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Arlington Heights · District 4 · Very large park · 243 acres

Washington 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 information

Confirm the inferred property type with PP&R.

Suggest a correction

Published activities: let my kids play, play on a field, and gather out of the rain.

Hours
5:00 am - 10:00 pmClosed to vehicles at 10:00 pm
Getting there
Head of SW Park Place Portland, OR 97210
Dogs
Dogs on leash
Access
Accessible restroom
Washington Park AmphitheaterPhoto from the City's park page

Park history

Originally acquired in 1871, Washington Park is one of the oldest parks in Portland. The city originally purchased the 40.78 acres in 1871 from Amos N. King for $32,624. Many people questioned the purchase given that the site was thick with brush and timber, and cougar roamed the hills.

City Park, as Washington Park was originally known until 1912, developed slowly. In 1885, the city hired Charles M. Myers as its first park keeper. A native of Germany and a seaman, Myers had no formal training but enthusiastically began to develop the park by using his memories of European parks as a guide.

By 1900, the park had developed from a wilderness to a place of drives, walkways, formal plantings, lawns, clipped hedges, and ornamental flower displays.

In 1903, John C. Olmsted toured Portland and recommended changes of lasting usefulness to the park: he advised changing the name from City Park to one of more distinction, moving the main entrance to Park Place, separating vehicular traffic from foot traffic, and restoring some of the formally planted areas to their natural beauty with native shrubs and ground cover.

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
…gather
…play
…cool off
…compete
…get here and move
…be in nature
…remember and belong

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.
  • Gatherings & events — Concerts, movies, cultural events.
  • 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
  • Summer water play — needs splash pad or wading pool or all swimming pools 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.

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Something specific to this park — the thing you'd use it for if it were here.

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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
  • find a published trail
  • use an accessible restroom
  • sit down to eat
  • +13 more
    • watch a show
    • meet in a public square
    • be in a park
    • let my kids play
    • let every kid play
    • sit by a fountain
    • play on a court
    • play tennis
    • walk a soft path
    • park a car in a paid lot
    • look out over water
    • see public art
    • visit a historic place
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
  • find a published trail
  • use a restroom
  • +15 more
    • use an accessible restroom
    • sit down to eat
    • gather out of the rain
    • watch a show
    • meet in a public square
    • be in a park
    • let every kid play
    • sit by a fountain
    • play on a court
    • play tennis
    • walk or roll on pavement
    • park a car in a paid lot
    • look out over water
    • see public art
    • visit a historic place
0 programs · 0 events starts captured
Summer
Jun–Aug

Water, shade, long evenings — the season the system is built around.

  • sit down to eat
  • watch a show
  • use a restroom
  • use an accessible restroom
  • gather out of the rain
  • meet in a public square
  • +15 more
    • be in a park
    • let my kids play
    • let every kid play
    • sit by a fountain
    • play on a court
    • play tennis
    • play on a field
    • play soccer
    • walk or roll on pavement
    • walk a soft path
    • find a published trail
    • park a car in a paid lot
    • look out over water
    • see public art
    • visit a historic place
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
  • find a published trail
  • use an accessible restroom
  • sit down to eat
  • +15 more
    • watch a show
    • meet in a public square
    • be in a park
    • let my kids play
    • let every kid play
    • sit by a fountain
    • play on a court
    • play tennis
    • play soccer
    • walk or roll on pavement
    • walk a soft path
    • park a car in a paid lot
    • look out over water
    • see public art
    • visit a historic place
0 programs · 0 events starts captured
What the record holds here, by season
SeasonProgramsRecurring eventsOne-time
Winter Dec–Feb
Not yet published
———
Spring Mar–May
Recorded from 2026-06-11
000
Summer Jun–Aug
Recorded from 2026-06-11
0210
Fall Sep–Nov
Recorded through 2026-10; 1 month still to come
050
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 Washington 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
SiteTablesFeeFeatures
A11$76.50
B6$41.00
C9$59.25
D5$149.50
Sheltered
  • · Parking fee required.

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 ecosystem

Community organizations that steward, fund, operate, or run programs at Washington Park. Labels show what is confirmed and what is still being filled in.

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

Washington Park

Includes: Children Museum

$64.4M

30 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

Other / mixed scope$37.8M
Play & gathering$17.4M
Parking & site infrastructure$3.7M
Paths & access$3.2M
Roofs & buildings$1.7M
Landscape & habitat$359.8K
Restrooms & drinking water$42K
Energy & building systems$35.1K

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 (30 source rows)
Visitor Centers$22,499,450

Asset as named in source: Washington Park

South Entry Garden Plaza, indoor garden, amphitheater upgrades

KGW table row 1102. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.

Original source table ↗
Staff Facility Improvements$14,197,681

Asset as named in source: Washington Park

Natural Area Maintenance Facility, current maintenance facilities expansion, Rose Garden restroom and Curators office upgrade

KGW table row 1106. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.

