Athletic fields
Permit sports fields through PP&R's customer service center.
Reserve on Portland.gov503-823-2525
District 4 / Westside
University 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.
11
Acres
25
Assets
3
Repair candidates
3
Replacement-flagged
Support this park
Real ways to help University 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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Official Portland.gov profile
City-published park details
University Park on Portland.gov
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City label
Park
Year acquired
1953
Official acres
11.49
City section
North
Neighborhood
Portsmouth
Hours
Park hours: 5:00am-midnight To reserve a sports field, call 503-823-2525.
Amenities and activities
Accessible restroomPicnic tablePlaygroundPaths (paved)Soccer fieldSoftball fieldBaseball field
Park history
University Park is named after Portland University, a Methodist college which was founded in 1891 in a split from Willamette University. Due to financial difficulties, the school closed in 1900. The campus was located in what is now the University Park neighborhood and later became the home of the University of Portland. The original campus building, West Hall (renamed Waldschmidt Hall in 1992), still stands and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
All dogs must be leashed in this park.
Reserve at University 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 ecosystemOpportunity signal
No known partner is currently linked to University Park in the Partnership Atlas. This is an opportunity signal, not an official priority.
See opportunity signalsCondition across all assets
Citywide condition atlasAcross 80 assessed assets at this park, 18%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.
Good · 5Above fair · 15Fair · 46Poor · 13Very bad · 1
Assessed asset families here
Amenities & furnishings2007 (2007–2026)Buildings2018Fences2022Pathways & trailsPlayground equipment2020Sport fieldsSport courts
Condition is rated 1 (good) to 5 (very bad); blank 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
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.
Picnic Table
Picnic Table is flagged because the public asset record shows critical condition (public code 5).
Critical condition (public code 5)Status: ActiveReplacement field: no
Asset record 1797Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-07-23; 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).
Poor condition (public code 4)Status: ActiveReplacement field: no
Public note: Graffiti
Asset record 0824-DF-3Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-07-23; 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).
Poor condition (public code 4)Status: ActiveReplacement field: no
Asset record 7063Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-07-23; recency check needed
PP&R does not publish an itemized repair cost for this record, so none is shown.
Showing all 3 public repair candidates.
QR destination
https://parks.portlandciviclab.org/parks/university-park-824?utm_source=park_qr&utm_medium=sign&utm_campaign=park_824
Public assets
All 25The 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 pageArt Work
Condition: Unknown · Status: Active
Bench
Condition: 2 · Status: Active
Bench
Condition: 2 · Status: Active
Bench
Condition: 4 · Status: Active
Bench
Condition: 2 · Status: Active
Bench
Condition: 2 · Status: Active
Bench
Condition: 2 · Status: Active
Bike Rack
Condition: 1 · Status: Active
Bike Rack
Condition: 1 · Status: Active
Bike Rack
Condition: 1 · Status: Active
Bike Rack
Condition: 3 · Status: Active
Bike Rack
Condition: 1 · Status: Active
Bleacher
Condition: 3 · Status: Active
Drinking Fountain
Condition: 3 · Status: Active
Drinking Fountain
Condition: 3 · Status: Active
Drinking Fountain
Condition: 4 · Status: Active
Memorial
Condition: Unknown · Status: Active
Permanent Trash Can
Condition: Unknown · Status: Active
Permanent Trash Can
Condition: 2 · Status: Active
Permanent Trash Can
Condition: Unknown · Status: Active
Permanent Trash Can
Condition: 2 · Status: Active
Permanent Trash Can
Condition: 2 · Status: Active
Picnic Table
Condition: 5 · Status: Active
Picnic Table
Condition: 2 · Status: Active
Picnic Table
Condition: 3 · Status: Active
Related capital projects
University Park Diamond Field
No public description.
ActivePhase pending$990,000