Parks & Recreation

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 (DEPRECATED)
PortlandParks
Twitter username (DEPRECATED)
PDXParksandRec
Instagram username (DEPRECATED)
PortlandParks

Featured content

Portsmouth Park Sign
City of Portland Website

Find a Park

A photo of a "Temporarily Closed" sign on a Portland Parks playground.
Information

COVID-19 Updates, Closures, and Postponements

Stay and Play Video Series banner
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Stay and Play Video Series

A Sustainable Future
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A sustainable future for our park system

Trail Closures and Delays
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Trail Closures and Delays

Customer at the new Portland Building 311 Customer Service Center
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Customer Service Center

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

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

Volunteers at Columbia Park Nature Patch
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Volunteer with Portland Parks & Recreation

Related offices, programs, advisory groups, and projects

Portland Parks & Recreation Environmental Education
Program

Environmental Education

Image of lush garden
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Community Gardens

Natural Area Stewardship
Program

Natural Areas Volunteer Stewardship

Fanno Creek Natural Area
Program

Nature

Arts & Culture
Program

Arts and Culture

Multigenerational family smiling while holding up table tennis paddles in a Community Center
Program

Recreation

Goldenball League
Program

Sports

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

Urban Forestry

Upcoming Events

Volunteer Event

No Ivy Day 2020

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Location
Woods Memorial Natural Area
Gateway Green - Closed for Construction
Multnomah Arts Center
Pier Park
Join Portland Parks & Recreation for our 17th annual No Ivy Day, an annual citywide effort to remove invasive ivy. Gather across the greater Portland area to show your support for our treasured local ecology! Registration is required, sites are limited, face coverings are required at all events.
Volunteer Event

Fernhill Nature Patch Planting

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Location
Fernhill Park
Join PP&R, the Bureau of Environmental Services, and the Columbia Slough Watershed Council to complete the Fernhill Nature Patch with lots more awesome native plants!
More upcoming and past events

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