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Creston-Kenilworth · District 3 · Mid-size park · 8.4 acres
Kenilworth 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, play on a field, and sit down to eat.
Hours
5:00am-midnight
Getting there
SE 34th Avenue and Holgate Blvd Portland, OR 97202
Dogs
Dogs on leash
Access
Accessible picnic area
Photo from the City's park pagePark history
The land occupied by Kenilworth Park and most of the Kenilworth neighborhood was part of the land claim owned by Clinton Kelly, a Methodist minister from Kentucky who settled in the area in 1848. In 1909 the Portland Park Board purchased 9 acres from Kelly with funds from a 1908 bond measure created specifically to acquire land for parks in Portland. The park and the neighborhood, platted in 1889, are named after Sir Walter Scott's 1821 novel Kenilworth, a romantic novel set in Elizabethan England. Many of the streets in the neighborhood took their names from this novel and other novels by Scott. In 1910, Park Superintendent Emanuel Mische created a design for the park that was inspired by the park's natural topography and vegetation. The design included a bandstand, tennis courts, sports field, wading pool and play area, sand courts, walkways, and vista points. In 1912 a comfort station pavilion was added and remains an important historic feature of the park. Designed by Ellis Lawrence in the 20th Century Classic style, it is significant for its cubist form and decorative brickwork arches. Originally the arches were open and provided unobstructed views of the city; in 1983, in order to curb vandalism, metal doors were added to close off the pavilion when not in use. Today, the basic layout of the park remains intact and is indicative of the strength and appeal of Mische's original design.
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
…compete
- play on a courtAny sport court
- play volleyballVolleyball court
- play on a fieldAny sport field
- play ballBaseball or softball
…get here and move
- be in a parkAny park
- walk or roll on pavementPaved path
- picnic with everyoneAccessible picnic 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 →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.
- Grout Elementary · Portland Public Schools · 2.3 acresnext door
On record: 2 tetherball pitchs, 2 four square pitchs, 1 playground, 1 baseball pitch, 1 garden. PP&R runs a SUN Community School here.
- Cleveland High · Portland Public Schools · 6.5 acres0.4 mi
On record: 7 athletics pitchs, 5 tracks, 1 American football pitch, 1 multi-use pitch. Not recorded in this property’s inventory: soccer or futsal field, running track.
- Parry Center for Children (DART) · Portland Public Schools · 11.9 acres0.5 mi
On record: 3 playgrounds, 1 garden, 1 basketball pitch. Not recorded in this property’s inventory: basketball court.
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
- play on a court
- +1 more
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 ball
- sit down to eat
- be in a park
- let every kid play
- +4 more
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
- play on a court
- play volleyball
- +4 more
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
- sit down to eat
- be in a park
- let my kids play
- let every kid play
- play on a court
- +4 more
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 | 1 | 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.
Reserve at Kenilworth 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 Kenilworth Park in the Partnership Atlas. This is an opportunity signal, not an official priority.
See opportunity signalsSupport this park
Real ways to help Kenilworth 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. PP&R does not publish itemized repair costs, so needs appear without dollar figures.
Condition across all assets
Citywide condition atlasAcross 111 assessed assets at this park, 32% 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 · 1Above fair · 10Fair · 64Poor · 29Very bad · 7
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. No repair costs — those aren't published.
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 very bad. Priority urgent. Record 3877 | Very bad condition code 5 | Active | no | 2007-09-11 |
Bench Condition very bad. Priority urgent. Record 4803 | Very bad condition code 5 | Active | no | 2007-09-11 |
Bench Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high. Public note: Poor condition Record 6121 | Poor condition code 4 | Active | no | 2007-09-11 |
Bench Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high. Record 7663 | Poor condition code 4 | Active | no | 2007-09-11 |
Picnic Table Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high. Record 2091 | Poor condition code 4 | Active | no | 2007-09-11 |
Picnic Table Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high. Public note: Heavily rotted Record 3379 | Poor condition code 4 | Active | no | 2007-09-11 |
Picnic Table Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high. Record 4196 | Poor condition code 4 | Active | no | 2007-09-11 |
Picnic Table Condition rated poor (code 4); status is Removed. Priority high. Public note: twisted metal Record 4482 | Poor condition code 4 | Removed | no | 2007-09-11 |
Picnic Table Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high. Record 5227 | Poor condition code 4 | Active | no | 2007-09-11 |
Picnic Table Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high. Record 5495 | Poor condition code 4 | Active | no | 2007-09-11 |
Picnic Table Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high. Public note: Poor condition Record 8942 | Poor condition code 4 | Active | no | 2007-09-11 |
Showing all 11 public repair candidates.
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Send a condition note →Public assets
All 35Furnishings the City inventories here, with each item's condition score — 1 is good, 5 is very bad. Asset photos aren't public yet.
Picnic Table×13
4×73×6
Bench×12
5×24×23×62×2
Permanent Trash Can×6
223333
Drinking Fountain×2
33
Bike Rack×1
1
Kiosk×1
2
Related capital projects
Kenilworth Park Splash Pad
No public description.
ActivePhase pendingCost pending PP&R verification
Official Portland.gov profile
From the City's park page
Kenilworth Park on Portland.gov
Kenilworth Park is a beautiful forested park in Southeast Portland's Creston-Kenilworth neighborhood.
The park is over eight acres and features restrooms, tennis courts, a volleyball court, play equipment, and multiple large open areas.
City label
Park
Year acquired
1909
Official acres
8.395
City section
SE
Neighborhood
Creston-Kenilworth
Hours
Park hours: 5:00am-midnight To reserve a sports field, call 503-823-2525.
Amenities and activities
Accessible picnic areaAccessible play areaPicnic tablePlaygroundPaths (paved)Softball fieldTennis backboardVolleyball court
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/kenilworth-park-213?utm_source=park_qr&utm_medium=sign&utm_campaign=park_213
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.