleyball court
- be in a parkAny park
- walk or roll on pavementPaved path
- walk a soft pathUnpaved path
- be in a natural areaNatural area
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.
- Summer water play — Cooling and swim programs.
- Youth drop-in — Free unstructured play with somewhere for adults to sit.
- Nature education — Environmental programs and guided walks.
- Evening use — needs restroom
- League play — needs restroom
- All-weather indoor — needs indoor space or community center or arts or cultural center or gymnasium
- Markets & festivals — needs restroom
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.
Something specific to this park — the thing you'd use it for if it were here.
Send an idea for this park →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.
- Ron Russell Middle · David Douglas · 8.8 acres0.1 mi
On record: 1 American football pitch, 1 track. Not recorded in this property’s inventory: soccer or futsal field, running track.
- Earl Boyles Elementary · David Douglas · 6.4 acres0.1 mi
On record: 1 playground.
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.
Dark by 5 and wet most days: cover, lighting, indoor rooms, and paths that drain.
- walk or roll on pavement
- sit down to eat
- be in a park
- let my kids play
- let every kid play
- play in nature
- +3 more
Fields and gardens open; showers between sun. Leagues, planting, first picnics.
- let my kids play
- walk a soft path
- sit down to eat
- be in a park
- let every kid play
- play in nature
- +4 more
Water, shade, long evenings — the season the system is built around.
- sit down to eat
- run through water
- be in a park
- let my kids play
- let every kid play
- play in nature
- +5 more
Light shortens and leagues wind down; shelters and lighting carry the season.
- be in a natural area
- sit down to eat
- be in a park
- let my kids play
- let every kid play
- play in nature
- +4 more
| Season | Programs | Recurring events | One-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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Summer Jun–Aug Recorded from 2026-06-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fall Sep–Nov Recorded through 2026-09; 2 months still to come | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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.
Partners & friends
The whole ecosystemNo known partner is currently linked to Earl Boyles Park in the Partnership Atlas. This is an opportunity signal, not an official priority.
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Real ways to help Earl Boyles Park and parks like it. This site does not process donations; every link below goes to an official giving or volunteering channel.
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 atlasAcross 109 assessed assets at this park, 1% 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.
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
Public data does not currently flag repair candidates for this park. Additional PP&R maintenance exports can be added without changing the page structure.
Seen something here that's broken, fixed, or missing from this list? Records are updated periodically; tell us what you see.
Send a condition note →Public assets
All 71Furnishings the City inventories here, with each item's condition score — 1 is good, 5 is very bad. Asset photos aren't public yet.
From the City's park page
Earl Boyles Park on Portland.gov
Created in 2024, this garden was generously supported by grants from the Portland Garden Club and the Portland Chapter of the Western Monarch Society.
The plant selection includes these awesome pollinator-pleasing native beauties: Arbutus menziesii, Acer circinatum, Anaphalis margaritacae, Aquilegia formosa, Aruncus dioicus, Asclepias speciosa, Blechnum spicant, Camassia quamash, Deschampsia cespitosa, Dicentra formosa, Erigeron glaucus, Eriophyllum lanatum, Gaillardia aristata, Gaultheria shallon, Helenium autumnale, Holodiscus discolor, Hydrophyllum tenuipes, Iris douglasii, Iris Pacific Coast Hybrid, Lonicera involucrata, Mahonia aquifolium, Mahonia nervosa, Mahonia repens, Maianthemum dilatatum, Maianthemum stellatum, Oemleria cerasiformis, Oxalis oregana, Physocarpus capitatus, Polystichum munitum, Rhamnus purshiana, Ribes sanguineum, Rubus parviflorus, Rubus parviflorus, Sambucus racemosa, Solidago canadensis, Spiraea betuifolia 'Tor', Spiraea douglasii, Symphoricarpos albus, Tellima grandiflora, Tolmiea menziesii, Trillium ovatum, Vaccinium ovatum, Vaccinium parvifolium, Vancouveria hexandra, & Xerophyllum tenax.
Learn more about Nature Patches in PortlandPortland Parks & Recreation is adding nature patches to developed park landscapes to provide natural experiences for people and habitat for wildlife. Nature patches are unique natural garden spaces that support native pollinators and offer fun opportunities for education and exploration.
Park hours: 5:00am-midnight
All dogs must be leashed in this park.
This page, on a sign
The QR label for this park points here. Print labels →
https://parks.portlandciviclab.org/parks/earl-boyles-park-101?utm_source=park_qr&utm_medium=sign&utm_campaign=park_101
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.