Picnic shelters
Reserve a covered picnic site through the city's online reservation center.
Reserve on Portland.gov503-823-2525
Centennial · District 1 · Large park · 26 acres
Parklane 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 let my dog run.
Hours
5am to midnight
Getting there
SE 155th Avenue and Main Street Portland, OR 97233
Dogs
Off-leash area here
Access
Accessible restroom, accessible picnic area
Photo from the City's park pagePark history
In 1873, Francis Elliott claimed 640 acres through the Donation Land Claim Act, which was available primarily to white settlers, and included the land the park is now built. The area was comprised of small family farms and orchards. The park site itself was home to Douglas fir trees.
In the 1940s, Henry Troh opened a small airport called Troh’s Skypark on the current-day park site. The airport closed in the 1950s and was replaced by a sand and gravel quarry owned by the Oregon Asphaltic Paving Company. By 1984, the excavation reached the water table, and groundwater filled the quarry. The quarry was filled in the 1990s, largely with material excavated in the surrounding neighborhoods.
When the surrounding subdivisions were built in the 1970s, the land that is now Parklane Park, became a Multnomah County park. Neighbors planted many of the trees and installed red and white striped playground equipment, giving the park its nickname, Candy Cane Park. In 1993, the City of Portland acquired the park from Multnomah County.
The 1996 Centennial Neighborhood Plan recommended acquisition of 20 acres to the north, the site of the former gravel quarry. In 2001, the City purchased the three additional parcels from the Oregon Asphaltic Paving Company. In 2009, the Parklane Park Master Plan was completed, which created a community vision for the expanded park.
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
…compete
- play on a courtAny sport court
- shoot hoopsBasketball court
- play tennisTennis court
- play on a fieldAny sport field
- play soccerSoccer or futsal field
- skateSkate park or pump track
…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
- let my dog run fencedFenced dog 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.
- 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.
- Parklane Elementary and Oliver Middle · Centennial · 15.6 acres0.2 mi
On record: 3 tracks, 2 gardens, 2 athletics pitchs, 1 playground. Not recorded in this property’s inventory: running track.
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
+11 more
- let my kids play
- let every kid play
- play on a court
- shoot hoops
- play tennis
- skate
- walk a soft path
- picnic with everyone
- let my dog run
- let my dog run fenced
- see public art
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 soccer
- walk a soft path
- use a restroom
- use an accessible restroom
+13 more
- sit down to eat
- gather out of the rain
- be in a park
- let every kid play
- play on a court
- shoot hoops
- play tennis
- skate
- walk or roll on pavement
- picnic with everyone
- let my dog run
- let my dog run fenced
- see public art
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
+14 more
- let my kids play
- let every kid play
- play on a court
- shoot hoops
- play tennis
- play on a field
- play soccer
- skate
- walk or roll on pavement
- walk a soft path
- picnic with everyone
- let my dog run
- let my dog run fenced
- see public art
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
- play on a field
- use an accessible restroom
- sit down to eat
- be in a park
+13 more
- let my kids play
- let every kid play
- play on a court
- shoot hoops
- play tennis
- play soccer
- skate
- walk or roll on pavement
- walk a soft path
- picnic with everyone
- let my dog run
- let my dog run fenced
- see public art
0 programs · 0 events starts captured
What the record holds here, by season
| Season | Programs | Recurring events | One-time |
|---|---|---|---|
Winter Dec–Feb Not yet published | — | — | — |
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 2026-10; 1 month 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, gardens and interactive fountains spring through fall; everything else year-round) — not the City's schedule. Check posted hours for pools, splash pads, and restrooms. From 16 weekly catalog snapshots (2026-06-11 to 2026-10-12). "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 2026-10; 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 Parklane Park
This park has facilities you can reserve. Booking happens on the city's official systems — every link below goes straight there.
Athletic fields
Permit sports fields through PP&R's customer service center.
Reserve on Portland.gov503-823-2525
Partners & friends
The whole ecosystemOpportunity signal
No known partner is currently linked to Parklane Park in the Partnership Atlas. This is an opportunity signal, not an official priority.
See opportunity signalsSupport this park
Real ways to help Parklane 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. Historical project estimates appear below; they are separate from these condition records.
Historical cost profile · 2023 reporting
Parklane Park
$453.2K
2 distinct source rows. Proposed repair and improvement costs, not a current funding gap.
