COVID-19 related information
Portland Parks & Recreation’s primary goal is to keep our community healthy and protect the public from the spread of COVID-19. We continue to follow guidance from public health authorities and elected officials. PP&R programming has been designed to meet public health guidance and to be flexible as conditions change.
View COVID-19 safety guidelines, closures, and postponements
Inclement Weather Policy and Closures
PP&R classes, activities, rentals, and sports events may be canceled due to inclement weather, such as ice, snow, or extreme heat. Call 503-823-2533 or visit portland.gov/parks/closures for the most current information. Some recreation programs may run as conditions and staff availability allow. Safety is a major factor in determining operations at each PP&R facility. PP&R facilities, our social media outlets, and our website will all feature operating information including opening and closing times.
Discount Options
Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) believes recreation is for everyone and recognizes that cost can be a barrier to participation. With resources from the Parks Local Option Levy (Parks Levy), we can offer new payment options for City of Portland residents that allow you to choose payment levels based on your needs.
Learn about Pay What You Can and Access Discounts
Admission Fees and Pass Options
Gain access to drop-in activities during their scheduled times. Amenities include the fitness center, group exercise classes, and open gym times.
- The passes listed are valid only at Charles Jordan Community Center. Ask about pass options providing access to all PP&R community centers. The fees listed reflect pricing for City of Portland residents. Non-residents are charged more to account for City of Portland taxes that support Portland Parks & Recreation.
- Teens (age 10-20) are encouraged to sign up for a TeenForce pass, which provides access to FREE TeenForce activities at Charles Jordan, East Portland, Matt Dishman, and Mt. Scott Community Centers.
- Children age 0-2 are FREE
- Ask your insurance provider if they offer any of the following programs which cover the cost of a pass: Silver & Fit, Active & Fit, Silver Sneakers, or Renew Active.
Drop-In Admission
- Teen (age 13-17): $4
- Adult (age 18-59): $5
- Senior (age 60+): $4
20-Visit Pass
- Teen (age 13-17): $68
- Adult (age 18-59): $89
- Senior (age 60+): $68
Month Pass
- Teen (age 13-17): $26
- Adult (age 18-59): $34
- Senior (age 60+): $26
- Senior Couple (both age 60+): $39
- Family: $56
Month Pass | You can choose to sign up for an Auto Renew Pass, which will allow you to simply pay your first monthly fee upon registering, and all future monthly payments are deducted directly from your debit or credit card (requires a valid card to remain on file). You may also choose to purchase a single month pass, which will expire 30 days from purchase (no debit or credit card necessary).
Sign Up for Activities
- Summer activities, including day camps, are viewable online.
- Sign up now for activities that take place through August 28
View and sign up for activities online
Learn more about PP&R's summer camp program.
Portland Parks Preschool
Now enrolling for the 2022-2023 school year. Virtual and discount options are available. View schedules and learn more about Portland Parks Preschool at portland.gov/parks/preschool.
LEAP (Afterschool Program)
Learn, Explore, Achieve, Prosper
A school year program serving grades K-5 from Rosa Parks, Cesar Chavez, and Peninsula Elementary Schools. We provide transportation from school to our center.
Looking for fun? We're the place! Join us for action-packed games, homework assistance, crafts, and supervised activities to capture the interest of any child while promoting self-esteem and social skills! Sure to brighten any day! LEAP does not operate on Portland Public School non-school days. For more information, please call 503-823-3631.
- To secure a space in our program, a $40 non-refundable deposit is required at the time of registration. If this is a barrier to participation, the deposit can be collected at a later date upon request.
TeenForce Drop-in Activities
FREE TeenForce Pass and activity sign-in is required (age 10–20). TeenForce waiver and orientation are required for use of Fitness Center.
- TeenForce Fitness Center— Monday through Thursday, 3:00–7:00pm
- TeenForce Game Room—Monday through Thursday, 3:00–7:00pm
- TeenForce Open Gym—Monday, 3:00–5:00pm; Tuesday, 2:00–5:00pm, Wednesday, 3:00–5:00pm, Thursday, 2:00–4:45pm
- Pre-Teen Night (grades 5–8)—Friday, 5:30–7:30pm
- Teen Night (grades 9–12)—Friday, 8:00–10:00pm
Fitness
Charles Jordan Community Center’s fitness program offers a wide range of amenities and classes for all levels.
- Age 14 and older
- Access is included with daily admission.
- Open for drop-in during regular business hours.
- Teens age 14-17 must have a guardian release form on file and complete an orientation prior to access.
Amenities
- Selectorized Strength Equipment
- Treadmills
- Recumbent Bikes
- Stair Climbers
- Upright Bike
- Elliptical Cross Trainers
- Free weight and stretching area
Group Fitness Classes
Strengthen your community, body, and mind with a group fitness class! For people age 14 and older at any fitness level. Access is included with daily admission. All schedules are subject to change.
