District 3 / Southeast

Mt Tabor Park

Public asset records for this park are shown as a transparency layer. Itemized repair costs remain pending until Portland Parks & Recreation provides verified estimates.

174

Acres

144

Assets

Repair candidates

Replacement-flagged

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Official Portland.gov profile

City-published park details

Mt. Tabor Park on Portland.gov

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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

Neighborhood

Mt. Tabor

Location

SE 60th Avenue and Salmon Street Portland, OR 97215

Directions

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

Park 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.

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 shelters

Reserve a covered picnic site through the city's online reservation center.

Reserve on Portland.gov503-823-2525

Tennis & pickleball courts

Reserve outdoor courts through PP&R's registration system.

Reserve on Portland.gov

Partners & friends

The whole ecosystem

Community organizations that steward, fund, or run programs at Mt Tabor Park. Every relationship is sourced.

Friends of Mt. Tabor ParkStewards this park

Friends groups

Repair ledger

Assessment dates are copied from the public Parks Amenities layer. Old dates mean this source does not publish a newer assessment for that asset, not that we have confirmed no newer internal inspection exists. PP&R does not publish itemized repair costs, so this ledger shows needs without dollar figures.

Permanent Trash Can

Permanent Trash Can is flagged because the public asset record shows fair condition (public code 2).

high

Fair condition (public code 2)Status: RemovedReplacement field: no

Public note: Remove- replace across the pathway by stairs add pad

Asset record 736Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-08-21; recency check needed

PP&R does not publish an itemized repair cost for this record, so none is shown.

Picnic Table

Picnic Table is flagged because the public asset record shows poor condition (public code 4).

high

Poor condition (public code 4)Status: ActiveReplacement field: no

Asset record 823Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-08-21; recency check needed

PP&R does not publish an itemized repair cost for this record, so none is shown.

Bench

Bench is flagged because the public asset record shows poor condition (public code 4).

high

Poor condition (public code 4)Status: ActiveReplacement field: no

Asset record 1070Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-08-21; recency check needed

PP&R does not publish an itemized repair cost for this record, so none is shown.

Bench

Bench is flagged because the public asset record shows poor condition (public code 4).

high

Poor condition (public code 4)Status: ActiveReplacement field: no

Asset record 1125Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-08-21; recency check needed

PP&R does not publish an itemized repair cost for this record, so none is shown.

Permanent Trash Can

Permanent Trash Can is flagged because the public asset record shows fair condition (public code 2).

high

Fair condition (public code 2)Status: RemovedReplacement field: no

Public note: Remove and replace- move away from the rock wall that’s crumbling. Across the way to the NW corner of the basketball courts.

Asset record 1607Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-08-21; recency check needed

PP&R does not publish an itemized repair cost for this record, so none is shown.

Picnic Table

Picnic Table is flagged because the public asset record shows poor condition (public code 4).

high

Poor condition (public code 4)Status: ActiveReplacement field: no

Asset record 2646Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-08-21; recency check needed

PP&R does not publish an itemized repair cost for this record, so none is shown.

Picnic Table

Picnic Table is flagged because the public asset record shows critical condition (public code 5).

urgent

Critical condition (public code 5)Status: ActiveReplacement field: no

Asset record 2990Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-08-21; recency check needed

PP&R does not publish an itemized repair cost for this record, so none is shown.

Picnic Table

Picnic Table is flagged because the public asset record shows poor condition (public code 4).

high

Poor condition (public code 4)Status: ActiveReplacement field: no

Asset record 3396Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-08-21; recency check needed

PP&R does not publish an itemized repair cost for this record, so none is shown.

Permanent Trash Can

Permanent Trash Can is flagged because the public asset record shows fair condition (public code 2).

high

Fair condition (public code 2)Status: RemovedReplacement field: no

Asset record 3408Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-08-21; recency check needed

PP&R does not publish an itemized repair cost for this record, so none is shown.

Picnic Table

Picnic Table is flagged because the public asset record shows poor condition (public code 4).

high

Poor condition (public code 4)Status: ActiveReplacement field: no

Asset record 4756Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-08-21; recency check needed

PP&R does not publish an itemized repair cost for this record, so none is shown.

Bench

Bench is flagged because the public asset record shows poor condition (public code 4).

high

Poor condition (public code 4)Status: ActiveReplacement field: no

Asset record 4835Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-08-21; recency check needed

PP&R does not publish an itemized repair cost for this record, so none is shown.

Bench

Bench is flagged because the public asset record shows poor condition (public code 4).

high

Poor condition (public code 4)Status: ActiveReplacement field: no

Asset record 4918Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-08-21; recency check needed

PP&R does not publish an itemized repair cost for this record, so none is shown.

Bench

Bench is flagged because the public asset record shows poor condition (public code 4).

high

Poor condition (public code 4)Status: ActiveReplacement field: no

Asset record 5847Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-08-21; recency check needed

PP&R does not publish an itemized repair cost for this record, so none is shown.

Bench

Bench is flagged because the public asset record shows poor condition (public code 4).

high

Poor condition (public code 4)Status: ActiveReplacement field: no

Asset record 6132Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-08-21; recency check needed

PP&R does not publish an itemized repair cost for this record, so none is shown.

Picnic Table

Picnic Table is flagged because the public asset record shows poor condition (public code 4).

high

Poor condition (public code 4)Status: ActiveReplacement field: no

Asset record 6489Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-08-21; recency check needed

PP&R does not publish an itemized repair cost for this record, so none is shown.

