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Reserve on Portland.gov503-823-2525
Concordia · District 2 · Large park · 27 acres
Fernhill 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.
Check current official informationConfirm the inferred property type with PP&R.
Published activities: let my kids play, run through water, and let my dog run.
Hours
5:00am-midnight
Getting there
NE 37th Avenue and Ainsworth Street Portland, OR 97211
Dogs
Off-leash area here
Photo from the City's park pagePark history
According to rumor, the land that is now called Fernhill Park was used as a dumping ground for stolen cars. Auto thieves would steal cars, take them to the ravine, and strip them down for parts. Portland Parks & Recreation 'rode to the rescue' and removed briar patches, graded the hills, and planted grass – turning this one-time valley of vandals into a beautiful park for everyone to enjoy!
In 2018, Fernhill Park received a new splash pad and an expanded play area with new play equipment thanks to funds from the 2014 Parks Replacement Bond and System Development Charges.
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
- sit down to eatPicnic table
…play
- let my kids playPlayground
- play in natureNature play area
…cool off
- run through waterSplash pad
…compete
- play on a courtAny sport court
- play volleyballVolleyball court
- play on a fieldAny sport field
- play soccerSoccer or futsal field
- play ballBaseball or softball
- run lapsRunning track
…get here and move
- be in a parkAny park
- walk or roll on pavementPaved path
…be in nature
- be in a natural areaNatural area
…bring my dog
- let my dog runDog off-leash 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.
Enabling assets recorded
- Evening use — Programming after dusk — leagues, classes, walks.
- League play — Organized sport seasons.
- 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.
- Markets & festivals — Vendor events and neighborhood festivals.
One addition to investigate
- Gatherings & events — needs stage or amphitheater or plaza or terrace
- 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.
What else should this park let you do?
Something specific to this park — the thing you'd use it for if it were here.
Send an idea for this park →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.
- walk or roll on pavement
- sit down to eat
- be in a park
- let my kids play
- play in nature
- play on a court
+3 more
- run laps
- be in a natural area
- let my dog run
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
- sit down to eat
- be in a park
+7 more
- play in nature
- play on a court
- play volleyball
- run laps
- walk or roll on pavement
- be in a natural area
- let my dog run
0 programs · 0 events starts captured
Summer
Jun–Aug
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
- play in nature
- play on a court
+8 more
- play volleyball
- play on a field
- play soccer
- play ball
- run laps
- walk or roll on pavement
- be in a natural area
- let my dog run
0 programs · 0 events starts captured
Fall
Sep–Nov
Light shortens and leagues wind down; shelters and lighting carry the season.
- play on a field
- be in a natural area
- sit down to eat
- be in a park
- let my kids play
- play in nature
+7 more
- play on a court
- play volleyball
- play soccer
- play ball
- run laps
- walk or roll on pavement
- let my dog run
0 programs · 0 events starts captured
What the record holds here, by season
| Season | Programs | Recurring events | One-time |
|---|---|---|---|
Winter Dec–Feb Not yet published | — | — | — |
Spring Mar–May Recorded from 2026-06-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Summer Jun–Aug Recorded from 2026-06-11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Fall Sep–Nov Recorded through 2026-10; 1 month still to come | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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, gardens and interactive fountains spring through fall; everything else year-round) — not the City's schedule. Check posted hours for pools, splash pads, and restrooms. From 16 weekly catalog snapshots (2026-06-11 to 2026-10-12). "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 2026-10; 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 Fernhill 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 ecosystemOpportunity signal
No known partner is currently linked to Fernhill Park in the Partnership Atlas. This is an opportunity signal, not an official priority.
See opportunity signalsSupport this park
Real ways to help Fernhill Park and parks like it. This site does not process donations; every link below goes to an official giving or volunteering channel.
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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. Historical project estimates appear below; they are separate from these condition records.
Historical cost profile · 2023 reporting
Fernhill Park
$1.3M
5 distinct source rows. Proposed repair and improvement costs, not a current funding gap.
All-in annual service cost: Not established
Current remaining repair cost: Not verified
What the estimates cover
Courts, fields & golf$1M
Restrooms & drinking water$203.8K
Energy & building systems$11.8K
Categories are Atlas labels based on project titles. Expansion and new provision are included where proposed; a project can include several kinds of work.
The work, cost & reason (5 source rows)
Renovate sport field$764,042
Asset as named in source: Ball Field 1
Sport fields rated 4 or 5 in condition assessment
KGW table row 285. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.
Original source table ↗Fernhill Track Renovation$235,117
Asset as named in source: Track 1
Fernhill Park is a BSS 200 surface and was installed 12 to 15 years ago. This surface is in good condition. By 2019-2021 a new Top Coat may be needed.
