St. Johns · District 2 · Mid-size park · 2.0 acres

George 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.

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Published activities: let my kids play, sit down to eat, and walk or roll on pavement.

Hours

5:00am-midnight

Getting there

N Burr Avenue and Fessenden Street Portland, OR 97203

Dogs

Dogs on leash

Photo from the City's park page

Park history

This park is named for Melvin Clark George, who was a state senator from the Multnomah district (1876-1880) and a U.S. Congressman (1881-1885). He was born in Noble County in Ohio in 1849, moved with his parents over the Old Oregon Trail in 1851, and settled on a homestead near Lebanon, Oregon. He attended Willamette University where he studied law, and started his practice in Portland in 1875. He served as a judge of the State circuit court (1897-1907) and was appointed to superintend the construction of the Burnside Bridge. He also served as a director of the Portland public schools for five years. In 1925, George compiled a travel brochure describing scenes along the Columbia River Highway, The Columbia Highway Booklet. He died in 1933 and was interred in Lone Fir Cemetery.

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
let every kid playAccessible play area

…get here and move

be in a parkAny park
walk or roll on pavementPaved path

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

Youth drop-in — Free unstructured play with somewhere for adults to sit.
Nature education — Environmental programs and guided walks.

One addition to investigate

Evening use — needs restroom
Summer water play — needs splash pad or wading pool or swimming pool or interactive fountain
Markets & festivals — needs restroom

Outside the size-and-type screen for this 2.0-acre park property: be inside when it rains (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.

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Something specific to this park — the thing you'd use it for if it were here.

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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.

George Middle · Portland Public Schools · 7.3 acres
0.2 mi
On record: 4 basketball pitchs, 2 four square pitchs, 2 tetherball pitchs, 1 multi-use pitch, 1 baseball pitch, 1 soccer pitch, 1 track. Not recorded in this property’s inventory: basketball court, soccer or futsal field, baseball or softball, running track.
Roosevelt High · Portland Public Schools · 17.1 acres
0.3 mi
On record: 7 athletics pitchs, 6 tracks, 4 tennis pitchs, 4 pitchs, 2 baseball pitchs, 1 American football pitch, 1 multi-use pitch, 1 playground, 1 garden. Not recorded in this property’s inventory: tennis court, soccer or futsal field, baseball or softball, running track.

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.

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
let every kid play

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
sit down to eat
be in a park
let every kid play
walk or roll on pavement

0 programs · 0 events starts captured

Summer

Jun–Aug

Water, shade, long evenings — the season the system is built around.

sit down to eat
be in a park
let my kids play
let every kid play
walk or roll on pavement

0 programs · 0 events starts captured

Fall

Sep–Nov

Light shortens and leagues wind down; shelters and lighting carry the season.

sit down to eat
be in a park
let my kids play
let every kid play
walk or roll on pavement

0 programs · 0 events starts captured

What the record holds here, by season

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

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 and gardens spring through fall, everything else year-round) — not the City's schedule. Check posted hours for pools, splash pads, and restrooms. From 12 weekly catalog snapshots (2026-06-11 to 2026-09-07). "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 2026-09; 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.

Partners & friends

The whole ecosystem

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

Portland Parks FoundationFunds this parkConfirmed

Portland Parks Foundation

Everybody Plays — new playground. Everybody Plays scope named in the FY2025–26 report.

Portland Parks Foundation PP&R FY2025–26 Partnerships & Volunteerism report, p. 9

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Support this park

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

Donate via Portland Parks FoundationThe independent nonprofit philanthropic partner for Portland's parks. Gifts support parks and programs citywide.Volunteer with Portland Parks & RecreationJoin official PP&R volunteer and stewardship programs, from work parties to ongoing roles.Find park partners and friends groupsDozens of community organizations steward specific Portland parks. See who works where.

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 atlas

Across 9 assessed assets at this park, 22% 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 · 0Above fair · 0Fair · 7Poor · 1Very bad · 1

Assessed asset families here

Amenities & furnishings2007 (2007–2026)Pathways & trailsPlayground equipment2020

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.

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Public assets

All 5

Furnishings the City inventories here, with each item's condition score — 1 is good, 5 is very bad. Asset photos aren't public yet.

Permanent Trash Can×2

3–

Bench×1

Drinking Fountain×1

Picnic Table×1

Related capital projects

George Park Playground

No public description.

ActivePhase pending$300,000

George Park Playground, basketball court, path lighting

No public description.

ActivePhase pendingCost pending PP&R verification

Official Portland.gov profile

From the City's park page

George Park on Portland.gov

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City label

Park

Year acquired

1971

Official acres

2.03

City section

North

Neighborhood

St. Johns

Location

N Burr Avenue and Fessenden Street Portland, OR 97203

Directions

Hours

Park hours: 5:00am-midnight

Amenities and activities

Accessible play areaPicnic tablePlaygroundPaths (paved)

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/george-park-148?utm_source=park_qr&utm_medium=sign&utm_campaign=park_148

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.