Mt. Scott-Arleta · District 3 · Large park · 11 acres

Mt Scott 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, play on a field, and use a restroom.

Hours

5am to midnight

Getting there

SE 72nd Avenue and Harold Street Portland, OR 97206

Dogs

Dogs on leash

Access

Accessible restroom, accessible picnic area

Photo from the City's park page

Park history

This park is named for Harvey W. Scott, the former editor of The Oregonian newspaper in the late 1800s/early 1900s, and brother of Abigail Scott Duniway for whom Duniway Park was named.

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

…play

let my kids playPlayground
let every kid playAccessible play area

…compete

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
walk a soft pathUnpaved 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.
All-weather indoor — Programming that survives a Portland winter.
Markets & festivals — Vendor events and neighborhood festivals.

One addition to investigate

Gatherings & events — needs stage or amphitheater or plaza or terrace

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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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.

Marysville K-5 · Portland Public Schools · 5.2 acres
0.5 mi
On record: 4 playgrounds, 3 multi-use pitchs, 1 soccer pitch, 1 basketball pitch. Not recorded in this property’s inventory: basketball court, soccer or futsal field.

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
walk or roll on pavement
use an accessible restroom
sit down to eat
be in a park
let my kids play
+3 more

12 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
walk a soft path
use a restroom
use an accessible restroom
+5 more

4 programs · 0 events starts captured

Summer

Jun–Aug

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

sit down to eat
use a restroom
use an accessible restroom
be in a park
let my kids play
let every kid play
+5 more

282 programs · 0 events starts captured

Fall

Sep–Nov

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

use a restroom
play on a field
use an accessible restroom
sit down to eat
be in a park
let my kids play
+5 more

185 programs · 0 events starts captured

What the record holds here, by season

Season	Programs	Recurring events	One-time
Winter Dec–Feb Partly published; registration opens 10/08 (activities Nov 2 – Dec 13 and winter-break camps Dec 21 – Jan 3)	10	—	—
Spring Mar–May Not yet published	3	—	—
Summer Jun–Aug Recorded from 2026-06-11	112	1	0
Fall Sep–Nov Recorded through 2026-09; 2 months still to come	84	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.

Register for a program at Mt Scott Park

Programs captured from Portland Parks & Recreation's catalog and matched to this property. Dates and availability may change; confirm current registration and waitlist options on ActiveNet.

Gymnastics - Level 1Open

Aug 31 – Sep 21Mon6:30 PM - 7:15 PM

Ages 8–13

Gymnastics - HomeschoolOpen

Sep 1 – Sep 22Tue10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

Ages 7–11

Gymnastics - Jump StartOpen

Sep 1 – Sep 22Tue9:45 AM - 10:15 AM

Ages 5–7

Gymnastics - Jump StartOpen

Sep 1 – Sep 22Tue9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Ages 4–6

Dance - SalsaOpen

Sep 2 – Sep 23Wed7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Ages 18+

Tae Kwon Do - TraditionalOpen

Sep 2 – Sep 23Mon,Wed6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Ages 7+

Soccer - Jump StartOpen

Sep 3 – Sep 24Thu9:15 AM - 9:45 AM

Ages 3–6

Sports Mix - Jump StartOpen

Sep 3 – Sep 24Thu10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Ages 3–6

Showing 8 of 202 programs at this park.

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Reserve at Mt Scott 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

Site	Tables	Fee
A	4	$35.25
B	12	$83.25
C	6	$41.00
D	7	$47.75
E	6	$41.00

· No vehicle access allowed.

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

Athletic fields

Permit sports fields through PP&R's customer service center.

Reserve on Portland.gov503-823-2525

Partners & friends

The whole ecosystem

Opportunity signal

No known partner is currently linked to Mt Scott Park in the Partnership Atlas. This is an opportunity signal, not an official priority.

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Support this park

Real ways to help Mt Scott 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 atlas

Across 185 assessed assets at this park, 16% 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 · 27Above fair · 46Fair · 82Poor · 28Very bad · 2

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 Replacement field says yes; status is Removed. Priority high. Record 1818	Good condition code 1	Removed	yes	2007-09-04
Bench Replacement field says yes. Priority high. Record 3466	Fair condition code 3	Active	yes	2007-09-04
Bench Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high. Record 7655	Poor condition code 4	Active	no	2007-09-04
Bench Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high. Record 7737	Poor condition code 4	Active	no	2007-09-04
Bench Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high. Record 7818	Poor condition code 4	Active	no	2007-09-04
Bike Rack Replacement field says yes; status is Removed. Priority high. Record 3907	Fair condition code 3	Removed	yes	2007-09-04
Permanent Trash Can Replacement field says yes. Priority high. Record 321	Fair condition code 3	Active	yes	2007-09-04
Permanent Trash Can Replacement field says yes. Priority high. Record 2916	Above fair condition code 2	Active	yes	2007-09-04
Picnic Table Condition very bad. Priority urgent. Record 281	Very bad condition code 5	Active	no	2007-09-04
Picnic Table Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high. Record 460	Poor condition code 4	Active	no	2007-09-04
Picnic Table Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high. Record 950	Poor condition code 4	Active	no	2007-09-04
Picnic Table Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high. Record 1431	Poor condition code 4	Active	no	2007-09-04
Picnic Table Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high. Record 2150	Poor condition code 4	Active	no	2007-09-04
Picnic Table Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high. Record 5308	Poor condition code 4	Active	no	2007-09-04
Picnic Table Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high. Record 5927	Poor condition code 4	Active	no	2007-09-04
Picnic Table Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high. Record 7072	Poor condition code 4	Active	no	2007-09-04
Picnic Table Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high. Record 7449	Poor condition code 4	Active	no	2007-09-04
Picnic Table Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high. Record 7753	Poor condition code 4	Active	no	2007-09-04
Picnic Table Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high. Record 8443	Poor condition code 4	Active	no	2007-09-04
Picnic Table Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high. Record 8493	Poor condition code 4	Active	no	2007-09-04

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Public assets

All 86

Furnishings 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×45

5×14×113×232×91×1

Bench×22

4×33×82×81×3

Bike Rack×10

2311223211

Permanent Trash Can×7

3322222

Bleacher×1

Drinking Fountain×1

Official Portland.gov profile

From the City's park page

Mt. Scott Park on Portland.gov

Open official page

This page contains information about Mt. Scott Park.

PP&R is expanding an existing garden bed in the park to serve as a community resource for future Día de los Muertos observances and celebrations.

In partnership with Latinx PDX we are completing the first phase of this project, preparing the space for new plants. In addition to planting cempasúchil, we are seeking feedback on other culturally significant plants that the community would like to be installed in the garden.

Cempasúchil (tagetes erecta), also known as the Mexican marigold, flor de muerto, and cempaxochitl, is an annual flower native to Mexico and Central America. The inclusion of the flower in Día de los Muertos ceremonies is pre-colonial. The name, "cempasúchil" is derived from the Nahuatl word, "cempohualxochitl," meaning "twenty flower".

City label

Park

Year acquired

1922

Official acres

11.217

City section

Neighborhood

Mt. Scott-Arleta

Location

SE 72nd Avenue and Harold Street Portland, OR 97206

Directions

Hours

Park hours: 5am to midnight

Amenities and activities

Accessible picnic areaAccessible play areaAccessible restroomHorseshoe pitPicnic tablePlaygroundPaths (paved)Paths (unpaved)Softball field

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/mt-scott-park-271?utm_source=park_qr&utm_medium=sign&utm_campaign=park_271

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.