- Monday
9:00–9:45am—Gentle Hatha Yoga, Raymi
10:00–10:45am—Be Fit, Maria
5:30–6:15pm—Pound®, Car
6:30–7:15pm—Hatha Yoga, Karen - Tuesday
2:00–2:45pm—Tai Chi for Balance, Terry
5:00–5:45pm—The Ellové Technique®, Kelly
6:00–6:45pm—Zumba®, Melanie - Wednesday
9:00–9:45am—Slow Flow Yoga, Raymi
10:00–10:45am—Zumba® Gold, Melanie
11:00–11:45am—Fitness and Fun from your Chair, Kathryn
12:00–12:45pm—Be Fit/Arthritis FX, Kathryn
6:30–7:15pm—Total Body Workout, Charissa - Thursday
10:00–10:45am—Gentle Yoga, Karen
11:00–11:45am—Yoga in Chairs, Karen
2:00–2:45pm—Tai Chi for Balance, Terry
6:30–7:15pm—Cardio, Strength, and Stretch, Georgann - Friday
9:00–9:45am—Zumba® Gold Toning, Michelle
10:00–10:45am—Zumba®, Amie M.
11:00–11:45am—Low Impact, Judy - Saturday
9:30–10:15am—Active Hatha Yoga (varied levels), Karen
10:30–11:15am—Total Body Workout, Charissa
Group Fitness Class Descriptions
CARDIO/STRENGTH
Cardio, Strength, and Stretch
Combines all your favorite aspects of fitness and puts them into one solid workout! Combine 15 minutes of cardio, 15 minutes of strength, and 15 minutes of flexibility! Light to moderate class that works on slowly improving overall cardio, endurance, muscle tone, and flexibility.
Low Impact
A variety of cardio activities to improve your cardiovascular endurance. This class is designed to be lower impact, but still effective!
Total Body
A high-intensity interval class to help burn calories quickly and build muscle. It combines conditioning drills, and strength training intervals resulting in body strengthening and improved flexibility.
DANCE FITNESS
Zumba® Gold
Recreates the original moves you love at a lower-intensity, easy-to-follow Zumba™ choreography that focuses on balance, range of motion, and coordination. Come ready to sweat and prepare to leave empowered and feeling strong. The class focuses on all elements of fitness: cardiovascular, muscular conditioning, flexibility, and balance!
Zumba®
A total workout, combining all elements of fitness – cardio, muscle conditioning, balance, and flexibility, boosted energy, and a serious dose of awesome each time you leave class. Everybody and everybody! Each Zumba™ class is designed to bring people together to sweat it on. Mixing low-intensity and high-intensity moves for an interval-style, calorie-burning dance fitness party. Once the Latin and World rhythms take over, you'll see why Zumba™ Fitness classes are often called exercise in disguise.
Pound
Channel your inner rockstar with this full-body cardio-jam session inspired by the infectious, energizing, and sweat-dripping fun of playing the drums.
The Ellové Technique®
A non-impact conditioning class taught by certified instructors. The pure techniques of ballet, yoga, fitness, and Pilates are set to music in a seamless movement sequence that improves alignment, balance, strength, flexibility, and body awareness.
MIND/BODY - all levels
Tai Chi
A slow, gentle exercise practicing body awareness and intentional movement. Classes include exercises to strengthen core and legs, and to improve flexibility and balance.
Gentle Yoga
Originating in India, this centuries-old practice of exercise revitalizes both mind & body. Improve focus and release stress and tension while increasing strength, flexibility, balance, energy, and overall well-being. This class features slow, flowing, mindful movement, linked to breath.
Hatha Yoga
Join in this all-level class that incorporates favorite Hatha yoga positions with just the right amount of deepening into those poses, stretching, and some light flow movement–all with a goal of strengthening our individual yoga practices little by little. A judgment-free, stress-free, and fun class. Newbies are welcome!
This center was built in the early 1940s as part of an enormous federal housing project for ship workers mobilized for the World War II effort. At the time of its construction, it included recreational facilities as well as a restaurant, a fire department with three engines, and administrative offices for the housing project. The center was acquired by PP&R in 1953. With funding from the 1994 bond measure, a major renovation resulted in the expansion of the east and west wings. A portion of the 2002 parks levy was used to build a new active recreation wing in 2007, nearly doubling the center's size with PP&R’s largest gymnasium, a fitness room, a youth game room, dance studio, and computer lab.
A wind-driven kinetic sculpture by Jerry Mayer was installed in front of the center on August 31, 1999. Mayer worked closely with the North Portland community to develop Whirlymajig, an altered water pump windmill with a 5-ft diameter fan wheel atop a 30-ft steel flag pole. Driven by the wind through a system of gears, driveshafts, axles, and drive chains, the sculpture's tail section consists of variously moving aluminum cutouts of arms and legs performing physically and mentally challenging tasks.
As part of the center's extensive 2007 renovation, a wall sculpture by Laura Bender and John Early was installed in the lobby. From Here to There is a metaphor for the venture of exploration, a story about movement, coordination, and change that references things historical, nautical, and navigational. Movement refers to people relocating here, ships sailing rivers and seas, driftwood swept up on the shores of the Columbia River, and people meeting and forming relationships as they dance, exercise, and move around one another.
In 2012, the center was renamed in honor of Charles Jordan, Portland’s first African-American City Commissioner and Portland Parks & Recreation Director. He was the force behind Portland landmarks such as Pioneer Courthouse Square, the Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center, Delta Park, and Southwest Community Center. On the national stage, Charles Jordan broadened the agenda of the environmental movement and land conservation to make it more inclusive. He is known for his groundbreaking approach to putting people - particularly people of color - at the heart of the American Conservation Movement.