Original source table ↗
Playground and Recreation Improvements$9,594,648

Asset as named in source: Washington Park

Forest Canopy Walk,

KGW table row 1088. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.

Original source table ↗
Visitor Centers, Plaza Improvements, Food$7,459,839

Asset as named in source: Washington Park

Hoyt Center improvements, W. Burnside Gateway, Zoo entry court, South entry visitor center, Depot Café, Rose Garden Interim Visitor Center, Rose Garden Plaza

KGW table row 1089. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.

Original source table ↗
Transportation, Parking and Entry Improvements$3,597,993

Asset as named in source: Washington Park

New parking lots,

KGW table row 1100. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.

Original source table ↗
Fischer Lane Trailhead for Wildwood Trail Access$2,352,096

Asset as named in source: Not specified

- Fischer Lane Trailhead for Wildwood Trail Access (Washington Park Master Plan 2018 Phase 1). - The project was proposed by staff in October, 2019, and is the next phase of improvements to support the Bridge over Burnside. - The project is included in the 2018 Washington Park Master Plan

KGW table row 1103. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.

Original source table ↗
Demolish Portland children museum building$1,020,002

Asset as named in source: Portland children museum

Demolish At-Risk Building (based on third-party analysis). Significant operational expenditure and risk to keep in-as-is state. Coordinate with Property. Removal allows increased operational investment at public-serving facilities. Property Priority - complication with Verizon lease

KGW table row 1115. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.

Original source table ↗
Rock Wall Repairs$1,017,755

Asset as named in source: Washington Park

Disassemble and re-stack or modify dry-stack and mortar stone walls at Washington Park. A drainage ditch may also be required. Replaces CIP 2352, projects were split out by site.

KGW table row 1116. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.

Original source table ↗
Replace Elephant Barn Roof$529,222

Asset as named in source: Washington Park

- Roof is leaking and deteriorated. - The soffit and facer boards on the southwest corner show signs of rotting and may need to be replaced. - The roof need to replace

KGW table row 1092. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.

Original source table ↗
Ecological Improvements$359,799

Asset as named in source: Washington Park

Invasive Species Removal - replanting

KGW table row 1096. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.

Original source table ↗
Playground renovation$328,039

Asset as named in source: Play Area A

Renovation or repair playground that was rated as 4 during playground assessment in 2020

KGW table row 1097. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.

Original source table ↗
Gold Medal Garden Path Repair$320,831

Asset as named in source: Washington Park - International Rose Test Garden

pave new perimeter path to prevent mud and dirt footpaths toward the exterior of the Gold Medal Garden

KGW table row 1098. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.

Original source table ↗
Pathway Gutters$309,615

Asset as named in source: Washington Park

Rebuild gutters along pedestrian path from North Restroom to Burnside.

KGW table row 1099. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.

Original source table ↗
Wash Pk Old Maintenance Building Demolished$177,042

Asset as named in source: Washington Park

Replaces 2355A $ 127,400 Demolish old maintenance building, costs are too high to refurbish existing structure.

KGW table row 1104. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.

Original source table ↗
Reservoir Trail$119,933

Asset as named in source: Washington Park

Water Bureau contribution $50K toward construction of a soft surface trail connector from the lower portion of SW Sherwood Blvd to the MAC Trail, behind the Rose Garden. (email from Victor Sanders March 2017)

KGW table row 1108. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.

Original source table ↗
Renovate parking lot_Parking Area K$115,711

Asset as named in source: Parking Area K

Repair parking lot that was rated 5 in condition assessment. Repair include surface, drainage and curb. approx area= 4000 sq.ft

KGW table row 1109. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.

Original source table ↗
Decomposing of stairs$65,963

Asset as named in source: Washington Park

The stairs from the bear house to W Burnside St. is in very bad condition. They need to decompose as there is alternative way from bear house to W Burnside St.

KGW table row 1090. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.

Original source table ↗
Playground A Repair$58,802

Asset as named in source: Washington Park

Near Elephant House: - Removal and replacement of existing Wildwood play structures near elephant house. - Wildwood play equipment is no longer manufactured. Structures have outlived their useful life. - Remove large areas of concrete and rubber surfacing, expand play area footprint. - Playground Surface Area, tile surfacing- rubber tiles have reached the end of their lifespan. Large gaps and edges starting to lift all over playground area. This is creating trip hazards. - Plastic spinner metal alphabet tabs coming loose creating a hazard Note that these improvements could trigger the requirement to bring other aspects of the park up to ADA.

KGW table row 1091. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.

