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Multnomah · District 4 · Mid-size park · 6.3 acres
'Scht Wiwnu 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, play on a field, and use a restroom.
Hours
5am to midnight
Getting there
SW 21st Avenue and Capitol Hill Road Portland, OR 97219
Dogs
Dogs on leash
Access
Accessible restroom
Photo from the City's park pagePark history
This park was originally known as Custer Park. In December 2020, it was given the temporary name "A Park" by retired Portland Commissioner Amanda Fritz. As commissioner-in-charge of PP&R, she directed the bureau to engage in a community-supported renaming process to determine an appropriate permanent name.
In early 2022, PP&R directed staff to conduct a joint renaming process for A Park and Wilson Outdoor Pool. In spring 2022, 12 community members who represented diverse lived experiences, identities, and expertise began serving on a committee to review community submissions and recommend new names for both "A Park" and Wilson Outdoor Pool. The committee recommended the name Ida B. Wells Outdoor Pool to replace Wilson in November 2022.
In 2023, the naming committee determined the new park name should honor local tribes and Indigenous communities. They selected a short list of names and directed PP&R to conduct further engagement with local Native community members to determine the finalist. To provide an authentic effort to rename the park, PP&R contracted with Serina Fast Horse of Kimimela Consulting, an outreach consultant who is Lakota and Blackfeet and a lifelong member of the urban Indigenous community of Portland, to lead the outreach process in 2024. From that process, the name 'Schit Wiwnu was recommended as the permanent name for the 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
…play
- let my kids playPlayground
- let every kid playAccessible play area
- play in natureNature play area
…compete
- play on a fieldAny sport field
- play soccerSoccer or futsal field
- play ballBaseball or softball
…get here and move
- be in a parkAny park
- walk or roll on pavementPaved path
…be in nature
- be in a natural areaNatural 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
- 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
- Evening use — needs park lighting
- 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 →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.
- Neighborhood House · 0.5 acres0.4 mi
On record: 1 playground.
- Capitol Hill Elementary · Portland Public Schools · 4.4 acres0.5 mi
On record: 1 playground.
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
- be in a park
- let my kids play
- let every kid play
- +2 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
- play on a field
- play soccer
- play ball
- use a restroom
- use an accessible restroom
- +5 more
0 programs · 0 events starts captured
Summer
Jun–Aug
Water, shade, long evenings — the season the system is built around.
- use a restroom
- use an accessible restroom
- be in a park
- let my kids play
- let every kid play
- play in nature
- +5 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
- play on a field
- be in a natural area
- use an accessible restroom
- be in a park
- let my kids play
- +5 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 'Scht Wiwnu Park
This park has facilities you can reserve. Booking happens on the city's official systems — every link below goes straight there.
Partners & friends
The whole ecosystemCommunity organizations that steward, fund, operate, or run programs at 'Scht Wiwnu Park. Labels show what is confirmed and what is still being filled in.
Confederated Tribes of Warm SpringsCo-manages this parkConfirmed
Intergovernmental partners
Portland.gov — 'Scht Wiwnu ParkSupport this park
Real ways to help 'Scht Wiwnu 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 35 assessed assets at this park, 14% 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 · 2Above fair · 7Fair · 21Poor · 4Very bad · 1
Assessed asset families here
Amenities & furnishings2007 (2007–2026)Bridges2021Buildings2018Fences2022Pathways & trailsPlayground equipment2020Sport fields
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 7Furnishings the City inventories here, with each item's condition score — 1 is good, 5 is very bad. Asset photos aren't public yet.
Bench×4
1332
Bleacher×1
3
Drinking Fountain×1
2
Permanent Trash Can×1
2
Official Portland.gov profile
From the City's park page
'Scht Wiwnu Park on Portland.gov
'Scht Wiwnu is a treasured community gathering space in Southwest Portland. With over six acres of space, it includes sports fields, an accessible restroom, an accessible play area, and more.
Portland Parks & Recreation announces that the bureau's volunteer naming committee has chosen ‘Scht Wiwnu (pronounced Ish-chit Way-el-noo) as the new name for the Southwest Portland park formerly known as Custer Park / A Park. Listen to the pronunciation by playing the video below.
The park's new name means "path of the huckleberry" and comes from the Ichishkin Sńwit language. Ichishkin Sńwit is spoken by Native American tribes from the Columbia River area, including the Nez Perce, Umatilla, Warm Springs, and Yakama tribes. ‘Scht Wiwnu Park includes a PP&R nature patch that contains a path planted with native huckleberries, an important First Food (traditional food) for local tribes.
"This process began with community members coming together in the belief that this park should reflect dignity and truth. At times, that advocacy was met with resistance, even moments of tension, yet the commitment to change remained rooted in care for the land and for future generations," said Amanda Squiemphen-Yazzie, a naming committee member who is Wasco, Yakima, Navajo and a Citizen of Warm Springs Nation.
City label
Park
Year acquired
1954
Official acres
6.325
City section
SW
Neighborhood
Multnomah
Hours
Park hours: 5am to midnight
Amenities and activities
Accessible play areaAccessible restroomNature patchPlaygroundPaths (paved)Soccer fieldSoftball 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/scht-wiwnu-park-31?utm_source=park_qr&utm_medium=sign&utm_campaign=park_31
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.