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Mt. Tabor · District 3 · Very large park · 174 acres
Mt Tabor 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, let my dog run, and gather out of the rain.
Getting there
SE 60th Avenue and Salmon Street Portland, OR 97215
Dogs
Off-leash area here
Access
Accessible restroom, accessible picnic area
Photo from the City's park pagePark history
Portland's Mt. Tabor is a volcanic cinder cone. In 1894, the city built two open reservoirs on the site (two other open reservoirs were built in 1911). By 1900, Portland's growing eastside population demanded park space; in 1903 landscape architect John C. Olmsted recommended the city obtain more land at Mt. Tabor. In 1909, the Board of Park Commissioners used voter-approved bonds to buy approximately forty lots on Mt. Tabor for $366,000.
Portland Parks Superintendent Emanuel Tillman Mische, who had worked with the Olmsted Brothers' landscape design firm in Massachusetts, developed a naturalistic design for the park. The plan included long flights of stairs, gently curving parkways, numerous walking trails, and a nursery yard. It also showcased native plants. In 1912, construction workers discovered volcanic cinders which were later utilized in surfacing the park's roads.
At the crest of the park is a bronze statue of Harvey W. Scott, editor of The Oregonian newspaper from 1865-1872 and from 1877 until his death in 1910. A gift to the city by Scott's widow, Margaret, and family, it was sculpted by Gutzon Borglum in the early 1930s while he was at work on his monumental sculpture of four American presidents on Mt. Rushmore in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Cast by the Kunst Foundry in New York, it was unveiled in June 1933 with great ceremony.
In 2017, the Mt. Tabor Park summit restrooms were reopened after being closed for many years. Funding from the 2014 Parks Replacement Bond allowed critical improvements like new plumbing, electrical systems, sewer line, lighting, roof, seismic upgrades, and ADA accessibility improvements from Harvey Scott Drive to the ADA accessible restroom.
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
…gather
- watch a showStage or amphitheater
- meet in a public squarePlaza or terrace
…play
- let my kids playPlayground
- let every kid playAccessible play area
…compete
- play on a courtAny sport court
- shoot hoopsBasketball court
- play tennisTennis court
- play volleyballVolleyball court
…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
…bring my dog
- let my dog runDog off-leash 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
- Evening use — Programming after dusk — leagues, classes, walks.
- Gatherings & events — Concerts, movies, cultural events.
- League play — Organized sport seasons.
- 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
- Summer water play — needs splash pad or wading pool or swimming pool or interactive fountain
- 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 →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
- watch a show
- +11 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
- walk a soft path
- use a restroom
- use an accessible restroom
- sit down to eat
- gather out of the rain
- +12 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
- watch a show
- use a restroom
- use an accessible restroom
- gather out of the rain
- meet in a public square
- +12 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
- watch a show
- meet in a public square
- +12 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 | 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.
Reserve at Mt Tabor 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 | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | 13 | $90.00 |
- · ADA accessible.
- · Closed to vehicles on Wednesdays.
- · Site A temporarily closed due to winter storm damage.
Fees and inventory from PP&R's 2026 picnic brochure. A $27.50 application fee applies. Reserve online or call 503-823-2525.
Partners & friends
The whole ecosystemCommunity organizations that steward, fund, operate, or run programs at Mt Tabor Park. Labels show what is confirmed and what is still being filled in.
Friends of Mt. Tabor ParkStewards this parkConfirmed
Friends groups
Named in PP&R’s FY2025–26 site-partner roster for stewardship, operations and/or maintenance; individual responsibilities are not specified.
Portland.gov — Mt. Tabor ParkPP&R FY2025–26 Partnerships & Volunteerism report, p. 6The Nature ConservancyStewards this parkConfirmed
Garden & natural-area networks
Stewardship support reported by PP&R for FY2025–26.