Original source table ↗
Automatic ceiling sprinklers- Children Museum$47,042

Asset as named in source: Children Museum

Improve and provide Sprinkler system to chidlen museum as below: - Provide automatic ceiling sprinklers in the "Fish Bowl" section of the building per the City's property insurer, FM Global. - Provide automatic sprinklers for the unprotected concealed spaces per the City's property insurer, FM Global. -Improve seismic bracing on the automatic sprinkler system per the City's property insurer, FM Global.

KGW table row 1093. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.

Original source table ↗
Install new evaporator$45,575

Asset as named in source: Washington Park

Furnish and install new evaporator on 30RAN chiller #2. Recharge both circuits to factory specs.

KGW table row 1094. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.

Original source table ↗
Repair the gutters of restroom C$41,977

Asset as named in source: Washington Park

Repair the gutters of Men's and women's bathroom. They are leaking inside the restrooms

KGW table row 1095. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.

Original source table ↗
Seismic protection improvement$29,983

Asset as named in source: Portland Childrens Museum

Improve seismic bracing on the automatic sprinkler system.

KGW table row 1101. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.

Original source table ↗
Rose garden Sidewalk$17,641

Asset as named in source: Washington Park

No reason or scope description supplied.

KGW table row 1105. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.

Original source table ↗
Bike Lane in front of the zoo$12,497

Asset as named in source: Road

Please repair uneven and broken up surface of the bike lane in front of the zoo in PP&R's parking lot.

KGW table row 1107. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.

Original source table ↗
MAC Trail concrete repair$11,760

Asset as named in source: Washington Park

Scrape out footprint of MAC Trail concrete repair

KGW table row 1110. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.

Original source table ↗
ESPC-III_Buildings Lighting to LEDs$11,760

Asset as named in source: Maintenance

LED conversion for Exterior and Interior Lights

KGW table row 1111. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.

Original source table ↗
ESPC-III_Buildings Lighting to LEDs$11,760

Asset as named in source: Restroom

LED conversion for Exterior and Interior Lights

KGW table row 1112. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.

Original source table ↗
Replace old HVAC system$11,571

Asset as named in source: Rose Garden Store and Downtown District Headquarters

Placeholder: replace HVAC system that was installed before 2000

KGW table row 1113. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.

Original source table ↗
Renovate parking lot_Parking Area X$11,571

Asset as named in source: Parking Area X

Repair parking lot that was rated 4 in condition assessment. Repair include surface, drainage and curb. approx area= 378 sq.ft

KGW table row 1114. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.

Original source table ↗
Upgrade building upon workspace assessment outcome$0

Asset as named in source: Not specified

No reason or scope description supplied.

KGW table row 1117. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.

Original source table ↗

18 of 226 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.

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Annual service · FY 2026–27 adopted

$2.3M in linked site-account budgets

This is the known portion across 1 named account, including personnel, materials, City services and any capital outlay. It is budgeted, not actual spending or the full cost of this park.

Later budget supplements and unallocated shared services are not included.

Annual breakdown & district context →

District picture · District 4

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
17,759
Households within a half mile
11,007

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
42
Closed backlog IDs
35

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
$200,000
Funding source codes, as published
MM-WP Parking Fees

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

Partner operates an asset here

A partner is on record operating a facility or program site at this property. City crews may still care for the grounds.

  • Astound Broadband, LLC · License, Feb 1, 2026 to Jan 31, 2036Astound Broadband license at Washington Park
  • Comcast Cable Corporation · License, Jul 1, 2021 to Jun 20, 2026Comcast-License at Washington Park
  • Comcast Cable Corporation · License, Jun 21, 2026 to Jun 30, 2035Infrastructure license at Washington Park
  • Japanese Garden Society of Oregon · Lease, Jul 1, 2021 to Jun 8, 2072Japanese Garden Society at Washington Park
  • Japanese Garden Society of Oregon · Lease, Apr 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2028Landscape Materials & Container Storage @ Washington Park
  • New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC · License, Dec 3, 2021 to Dec 3, 2036New Cingular AT&T license at Washington Park
  • Oregon Jewish Museum & Center · Stewardship Agreement, Jul 22, 2025 to Sep 30, 2029Stewardship agreement for Holocaust Memorial
  • Portland Rose Festival Foundation · Lease, Jul 1, 2021 to Feb 28, 2029Rose Garden Gift Store @ Washington Park
  • TriMet · Use Agreement, Jun 28, 2022 to Apr 30, 2027Washington Park Max station restroom maintenance
  • TriMet · License, Nov 15, 2024 to Dec 31, 2099Communications devices on light pole in Washington Park
  • Verizon Wireless · Lease, Jul 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2025Verizon Wireless at Washington Park Children's Mus
  • Verizon Wireless · Lease, Aug 1, 2025 to Jul 31, 2028Verizon Wireless at Washington Park
  • Vietnam Veterans of Oregon · License, Apr 15, 2024 to Apr 14, 2034Memorial in park
  • Washington Park Transportation Manament Association, dba Explore Washington · Management Agreement, Jan 9, 2024 to Jan 31, 2029Manage Washington Park transport issues
  • World Forestry Center · Lease, Jul 1, 2021 to Apr 9, 2039World Forestry Center at Washington Park

