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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.
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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
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Portsmouth Park Sign
City of Portland Website

Find a Park

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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 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 and Inclusion

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About Portland Parks & Recreation

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Customer Service Center

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Request PP&R Translation or Interpretation

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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Recreation

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Sports

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

Events

Glenhaven Park Tree Planting

Volunteer Event
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Join us to plant trees at Glenhaven Park in the Roseway and Madison South Neighborhoods!
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Glenhaven Park

Sharp Tools, Clean Cuts

Volunteer Event
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Learn how to keep your hand pruners and loppers sharp and ready to make clean cuts this tree pruning season!
Location
Delta Park

Winter Fruit Tree Pruning

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Wintertime fruit tree pruning brings an entirely different set of goals and objectives than summer fruit tree pruning. Learn more about which trees need care this time of year and practice with neighbors at the Delta Park Orchard.
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Delta Park
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Past Meetings and Hearings

– Parks Levy Oversight Committee (PLOC) MeetingPublic Meeting

– Mill Park Community GatheringPublic Meeting

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