Permanent Trash Can

Permanent Trash Can is flagged because the public asset record shows fair condition (public code 2).

high

Fair condition (public code 2)Status: RemovedReplacement field: no

Public note: Replace 2 when shelter done

Asset record 6559Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-08-21; recency check needed

PP&R does not publish an itemized repair cost for this record, so none is shown.

Bench

Bench is flagged because the public asset record shows poor condition (public code 4).

high

Poor condition (public code 4)Status: ActiveReplacement field: no

Asset record 6624Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-08-21; recency check needed

PP&R does not publish an itemized repair cost for this record, so none is shown.

Permanent Trash Can

Permanent Trash Can is flagged because the public asset record shows condition not published.

high

Condition not publishedStatus: RemovedReplacement field: no

Asset record 7134Mapped asset pointdate not published

PP&R does not publish an itemized repair cost for this record, so none is shown.

Picnic Table

Picnic Table is flagged because the public asset record shows poor condition (public code 4).

high

Poor condition (public code 4)Status: ActiveReplacement field: no

Asset record 7393Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-08-21; recency check needed

PP&R does not publish an itemized repair cost for this record, so none is shown.

Picnic Table

Picnic Table is flagged because the public asset record shows critical condition (public code 5).

urgent

Critical condition (public code 5)Status: ActiveReplacement field: no

Asset record 8093Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-08-21; recency check needed

PP&R does not publish an itemized repair cost for this record, so none is shown.

Bench

Bench is flagged because the public asset record shows poor condition (public code 4).

high

Poor condition (public code 4)Status: ActiveReplacement field: no

Asset record 8562Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-08-21; recency check needed

PP&R does not publish an itemized repair cost for this record, so none is shown.

Bench

Bench is flagged because the public asset record shows critical condition (public code 5).

urgent

Critical condition (public code 5)Status: ActiveReplacement field: no

Asset record 8609Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-08-21; recency check needed

PP&R does not publish an itemized repair cost for this record, so none is shown.

Permanent Trash Can

Permanent Trash Can is flagged because the public asset record shows fair condition (public code 2).

high

Fair condition (public code 2)Status: RemovedReplacement field: no

Public note: Remove and replace up the hill- pad needed

Asset record 8677Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-08-21; recency check needed

PP&R does not publish an itemized repair cost for this record, so none is shown.

Picnic Table

Picnic Table is flagged because the public asset record shows poor condition (public code 4).

high

Poor condition (public code 4)Status: ActiveReplacement field: no

Asset record 8689Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-08-21; recency check needed

PP&R does not publish an itemized repair cost for this record, so none is shown.

Drinking Fountain

Drinking Fountain is flagged because the public asset record shows poor condition (public code 4).

high

Poor condition (public code 4)Status: ActiveReplacement field: no

Asset record 0275-DF-2Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-08-21; recency check needed

PP&R does not publish an itemized repair cost for this record, so none is shown.

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QR destination

https://parks.portlandciviclab.org/parks/mt-tabor-park-275?utm_source=park_qr&utm_medium=sign&utm_campaign=park_275

Public assets

All 144

The public asset layer includes `PictureID` and `Hyper_pic`, but those values point to PP&R internal file-share paths, not public image URLs. Asset-level inspection photos need a PP&R export or public ArcGIS attachments before this app can render them.

Public photo from the official Portland.gov park page

Art Work

Condition: NA · Status: Active

Bench

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Bench

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Bench

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Bench

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Bench

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Bench

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Bike Rack

Condition: Unknown · Status: Active

Drinking Fountain

Condition: 1 · Status: Active

Drinking Fountain

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Drinking Fountain

Condition: Unknown · Status: Active

Drinking Fountain

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Drinking Fountain

Condition: 2 · Status: Active

Drinking Fountain

Condition: 4 · Status: Active

Kiosk

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Kiosk

Condition: 2 · Status: Active

Litter Bag Dispenser

Condition: 2 · Status: Active

Memorial

Condition: 2 · Status: Active

Memorial

Condition: NA · Status: Active

Permanent Bollard

Condition: 3 · Status: Active

Permanent Bollard

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Permanent Bollard

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Permanent Bollard

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Permanent Bollard

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Permanent Bollard

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Permanent Bollard

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Permanent Bollard

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Permanent Bollard

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Permanent Bollard

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Permanent Bollard

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Permanent Bollard

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Permanent Trash Can

Condition: 3 · Status: Active

Permanent Trash Can

Condition: 2 · Status: Removed

Permanent Trash Can

Condition: 2 · Status: Active

Permanent Trash Can

Condition: Unknown · Status: Active

Permanent Trash Can

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Permanent Trash Can

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Permanent Trash Can

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Permanent Trash Can

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Permanent Trash Can

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Permanent Trash Can

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Permanent Trash Can

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Permanent Trash Can

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Permanent Trash Can

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Permanent Trash Can

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Permanent Trash Can

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Permanent Trash Can

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Permanent Trash Can

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Permanent Trash Can

Condition: 2 · Status: Removed

Permanent Trash Can

Condition: 2 · Status: Active

Picnic Table

Condition: Unknown · Status: Active

Picnic Table

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Picnic Table

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Picnic Table

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Picnic Table

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