Wilkes · District 1 · Small park · 1.9 acres

Wilkes 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.

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Published activities: let my kids play, use a restroom, and shoot hoops.

Hours

5:00am-midnight

Getting there

3655 NE 154th Avenue Portland, OR 97230

Dogs

Dogs on leash

Access

Accessible restroom

Photo from the City's park page

Park history

The property was owned for many years by the Van Alstyne family. In the late 1970s, a plant nursery was established and operated for 20 years until the site was acquired by the city of Portland in 1998. A master plan for the park was completed in August 2000 and construction began in September 2003. Several community partners contributed toward the park's development, including Nike, Oregon State Parks & Recreation, Portland Parks & Recreation, Portland Office of Transportation, and the Bureau of Maintenance. The community participated in a dedication ceremony during Neighbor’s Night Out on August 3, 2004. In 2016, a Portland Loo was installed with funding from the 2014 Parks Replacement Bond.

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

…compete

play on a courtAny sport court
shoot hoopsBasketball court

…get here and move

be in a parkAny park
walk or roll on pavementPaved 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

Evening use — Programming after dusk — leagues, classes, walks.
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

Gatherings & events — needs stage or amphitheater or plaza or terrace
Summer water play — needs splash pad or wading pool or interactive fountain

Outside the size-and-type screen for this 1.9-acre park property: be inside when it rains (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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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
use a restroom
use an accessible restroom
be in a park
let every kid play
play on a court
+2 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 on a court
+2 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
use an accessible restroom
be in a park
let my kids play
let every kid play
play on a court
+2 more

0 programs · 2 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	3	0
Fall Sep–Nov Recorded through 2026-09; 2 months still to come	0	3	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.

Upcoming at Wilkes Park

All park events

Tue

Oct

Wilkes Park Pollinator Patch Volunteer DayVolunteer event

9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Wed

Nov

Wilkes Park Pollinator Patch Volunteer DayVolunteer event

9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Partners & friends

The whole ecosystem

Opportunity signal

No known partner is currently linked to Wilkes Park in the Partnership Atlas. This is an opportunity signal, not an official priority.

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Support this park

Real ways to help Wilkes 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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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 atlas

Across 38 assessed assets at this park, 16% 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 · 8Above fair · 10Fair · 14Poor · 3Very bad · 3

Assessed asset families here

Amenities & furnishings2007 (2007–2026)Buildings2018Fences2022Pathways & trailsPlayground equipment2020Sport 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. No repair costs — those aren't published.

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.

Asset	Condition	Status	Replacement	Assessed
Picnic Table Condition rated poor (code 4). Priority high. Record 4845	Poor condition code 4	Active	no	2007-08-23

Showing all 1 public repair candidates.

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Public assets

All 12

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

Permanent Bollard×5

12111

Bench×2

Picnic Table×2

Bike Rack×1

Drinking Fountain×1

Permanent Trash Can×1

Official Portland.gov profile

From the City's park page

Wilkes Park on Portland.gov

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A Basic Earthquake Emergency Communication Node (pronounced beacon) is a place to go in Portland after a major earthquake to ask for emergency assistance if phone service is down, or report severe damage or injury. More information can be found at the Basic Earthquake Emergency Communication Node page.

City label

Park

Year acquired

1998

Official acres

1.884

City section

East

Neighborhood

Wilkes

Location

3655 NE 154th Avenue Portland, OR 97230

Directions

Hours

Park hours: 5:00am-midnight

Amenities and activities

Accessible play areaAccessible restroomBEECN – basic earthquake emergency communication nodePlaygroundPaths (paved)Basketball court

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/wilkes-park-857?utm_source=park_qr&utm_medium=sign&utm_campaign=park_857

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.