Thu
1
Oct
Mill Park Volunteer DayVolunteer event
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Mill Park · District 1 · Mid-size park · 6.2 acres
Mill 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 gather out of the rain.
Hours
5am to midnight
Getting there
1949 SE 122nd Ave Portland, OR 97216
Dogs
Dogs on leash
Access
Accessible restroom, accessible picnic area
Photo from the City's park pagePark history
The Mill Park property was purchased in 1986, with the additional property on SE 122nd Ave acquired in 2021. Mill Park began as a 5.7 acre park next to Mill Park Elementary. It had an informal soft-surface walking trail, open lawn, and mature trees, but was otherwise undeveloped.
In the summer of 2021, a portion of the System Development Charge funds for this project were used to purchase the adjacent 22,000 square foot property at 1949 SE 122nd Avenue to create a new park entry from SE 122nd Avenue and increase the total open space provided by Mill Park to approximately 6.2 acres.
Thanks to funding from Park System Development Charges, PP&R secured funds to improve this park. Improvements to Mill Park were guided by the park's 2017 Master Plan and included a playground, splash pad, central lawn, gathering area, picnic shelter and tables, community garden, paved pathways, public art, and other park amenities.
Through a Project Advisory Committee and Community Gathering events in partnership with the Division Midway Alliance from Spring 2021-Spring 2022, the community helped guide the refinement of the park's design. Construction began in the fall of 2023, and the park opened to the public in January 2025.
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
- use a restroomRestroom
- use an accessible restroomAccessible restroom
- sit down to eatPicnic table
- gather out of the rainPicnic shelter
…play
- let my kids playPlayground
- let every kid playAccessible play area
…cool off
- run through waterSplash pad
…get here and move
- be in a parkAny park
- walk or roll on pavementPaved path
- picnic with everyoneAccessible picnic area
…remember and belong
- see public artPublic art
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
- 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
- Evening use — needs park lighting
- League play — needs any sport field or any sport court
- 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.
- Mill Park Elementary · David Douglas · 9.8 acres0.1 mi
On record: 4 basketball pitchs, 3 playgrounds, 3 tetherball pitchs, 1 baseball pitch. Not recorded in this property’s inventory: basketball court, baseball or softball.
- Fir Ridge Campus · David Douglas · 7.3 acres0.5 mi
Nothing recorded inside the grounds yet.
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.
- use a restroom
- gather out of the rain
- walk or roll on pavement
- use an accessible restroom
- sit down to eat
- be in a park
- +4 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
- use a restroom
- use an accessible restroom
- sit down to eat
- gather out of the rain
- be in a park
- +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
- run through water
- use a restroom
- use an accessible restroom
- gather out of the rain
- be in a park
- +5 more
0 programs · 0 events starts captured
Fall
Sep–Nov
Light shortens and leagues wind down; shelters and lighting carry the season.
- use a restroom
- gather out of the rain
- use an accessible restroom
- sit down to eat
- be in a park
- let my kids play
- +4 more
0 programs · 1 event 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 | 3 | 0 |
Fall Sep–Nov Recorded through 2026-09; 2 months still to come | 0 | 2 | 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.
Upcoming at Mill Park
All park eventsReserve at Mill Park
This park has facilities you can reserve. Booking happens on the city's official systems — every link below goes straight there.
Picnic shelters
Reserve a covered picnic site through the city's online reservation center.
Reserve on Portland.gov503-823-2525
Partners & friends
The whole ecosystemOpportunity signal
No known partner is currently linked to Mill Park in the Partnership Atlas. This is an opportunity signal, not an official priority.
See opportunity signalsSupport this park
Real ways to help Mill 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 atlasAcross 62 assessed assets at this park, 2% 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 · 58Fair · 2Poor · 0Very bad · 1
Assessed asset families here
Amenities & furnishings2007 (2007–2026)Pathways & trails
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Picnic Table Condition very bad. Priority urgent. Record 8250 | Very bad condition code 5 | Active | no | 2007-08-15 |
Showing all 1 public repair candidates.
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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 →Public assets
All 147Furnishings the City inventories here, with each item's condition score — 1 is good, 5 is very bad. Asset photos aren't public yet.
Bench×90
–×90
Picnic Table×19
5×1–×18
Permanent Bollard×17
2×8–×9
Permanent Trash Can×12
–×12
Bike Rack×3
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Drinking Fountain×3
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Art Work×1
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Game Table×1
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Memorial×1
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Related capital projects
Mill Park Development Phase I
No public description.
ActivePhase pendingCost pending PP&R verification
Official Portland.gov profile
From the City's park page
Mill Park on Portland.gov
A Basic Earthquake Emergency Communication Node (pronounced beacon) is a place to go in Portland after a major earthquake to ask for emergency assistance if phone service is down, or report severe damage or injury. More information can be found at the Basic Earthquake Emergency Communication Node page.
City label
Park
Year acquired
1986
Official acres
6.2
City section
East
Neighborhood
Mill Park
Hours
Park hours: 5am to midnight
Amenities and activities
BEECN – basic earthquake emergency communication nodePicnic tablePlaygroundPaths (paved)Splash padAccessible play areaStatue or public artAccessible picnic areaAccessible restroomPicnic shelter
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/mill-park-266?utm_source=park_qr&utm_medium=sign&utm_campaign=park_266
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.