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District 3 / Southeast

Essex 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.

4
Acres
22
Assets
1
Repair candidates
1
Replacement-flagged

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City-published park details

Essex Park on Portland.gov

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This page contains information about Essex Park in Portland, Oregon.

Welcome to Essex Park!Located in Southeast Portland's Foster-Powell neighborhood, the 4.5 acre Essex Park has amenities and activities for visitors of all ages.

Families will find a lot to love here. The accessible playground features shaded and sunny areas with play structures suitable for all ages. During the summer months, the splash pad offers a refreshing way to cool down and have some fun. Picnic tables and a large open field provide space to relax and enjoy a meal outdoors.

Accessibility is a priority at Essex Park. The recently regraded pathway ensures easy access to the restrooms for all visitors. And the playground is a highlight of the park, featuring engineered mulch surfaces, a ramp for easy ingress, and play equipment designed to be inclusive for children of all abilities, including sensory play elements and a transfer station.

City label
Park
Year acquired
1940
Official acres
4.43
City section
SE
Neighborhood
Foster-Powell
Location

SE 79th Avenue and Center Street Portland, OR 97206

Directions
Hours

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

Amenities and activities
Accessible play areaAccessible restroomPicnic tablePlaygroundPaths (paved)Baseball fieldSplash padBasketball courtTennis backboardTennis court (lighted)

All dogs must be leashed in this park.

Reserve at Essex 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
Opportunity signal

No known partner is currently linked to Essex Park in the Partnership Atlas. This is an opportunity signal, not an official priority.

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Condition across all assets

Citywide condition atlas

Across 65 assessed assets at this park, 26%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.

Good · 1Above fair · 13Fair · 34Poor · 12Very bad · 5
Assessed asset families here
Amenities & furnishings2007 (2007–2026)Buildings2018Fences2022Pathways & trailsPlayground equipment2020Sport fieldsSport courts

Condition is rated 1 (good) to 5 (very bad); blank 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

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.

Permanent Trash Can

Permanent Trash Can is flagged because the public asset record shows fair condition (public code 3).

high
Fair condition (public code 3)Status: RemovedReplacement field: no
Asset record 8225Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-08-14; recency check needed

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

Showing all 1 public repair candidates.

QR destination

https://parks.portlandciviclab.org/parks/essex-park-116?utm_source=park_qr&utm_medium=sign&utm_campaign=park_116

Public assets

All 22

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.

Essex Park PlaygroundPublic photo from the official Portland.gov park page
Bench
Condition: 2 · 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
Bike Rack
Condition: 2 · Status: Active
Bike Rack
Condition: 2 · Status: Active
Bleacher
Condition: 2 · Status: Active
Bleacher
Condition: 1 · Status: Active
Drinking Fountain
Condition: 2 · Status: Active
Drinking Fountain
Condition: 2 · Status: Active
Memorial
Condition: 2 · Status: Active
Permanent Trash Can
Condition: 3 · Status: Active
Permanent Trash Can
Condition: 3 · Status: Removed
Permanent Trash Can
Condition: 2 · Status: Active
Picnic Table
Condition: 3 · Status: Active
Picnic Table
Condition: 2 · Status: Active
Picnic Table
Condition: 2 · Status: Active
Picnic Table
Condition: 2 · Status: Active
Picnic Table
Condition: 2 · Status: Active

Related capital projects

ADA Essex Park

No public description.

ActivePhase pending$350,000