KGW table row 287. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.
Original source table ↗Restroom Renovation$203,775
Asset as named in source: Restroom A
Renovate buildings rated 4 or 5 in condition assessment
KGW table row 288. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.
Original source table ↗Tennis Courts: Renovation$38,215
Asset as named in source: Fernhill Park
Renovate tennis courts.
KGW table row 286. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.
Original source table ↗ESPC-III_Buildings Lighting to LEDs$11,760
Asset as named in source: Restroom - Storage
LED conversion for Exterior and Interior Lights
KGW table row 289. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.
Original source table ↗9 of 95 assessed built records are rated poor or very bad in the separate condition dataset. Condition ratings do not determine these dollar estimates.
Source: KGW’s November 2023 table. Current status, remaining scope and funding are unverified. Exact duplicate rows count once; other scope overlaps remain unresolved.
Compare repair estimates across parks →Annual service · FY 2026–27 adopted
A complete annual cost is not yet available.
This property has no named account linked in the public budget extract. Shared crews and citywide programs may still fund its care.
Later budget supplements and unallocated shared services are not included.
Annual breakdown & district context →District picture · District 2
This park in the district picture
The same public records, read the same way for every property, so this park can be set next to its district. Each figure keeps its own source and date. “Not available” means the source has no record for this property. It is not a zero.
People nearby
- Residents within a half mile
- 7,455
- Households within a half mile
- 3,245
2020 Census blocks whose centre point lies within a half mile of the park boundary, measured in a straight line. Residents, not visitors. Blocks outside the city limits count.
Recorded backlog
- Open backlog IDs
- 9
- Closed backlog IDs
- 5
Records in the PP&R backlog map workbook that name this property. The workbook publishes no cost field, so these are counts of records, not dollars.
Active capital projects
- Active geocoded projects
- 0
Geocoded PP&R capital projects at this property, a subset of the full capital program. The cost is the published estimated total project cost, not spending to date.
Who is on record
No partner agreement on record
The department-provided directory names no agreement here. Friends groups without a formal agreement are not captured.
From the department-provided partnership directory. It records what is on paper, not who does each task.
Condition across all assets
Citywide condition atlasAcross 95 assessed assets at this park, 9% 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 · 6Above fair · 35Fair · 45Poor · 8Very bad · 1
Assessed asset families here
Amenities & furnishings2007 (2007–2026)Buildings2018Fences2022Pathways & 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. These assessment records do not contain repair costs. Historical project estimates are shown separately.
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.
| Asset | Condition | Status | Replacement | Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bench Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high. Record 38 | Poor condition code 4 | Active | no | 2007-07-31 |
Permanent Bollard Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high. Record 4154 | Poor condition code 4 | Active | no | 2007-07-31 |
Picnic Table Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high. Record 8131 | Poor condition code 4 | Active | no | 2007-07-31 |
Showing all 3 public repair candidates.
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Send a condition note →Public assets
All 51Furnishings the City inventories here, with each item's condition score — 1 is good, 5 is very bad. Asset photos aren't public yet.
Bench×14
4×13×32×41×2–×4
Permanent Bollard×10
333334323–
Permanent Trash Can×9
–2–22323–
Picnic Table×6
23–––4
Bike Rack×4
––––
Bleacher×4
2222
Drinking Fountain×3
3–2
Litter Bag Dispenser×1
2
Official Portland.gov profile
From the City's park page
Fernhill Park on Portland.gov
Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) recently removed the wood arch climber from the playground at Fernhill Park due to structural concerns and safety issues. Over time, the wooden legs deteriorated, causing excessive movement, and making the structure unsafe for continued use.
We are assessing options to replace the climber and will provide updates on this page as more information becomes available.
PP&R has identified more than $600 million in unfunded major maintenance needs across the parks and recreation system. Without new, stable funding, the bureau estimates that one in five PP&R assets could fail in the next 15 years. To ensure public safety, PP&R is prioritizing the most critical maintenance needs in the system.
City label
Park
Year acquired
1940
Official acres
26.708
City section
NE
Neighborhood
Concordia
Hours
Park hours: 5:00am-midnight To reserve a sports field, call 503-823-2525.
Amenities and activities
Horseshoe pitNature patchPicnic tablePlaygroundDog off-leash areaPaths (paved)TrackBaseball fieldSoccer fieldSoftball fieldSplash padVolleyball court
This page, on a sign
The QR label for this park points here. Print labels →
https://parks.portlandciviclab.org/parks/fernhill-park-120?utm_source=park_qr&utm_medium=sign&utm_campaign=park_120
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.