All-in annual service cost: Not established
Current remaining repair cost: Not verified
What the estimates cover
Play & gathering$240.6K
Courts, fields & golf$212.6K
Categories are Atlas labels based on project titles. Expansion and new provision are included where proposed; a project can include several kinds of work.
The work, cost & reason (2 source rows)
Playground renovation$240,562
Asset as named in source: Play Area A
Renovation or repair playground that was rated as 5 during playground assessment in 2020
KGW table row 799. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.
Original source table ↗Renovate sport field$212,615
Asset as named in source: Ball Field 1
Sport fields rated 4 or 5 in condition assessment
KGW table row 800. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.
Original source table ↗4 of 237 assessed built records are rated poor or very bad in the separate condition dataset. Condition ratings do not determine these dollar estimates.
Source: KGW’s November 2023 table. Current status, remaining scope and funding are unverified. Exact duplicate rows count once; other scope overlaps remain unresolved.
Compare repair estimates across parks →Annual service · FY 2026–27 adopted
A complete annual cost is not yet available.
This property has no named account linked in the public budget extract. Shared crews and citywide programs may still fund its care.
Later budget supplements and unallocated shared services are not included.
Annual breakdown & district context →District picture · District 1
This park in the district picture
The same public records, read the same way for every property, so this park can be set next to its district. Each figure keeps its own source and date. “Not available” means the source has no record for this property. It is not a zero.
People nearby
- Residents within a half mile
- 11,767
- Households within a half mile
- 4,475
2020 Census blocks whose centre point lies within a half mile of the park boundary, measured in a straight line. Residents, not visitors. Blocks outside the city limits count.
Recorded backlog
- Open backlog IDs
- 1
- Closed backlog IDs
- 7
Records in the PP&R backlog map workbook that name this property. The workbook publishes no cost field, so these are counts of records, not dollars.
Active capital projects
- Active geocoded projects
- 1
- Estimated cost, as published
- $16,000,000
- Funding source codes, as published
- GFOps, SDC
Geocoded PP&R capital projects at this property, a subset of the full capital program. The cost is the published estimated total project cost, not spending to date.
Who is on record
No partner agreement on record
The department-provided directory names no agreement here. Friends groups without a formal agreement are not captured.
From the department-provided partnership directory. It records what is on paper, not who does each task.
Condition across all assets
Citywide condition atlasAcross 237 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 · 192Above fair · 38Fair · 3Poor · 4Very bad · 0
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. These assessment records do not contain repair costs. Historical project estimates are shown separately.
Repair ledger
Public data does not currently flag repair candidates for this park. Additional PP&R maintenance exports can be added without changing the page structure.
Know this park?
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 136Furnishings 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×40
2×111×19–×10
Bench×33
2×41×21–×8
Permanent Bollard×20
2×16–×4
Permanent Trash Can×17
2×11×14–×2
Bike Rack×15
1×15
Drinking Fountain×7
–1–1111
Art Work×3
111
Memorial×1
–
Related capital projects
Parklane Park Development
Develop this new park adjacent to existing park (excluding the aquatic center, community garden, sport courts, and play area) with spray feature, paths, utilities, plantings, and site furniture. SDC funded.
ActivePredesign$16,000,000
Official Portland.gov profile
From the City's park page
Parklane Park on Portland.gov
Parklane Park construction is complete, and the park officially opened to the public on May 9, 2025.
Join the new Garden of Weedin' monthly volunteer event at the park. Help us tend to the garden beds every first Wednesday of the month, March through October! This event is family friendly.
This is a great opportunity to learn more about gardening and connect with your neighbors and community. Plant care activities may vary monthly. No experience is required to participate.
To learn more and sign up, visit our new Portland Parks and Recreation volunteer website!
City label
Park
Year acquired
1993
Official acres
25.601
City section
East
Neighborhood
Centennial
Hours
Park hours: 5am to midnight
Amenities and activities
Accessible outdoor tennis courtAccessible picnic areaAccessible play areaAccessible restroomBasketball courtDog off-leash areaFenced dog off-leash areaHas master planPaths (paved)Paths (unpaved)Picnic shelterPicnic tablePlaygroundSkate parkSoccer fieldSplash padStatue or public artTennis court (outdoor)
This page, on a sign
The QR label for this park points here. Print labels →
https://parks.portlandciviclab.org/parks/parklane-park-501?utm_source=park_qr&utm_medium=sign&utm_campaign=park_501
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.