Portland ParksAtlas
District 4 / Westside

Gabriel 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.

90
Acres
127
Assets
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Repair candidates
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Replacement-flagged

Support this park

Real ways to help Gabriel Park and parks like it. This site does not process donations; every link below goes to an official giving or volunteering channel.

Official Portland.gov profile

City-published park details

Gabriel Park on Portland.gov

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The inclusive playground at Gabriel Park is now reopen. Crews replaced safety-surfacing tiles which, due to the play area's popularity, had worn rather quickly. Enjoy!

Designed in partnership with the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, the Gabriel Park Nature Patch includes native and ornamental flowering shrub beds with natural seating and habitat features. The nature patch, across from the community garden and orchard, overlooks a beautiful meadow to the north that has over thirty varieties of native forbs, grasses, and wildflowers to support native pollinators.

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.

City label
Park
Year acquired
1950
Official acres
89.673
City section
SW
Neighborhood
Multnomah
Location

SW 45th Avenue and Vermont Street Portland, OR 97219

Directions
Hours

Park hours: 5:00am-midnight. Parking lot off SW Canby closed at 10:00pm. To reserve a sports field or picnic area, call 503-823-2525. Picnic Site Maps & Info

Amenities and activities
Accessible picnic areaAccessible play areaAccessible restroomBEECN – basic earthquake emergency communication nodeNature patchPicnic tablePlaygroundSkate parkFenced dog off-leash areaPaths (paved)Paths (unpaved)Baseball fieldSoccer fieldSoftball fieldBasketball courtTennis court (lighted)Volleyball courtPickleball court
Park history

Swiss immigrant Ulrich Gabriel arrived in 1890 and eventually bought and farmed property south of what is now Vermont Street, and operated the Pine Creek Dairy. He raised corn, wheat, and potatos, but his main income came from his dairy herd.

In October 1950, the city purchased an 87-acre tract of land featuring two small creeks and wooded areas between Vermont and Canby Streets for $120,000. Part of the property, referred to as Gabriel Acres, gave the park its name.

Register for a program at Gabriel Park

Classes, camps, swim lessons, and activities run by Portland Parks & Recreation here. Registration happens on the city's ActiveNet system.

Summer Swim Team - SWCCOpen
Jun 22 – Aug 14Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri3:25 PM - 4:25 PM
Ages 5–18
TeenForce - Dungeons & Dragons: All levelsOpen
Jun 22 – Aug 17Mon4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Ages 10–21
Music - Guitar/ Bass/Ukulele for all agesOpen
Jun 23 – Aug 18Tue3:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Ages 8+
TeenForce - Dungeons & Dragons: All levelsOpen
Jun 25 – Aug 20Thu4:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Ages 14–21
Camp - Sports Madness: Week of 7/27 (Ages 8-11)Open
Jul 27 – Jul 31Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Ages 8–12

Showing 8 of 106 programs at this park.

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Reserve at Gabriel Park

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

Picnic sites
Reserve a site
SiteTablesFeeFeatures
B5$35.25
C7$47.75
D5$35.25
E7$47.75

Fees and inventory from PP&R's 2026 picnic brochure. A $27.50 application fee applies. Reserve online or call 503-823-2525.

Partners & friends

The whole ecosystem

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

Friends of Gabriel ParkStewards this parkBeing confirmed
Friends groups

Condition across all assets

Citywide condition atlas

Across 379 assessed assets at this park, 14%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 · 59Above fair · 93Fair · 174Poor · 43Very bad · 10
Assessed asset families here
Amenities & furnishings2007 (2007–2026)Bridges2021Buildings2018Fences2022Pathways & 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.

Picnic Table

Picnic Table 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 166Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-09-27; recency check needed

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

Picnic Table

Picnic Table 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 1074Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-09-27; recency check needed

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

Picnic Table

Picnic Table 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 2071Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-09-27; recency check needed

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

Picnic Table

Picnic Table 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 3559Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-09-27; recency check needed

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

Picnic Table

Picnic Table 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 4757Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-09-27; 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 poor condition (public code 4).

high
Poor condition (public code 4)Status: ActiveReplacement field: no
Asset record 5568Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-09-27; recency check needed

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

Picnic Table

Picnic Table 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 6659Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-09-27; recency check needed

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

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QR destination

https://parks.portlandciviclab.org/parks/gabriel-park-136?utm_source=park_qr&utm_medium=sign&utm_campaign=park_136

Public assets

All 127

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.

New, reimagined play area is three times as large, more accessible to people of all abilitiesPublic photo from the official Portland.gov park page
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Bleacher
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Drinking Fountain
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Litter Bag Dispenser
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Memorial
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