Friends of Patton Square ParkFunds this parkConfirmed
Friends groups
Play-piece replacement fundraising example; no cost or completion status supplied.
PP&R FY2025–26 Partnerships & Volunteerism report, p. 9Overlook · District 2 · Small park · 1.3 acres
Patton Square 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, sit down to eat, and walk or roll on pavement.
Hours
5:00am-midnight
Getting there
N Interstate Avenue and Emerson Street Portland, OR 97217
Dogs
Dogs on leash
Access
Accessible picnic area
Photo from the City's park pagePark history
The park is named after pioneer Matthew Patton who owned land in the West Hills as well as in North Portland. Before 1913, North Interstate Avenue was called North Patton Avenue. When the street was connected to a new bridge over the Columbia River, the City renamed it to reflect its new function.
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
- sit down to eatPicnic table
…gather
- meet in a public squarePlaza or terrace
…play
- let my kids playPlayground
- let every kid playAccessible play area
…get here and move
- be in a parkAny park
- walk or roll on pavementPaved 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
- 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.
One addition to investigate
- Evening use — needs restroom
- Gatherings & events — needs restroom
- Summer water play — needs splash pad or wading pool or interactive fountain
- Markets & festivals — needs restroom
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.
- Beach Elementary · Portland Public Schools · 5.3 acres0.3 mi
On record: 3 playgrounds, 3 baseball pitchs, 3 four square pitchs, 2 tetherball pitchs, 1 basketball pitch, 1 funnel ball pitch, 1 track, 1 garden. Not recorded in this property’s inventory: basketball court, baseball or softball, running track.
- Ockley Green Middle · Portland Public Schools · 5.2 acres0.4 mi
On record: 4 four square pitchs, 1 playground, 1 basketball pitch, 1 garden, 1 baseball pitch, 1 track, 1 soccer pitch. Not recorded in this property’s inventory: basketball court, soccer or futsal field, baseball or softball, running track.
- Jefferson High · Portland Public Schools · 14.1 acres0.5 mi
On record: 6 athletics pitchs, 5 tracks, 2 tennis pitchs, 1 American football pitch, 1 soccer pitch, 1 baseball pitch. Not recorded in this property’s inventory: tennis court, soccer or futsal field, baseball or softball, 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.
- walk or roll on pavement
- sit down to eat
- meet in a public square
- be in a park
- let my kids play
- let every kid play
- +1 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
- sit down to eat
- meet in a public square
- be in a park
- let every kid play
- walk or roll on pavement
- +1 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
- meet in a public square
- be in a park
- let my kids play
- let every kid play
- walk or roll on pavement
- +1 more
0 programs · 0 events starts captured
Fall
Sep–Nov
Light shortens and leagues wind down; shelters and lighting carry the season.
- sit down to eat
- meet in a public square
- be in a park
- let my kids play
- let every kid play
- walk or roll on pavement
- +1 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.
Partners & friends
The whole ecosystemCommunity organizations that steward, fund, operate, or run programs at Patton Square Park. Labels show what is confirmed and what is still being filled in.
Support this park
Real ways to help Patton Square 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 31 assessed assets at this park, 6% 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 · 16Above fair · 3Fair · 10Poor · 2Very bad · 0
Assessed asset families here
Amenities & furnishings2007 (2007–2026)Buildings2018Pathways & trailsPlayground equipment2020
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
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 14Furnishings the City inventories here, with each item's condition score — 1 is good, 5 is very bad. Asset photos aren't public yet.
Bench×10
1111111111
Picnic Table×2
11
Drinking Fountain×1
1
Permanent Trash Can×1
1
Official Portland.gov profile
From the City's park page
Patton Square Park on Portland.gov
Learn more about closures and postponements related to the COVID-19 pandemic response.
City label
Park
Year acquired
1960
Official acres
1.257
City section
North
Neighborhood
Overlook
Hours
Park hours: 5:00am-midnight
Amenities and activities
Accessible picnic areaAccessible play areaPicnic tablePlaygroundPlazaPaths (paved)
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/patton-square-park-502?utm_source=park_qr&utm_medium=sign&utm_campaign=park_502
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.