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McCoy Park Playground Drainage Repairs
The drainage system at McCoy Park playground is beyond its useful life. Each winter the drainage system overflows causing the playground area to flood and the playground to be closed.
This project will replace the old, broken system with new piping, drain rock, clean outs, and catch basins, and reconnect to the surrounding storm drains. As part of this project, the south entrance to the McCoy Community Garden will be closed.
We anticipate this work to begin on September 15 and finish near November 1. Please observe all signage while using McCoy Park and use caution while work crews are on site.
Thank you for your patience while the playground is closed. Please feel free to email the project manager Johnny Fain at Johnny.Fain@PortlandOregon.gov with any questions or concerns you have.
Basketball Court Improvements
Portland Parks & Recreation, with support from Nike and the Portland Trail Blazers, has given the McCoy Park basketball court a brand new look. This work was completed in July 2022.
McCoy Park Artwork
Granite disks, sculpted by Horatio Hung-Yan Law and embedded in the spiral pathway, represent the moon's phases. Various cultural ideas about the cycle of life are captured in the quotations, proverbs, folk sayings, and myths etched in the disks. Benches sculpted with squirrels and salmon by Mufu Ahmed provide seating in the park.
Located in the New Columbia housing development, this park was named in honor of Bill and Gladys McCoy, African-American political leaders who brought attention to the issues of minority and low-income people in north Portland. Gladys McCoy was the first African-American to serve on the Portland School Board in 1970 and as a Multnomah County commissioner from 1979-1984. She was elected as county chairwoman in 1986. Bill McCoy was the first African-American to be elected to the Oregon Legislature in 1973. His senate district covered north Portland and much of northeast Portland.
Accessibility Notes
Parking
- Street parking
- Paved pathway to play area
- 50 feet to play area
Play Area
- Engineered mulch surface
- Ramp into play area
Play Equipment
- Transfer station
- Sensory play elements
Other Amenities
- Accessible restroom
- Accessible picnic table
- Accessible spray feature