Partners at assets here: Explore Washington Park (operates a facility or program site); Japanese Garden Society of Oregon (operates a facility or program site); Metro (operates a facility or program site); Oregon Jewish Museum & Center (operates a facility or program site); Portland Rose Festival Foundation (operates a facility or program site); Vietnam Veterans of Oregon (operates a facility or program site); World Forestry Center in Washington Park (operates a facility or program site)

From the department-provided partnership directory. It records what is on paper, not who does each task. Each agreement links to its entry on PP&R's agreements with partners, with the public text where it's posted, how to request it where it isn't, and the rules that govern partnerships.

Condition across all assets

Citywide condition atlas

Across 226 assessed assets at this park, 8% 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 · 22Above fair · 118Fair · 68Poor · 14Very bad · 4
Assessed asset families here
Amenities & furnishings2007 (2007–2026)Buildings2018Fences2022Playground 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

Each row is one record from PP&R's public asset layer. No itemized repair cost is published for these records, so none is shown. Dates are the source's last published assessment; treat older ones as unverified.

AssetConditionStatusReplacementAssessed
Picnic Table
Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high.
Record 128
Poor condition
code 4
Activeno2007-07-12
Bench
Condition rated poor (code 4); status is Removed. Priority high.
Record 1065
Poor condition
code 4
Removedno2007-07-12
Bench
Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high.
Public note: Bench is in gated area
Record 3593
Poor condition
code 4
Activecannot determine2007-07-12
Bench
Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high.
Record 4190
Poor condition
code 4
Activeno2007-07-12
Drinking Fountain
Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high.
Record 0841-DF-5
Poor condition
code 4
Activeno2007-07-12
Permanent Bollard
Condition rated poor (code 4); status is Removed. Priority high.
Record 6920
Poor condition
code 4
Removedno2007-07-12
Bench
Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high.
Record 7214
Poor condition
code 4
Activeno2007-07-12
Drinking Fountain
Condition rated poor (code 4); status is Removed. Priority high.
Record 0841-DF-9
Poor condition
code 4
Removedno2007-07-12
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Public assets

All 261

Furnishings the City inventories here, with each item's condition score — 1 is good, 5 is very bad. Asset photos aren't public yet.

Bench×72
4×43×102×391×4–×15
Permanent Bollard×48
4×13×62×111×3–×27
Picnic Table×43
4×13×142×191×6–×3
Permanent Trash Can×26
3×32×21–×2
Bike Rack×18
2×81×3–×7
Drinking Fountain×17
4×23×62×31×1–×5
Flag Pole×13
2×12–×1
Memorial×13
2×5–×7–×1
Art Work×5
––1––
Telescope×3
111
Kiosk×1
–
Litter Bag Dispenser×1
3
Stage×1
–

Related capital projects

WaPk Wayfinding

Washington Park

ActivePhase pending$200,000
Official Portland.gov profile

From the City's park page

Washington Park on Portland.gov

Open official page

Washington Park is the crown jewel of Portland. This 410-acre park is home to the Oregon Zoo, World Forestry Center, Hoyt Arboretum, International Rose Test Garden, and the Portland Japanese Garden. Washington Park brings in 3.5 million visitors annually.

Washington Park is pay to park and parking is very limited, especially during warm, sunny weekends. To avoid paying to park and congestion, consider riding TriMet. The MAX Light Rail Red and Blue lines arrive every 15 minutes to the Washington Park station. Once you’re in the park, use the free seasonal shuttle to get around!

For maps, travel information, attraction information, parking information, and other details and helpful tips, please visit Explore Washington Park.

Car prowls occur throughout the City of Portland including within Washington Park. Please see Tips For a Safe Park visit to learn more how you can help reduce the chance of your vehicle becoming a target.

City label
Park
Year acquired
1871
Official acres
241.447
City section
Downtown
Neighborhood
Arlington Heights
Location

Head of SW Park Place Portland, OR 97210

Directions
Hours

Park hours: 5:00 am - 10:00 pmClosed to vehicles at 10:00 pm To reserve a sports field, picnic area, or amphitheater, please call 503-823-2525.

Amenities and activities
Accessible play areaAccessible restroomHistorical sitePay to parkPicnic shelterPicnic tablePlaygroundPlazaStatue or public artVisitor attractionVista pointStage (outdoor)Paths (paved)Paths (unpaved)Trails (hiking)Soccer fieldFountainTennis court (lighted)

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/washington-park-841?utm_source=park_qr&utm_medium=sign&utm_campaign=park_841

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.