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COVID-19 Safety, Recovery and Resilience

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Parks & Recreation

Bureau/Office
Portland Parks & Recreation
Portland's parks, public places, natural areas, and recreational opportunities give life and beauty to our city. These essential assets connect people to place, self, and others. Portland's residents treasure and care for this legacy, building on the past to provide for future generations.
Mailing address
Portland Parks & Recreation
1120 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 858
Portland, OR 97204
phone number 503-823-7529
Facebook username
PortlandParks
Twitter username
PDXParksandRec
Instagram username
PortlandParks

Featured content

Portsmouth Park Sign
City of Portland Website

Find a Park

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Register for a class or activity

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COVID-19 Updates, Closures, and Postponements

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Fall 2021 with Portland Parks & Recreation

A group of new PP&R recreation employees wearing blue staff shirts are talking outdoors in park.
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Employment and Internship Opportunities

Trail Closures and Delays
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Trail Closures and Delays

The late former Parks Commissioner Nick Fish celebrates with a team after the Portland World Soccer tournament championship, in a recent summer. Photo is courtesy of Portland Parks & Recreation, Portland, OR.
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Parks Local Option Levy

Parks for New Portlanders Proclamation in Portland City Hall on August 28, 2019
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Equity & Inclusion

A photo of smiling Parks & Recreation staff at an all staff celebration.
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About Portland Parks & Recreation

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Customer Service Center

Resource

Report a Problem in a Park

Related offices, programs, advisory groups, and projects

Portland Parks & Recreation Environmental Education
Program

Environmental Education

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Program

Community Gardens

Natural Area Stewardship
Program

Natural Areas Volunteer Stewardship

Fanno Creek Natural Area
Program

Nature

Arts & Culture
Program

Arts and Culture

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Program

Recreation

A young basketball player dribbles the ball while a defender follows closely.
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Sports

Two people stand together in front of young trees during Urban Forestry's Free Tree Giveaway in 2019.
Program

Urban Forestry

Upcoming Events

Find Your Flare

Volunteer Event
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Help the Fifth Annual Yard Tree Giveaway prepare trees to find their forever homes this fall! Knowing where the root flare is on your tree is one of the best ways to give a new tree its best chance to thrive.
Location
Mt. Tabor Yard main entrance

Dementia-Friendly Drum Circle

Community Event
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Join a drum circle for folks with early-stage memory loss or Alzheimer’s and their caregivers.
Location
Portland Memory Garden

Terwilliger Parkway Volunteer Event

Volunteer Event
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Volunteer in Terwilliger Parkway to help restore this historic natural area.
Location
Terwilliger Parkway

Portland Arbor Day 2021

Community Event
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Join us to kick off the tree planting season at Lents Park. Bring friends and family to plant trees, meet neighbors, and sign up for free yard trees.
Location
Lents Park

No Ivy Day 2021

Volunteer Event
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Additional event details coming soon.
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Past Meetings and Hearings

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