Be aware that rain and high water can leave trails and roads a bit of a mess with hazards like downed trees, landslides, and flooding. Portland Parks & Recreation addresses weather-related impacts as soon as resources allow.
This page was updated on April 15, 2021
Please use caution when using trails.
Practice social distancing in our natural areas by slowing down and being alert for other trail users, avoiding crowded trailheads, and keeping dogs on-leash. Read more about PP&R's response to COVID-19 here.
Please see Portland Parks & Recreation's Inclement Weather Policy for additional closure information during extreme weather. Be aware that rain and high water can leave trails and roads a bit of a mess with hazards like downed trees, landslides, and flooding. Portland Parks & Recreation addresses weather-related impacts as soon as resources allow but may not be able to respond immediately or forecast where the next hazard will occur.
Trail issues
Contact parktrails@portlandoregon.gov to report trail hazards or failures.
Report a Trail Hazard or Failure
Tree issues
Call 503-823-TREE to report tree emergencies on public roads or City property.
Forest Park
Barbara Walker Crossing and Wildwood Trail
Closed: Barbara Walker Crossing and nearby sections of Wildwood Trail are temporarily closed. City engineers and staff continue to collaborate on repairing Portland Parks & Recreation (PPR)’s Barbara Walker Crossing, the bridge for people to use when crossing Burnside on the Wildwood Trail. Planning, permitting, and related work continue after a tree crashed down on top of the Crossing earlier this year.
PP&R tentatively plans to have completed repairs to the Barbara Walker Crossing to allow for a reopening around May 1, 2021.
Wildwood Trail - mile 10
Caution: There is bridge damage on Wildwood Trail at mile 10. Proceed with caution. This bridge is about 3/4 of a mile north of the Wildwood/53rd Trailhead and 1 mile south of Firelane 1.
Wildwood Trail from Koenig to Cleator Trails
Closure: Wildwood Trail from mile 14.2 to 15.4 is closed to address trail conditions. Please follow the detour route on Koenig Trail, Leif Erikson, and Cleator Trail. Click here for a map of the area during the closure.
Newton Road
Caution: There is a small landslide towards the bottom of Newton Road, about half a mile from the Newton Road/BPA Road Trailhead on St. Helens Road/Highway 30. The landslide is located at a creek crossing. Please use caution when using the trail in this area.
BPA Road, Firelane 13, and the upper portion of Firelane 15
Closed: As part of Restore Forest Park, a program to restore a healthy native plant community, trails indicated on the map below will be closed for maintenance work on Friday, April 23, 2021. Closed trails will include BPA Road, Firelane 13, and the upper portion of Firelane 15. To allow us to complete this work, please do not enter these areas during the trail closure. For additional information, call Marshall Johnson at 503-310-0223.
Inclement Weather Policy
Please see Portland Parks & Recreation's Inclement Weather Policy for additional closure information during extreme weather.