PP&R FY2025–26 Partnerships & Volunteerism report, p. 4Support this park
Real ways to help Mt Tabor 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 411 assessed assets at this park, 21% 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 · 8Above fair · 74Fair · 242Poor · 52Very bad · 35
Assessed asset families here
Amenities & furnishings2007 (2007–2026)Buildings2018Fences2022Pathways & trailsPlayground equipment2020Sport 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 rated poor (code 4). Priority high. Record 1070 | Poor condition code 4 | Active | no | 2007-08-21 |
Bench Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high. Record 1125 | Poor condition code 4 | Active | no | 2007-08-21 |
Bench Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high. Record 4835 | Poor condition code 4 | Active | no | 2007-08-21 |
Bench Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high. Record 4918 | Poor condition code 4 | Active | no | 2007-08-21 |
Bench Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high. Record 5847 | Poor condition code 4 | Active | no | 2007-08-21 |
Bench Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high. Record 6132 | Poor condition code 4 | Active | no | 2007-08-21 |
Bench Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high. Record 6624 | Poor condition code 4 | Active | no | 2007-08-21 |
Bench Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high. Record 8562 | Poor condition code 4 | Active | no | 2007-08-21 |
Bench Condition very bad. Priority urgent. Record 8609 | Very bad condition code 5 | Active | no | 2007-08-21 |
Drinking Fountain Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high. Record 0275-DF-2 | Poor condition code 4 | Active | no | 2007-08-21 |
Picnic Table Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high. Record 823 | Poor condition code 4 | Active | no | 2007-08-21 |
Picnic Table Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high. Record 2646 | Poor condition code 4 | Active | no | 2007-08-21 |
Picnic Table Condition very bad. Priority urgent. Record 2990 | Very bad condition code 5 | Active | no | 2007-08-21 |
Picnic Table Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high. Record 3396 | Poor condition code 4 | Active | no | 2007-08-21 |
Picnic Table Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high. Record 4756 | Poor condition code 4 | Active | no | 2007-08-21 |
Picnic Table Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high. Record 6489 | Poor condition code 4 | Active | no | 2007-08-21 |
Picnic Table Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high. Record 7393 | Poor condition code 4 | Active | no | 2007-08-21 |
Picnic Table Condition very bad. Priority urgent. Record 8093 | Very bad condition code 5 | Active | no | 2007-08-21 |
Picnic Table Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high. Record 8689 | Poor condition code 4 | Active | no | 2007-08-21 |
Showing all 19 public repair candidates.
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Send a condition note →Public assets
All 144Furnishings the City inventories here, with each item's condition score — 1 is good, 5 is very bad. Asset photos aren't public yet.
Bench×42
5×14×83×92×81×1–×12–×3
Picnic Table×34
5×24×73×192×31×2–×1
Permanent Bollard×29
3×232×6
Permanent Trash Can×26
3×22×141×1–×9
Drinking Fountain×6
13–224
Kiosk×2
–2
Memorial×2
2–
Art Work×1
–
Bike Rack×1
–
Litter Bag Dispenser×1
2
Official Portland.gov profile
From the City's park page
Mt. Tabor Park on Portland.gov
This page contains information about Mt. Tabor Park in Portland, Oregon's Mt. Tabor neighborhood.
Mt. Tabor Park is one of Portland's most beloved parks. Located in Southeast Portland's Mt. Tabor neighborhood, this 176-acre park sits on an extinct volcanic cinder cone and offers a rare mix of forest, history, views, and recreation in the middle of the city.
Visitors can enjoy paved and unpaved paths, picnic areas, playgrounds, tennis courts, a basketball court, volleyball court, horseshoe pit, an outdoor stage, and a dog off-leash area. The park also has accessible picnic areas, an accessible play area, and an accessible restroom at the summit.
Mt. Tabor is a great place for a short walk, a longer hike, a family picnic, or a quiet break under the trees. Its trails and stairways connect open lawns, wooded areas, scenic overlooks, and historic open reservoirs. On clear days, visitors can see downtown Portland, the West Hills, and Mt. Hood from the park's higher points.
City label
Park
Year acquired
1909
Official acres
176.042
City section
SE
Neighborhood
Mt. Tabor
Hours
Park Hours: 5am to 11:59pmVehicle Access Hours: 5am to 10pm The park is closed to motor vehicles all day Wednesday, and from 10pm to 5am all other days. The road gates at Salmon, Lincoln/Harrison, and Yamhill Streets will be closed during those times. Pets not allowed within Mt. Tabor Amphitheater on days of concerts.
Amenities and activities
Accessible picnic areaAccessible play areaAccessible restroomHorseshoe pitPicnic shelterPicnic tablePlaygroundPlazaStatue or public artStage (outdoor)Dog off-leash areaPaths (paved)Paths (unpaved)Basketball courtTennis court (lighted)Volleyball court
This page, on a sign
The QR label for this park points here. Print labels →
https://parks.portlandciviclab.org/parks/mt-tabor-park-275?utm_source=park_qr&utm_medium=sign&utm_campaign=park_275
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.