Check the operator’s hours and admission or registration terms; participation may be limited. Public-entry status is separate from wheelchair accessibility.
Official page label: Golf course; Atlas classification rules. Classification: source-labeled.
Source captured: 2026-06-02. Human verification: Pending.
Check current official informationPublished activities: get online, golf, and expect no dogs.
Photo from the City's park pageNestled between the Willamette River and the Columbia Slough, this property is a natural flood plain. For centuries the seasonal rise and fall of the water made it a rich plant and animal habitat and an important Indian gathering place. In the early 1900s levees were constructed for drainage which allowed for industrial development in the area. The present 340-acre site was once part of Vanport City, which at the time, was the second-largest city in Oregon, and remains the largest government housing project in US history. The construction of Vanport began in 1943 to house nearly 40,000 workers who came to work for the Oregon Shipbuilding Company during the height of wartime production. Following World War II, the population was reduced by half due to many wartime workers leaving, although the newly built Vanport College (present-day Portland State University) attracted a large number of veterans and their families. On May 30, 1948, excessively high water levels caused a 200' break in the dike that held back the Columbia River, resulting in massive flooding that killed 15 residents and virtually destroyed the entire city. It would be almost another two decades before initial construction began on the first of the two golf courses at Heron Lakes. Designed by renowned golf architects Robert Trent Jones, Sr. and his son Robert Trent Jones II, the first 18 holes (present-day Greenback) and clubhouse were opened in 1971, under the name West Delta Park Golf Course. Along with the name change to Heron Lakes, another 9 holes were added during the 1980s giving the facility three 9-hole courses called the Red, White, and Blue. An additional fourth set of 9 holes were added in 1992 to form the present Great Blue Course. In 2008 the City of Portland selected KemperSports to manage the property and assist in the process of developing a new clubhouse facility.
From the City's page for this park.
Published amenities are checked separately from entry conditions. Each links to other documented locations; confirm current hours before visiting.
An enterprise site paid for by users; its land is committed to that use. Classified from golf course or raceway; our model.
Something specific to this park — the thing you'd use it for if it were here.
Send an idea for this park →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.
Fields and gardens open; showers between sun. Leagues, planting, first picnics.
Water, shade, long evenings — the season the system is built around.
Light shortens and leagues wind down; shelters and lighting carry the 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 |
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.
Community organizations that steward, fund, operate, or run programs at Heron Lakes Golf Course. Labels show what is confirmed and what is still being filled in.
PP&R FY2025–26 report names day-to-day golf operations; no contract terms or financial value supplied.
Portland.gov — Heron Lakes Golf CoursePP&R FY2025–26 Partnerships & Volunteerism report, p. 4Real ways to help Heron Lakes Golf Course and parks like it. This site does not process donations; every link below goes to an official giving or volunteering channel.
Public value created when partners operate, maintain, fund, program, or steward park assets.
Large public recreation assets continue operating through a specialized management partner.
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.
Across 21 assessed assets at this park, 67% 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.
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 →Furnishings the City inventories here, with each item's condition score — 1 is good, 5 is very bad. Asset photos aren't public yet.
Heron Lakes Golf Course on Portland.gov
Please visit Portland Parks Golf to check availability, book a tee time, or learn more about how you can get into the game.
Please note that dogs should not be brought onto Portland Parks Golf courses.
Golf Course: 7am to 7pmDriving range: 7am to 8pm*Bar and grill: 7am to 8pm *Monday morning range opens two hours late. Last range token sold 30 minutes before sunset.
The QR label for this park points here. Print labels →
https://parks.portlandciviclab.org/parks/heron-lakes-golf-course-180?utm_source=park_qr&utm_medium=sign&utm_campaign=park_180
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.