Friends of Spring Garden ParkStewards this parkConfirmed
Friends groups
Portland.gov — Spring Garden ParkMultnomah · District 4 · Mid-size park · 4.6 acres
Spring Garden 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 gather out of the rain.
Hours
5:00am-midnight
Getting there
3332 SW Spring Garden Street Portland, OR 97219
Dogs
Dogs on leash
Access
Accessible restroom
Photo from the City's park pagePark history
PP&R's first nature play area was completed in November 2011 as a result of collaboration between the bureau, Friends of Spring Garden Park, and Umpqua Bank's Multnomah Village Store. TriMet donated a tree from their property on Lincoln Street to supply wood and materials to the project. The tree had to be removed during construction of TriMet’s Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail project.
The Friends of Spring Garden Park had a key role in cultivating community support for the park, and enthusiastically engaged neighbors in the planning and design process.
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
…get here and move
- be in a parkAny park
- walk or roll on pavementPaved path
- walk a soft pathUnpaved path
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
- 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
- Evening use — needs park lighting
- Gatherings & events — needs park lighting
- League play — needs any sport field or any sport court
- 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
- be in a park
- +3 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
- +3 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
- run through water
- use a restroom
- use an accessible restroom
- gather out of the rain
- be in a park
- +4 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
- be in a park
- let my kids play
- +3 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 | 7 | 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 Spring Garden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 5 | $110.00 | Sheltered PowerADAKey |
- · No vehicle access allowed.
- · ADA accessible.
- · 1 covered table, 4 uncovered.
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 Spring Garden Park. Labels show what is confirmed and what is still being filled in.
Support this park
Real ways to help Spring Garden 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 85 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 · 46Above fair · 10Fair · 17Poor · 8Very bad · 4
Assessed asset families here
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 27Furnishings the City inventories here, with each item's condition score — 1 is good, 5 is very bad. Asset photos aren't public yet.
Bench×11
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Picnic Table×6
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Bike Rack×4
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Permanent Trash Can×4
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Art Work×1
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Drinking Fountain×1
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Official Portland.gov profile
From the City's park page
Spring Garden Park on Portland.gov
Spring Garden Park's nature-based play areas foster imaginative unstructured play for all.
Spring Garden Park was at first an undeveloped hillside covering 4.65 acres. But after extensive community input, planning, and work by PP&R staff and contractors, the park is now a gleaming, neighborhood destination which includes:
City label
Park
Year acquired
1999
Official acres
4.564
City section
SW
Neighborhood
Multnomah
Hours
Park hours: 5:00am-midnight
Amenities and activities
Accessible play areaAccessible restroomPicnic shelterPicnic tablePlaygroundPaths (paved)Paths (unpaved)Splash pad
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/spring-garden-park-678?utm_source=park_qr&utm_medium=sign&utm_campaign=park_678
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.