Volunteer at Parklane Park
Join the new Garden of Weedin' monthly volunteer event at the park. Help us tend to the garden beds every first Wednesday of the month, March through October! This event is family friendly.
This is a great opportunity to learn more about gardening and connect with your neighbors and community. Plant care activities may vary monthly. No experience is required to participate.
To learn more and sign up, visit our new Portland Parks and Recreation volunteer website!
Do you have questions? Contact Developed Parks Coordinator, Kimberléa Ruffu (they/them), at kimberlea.ruffu@portlandoregon.gov.
Skatepark maintenance
Parklane skatepark will be regularly closed for maintenance from 7 to 9am on Wednesdays.
Parklane Park project
Thanks to funding from System Development Charges, Parklane Park has been expanded from five acres to 25 acres. Construction began April 2023 and was completed in May 2025. An opening celebration was held on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
For more information about the expansion and development of Parklane Park, visit the Parklane Park construction project page.
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History
In 1873, Francis Elliott claimed 640 acres through the Donation Land Claim Act, which was available primarily to white settlers, and included the land the park is now built. The area was comprised of small family farms and orchards. The park site itself was home to Douglas fir trees.
In the 1940s, Henry Troh opened a small airport called Troh’s Skypark on the current-day park site. The airport closed in the 1950s and was replaced by a sand and gravel quarry owned by the Oregon Asphaltic Paving Company. By 1984, the excavation reached the water table, and groundwater filled the quarry. The quarry was filled in the 1990s, largely with material excavated in the surrounding neighborhoods.
When the surrounding subdivisions were built in the 1970s, the land that is now Parklane Park, became a Multnomah County park. Neighbors planted many of the trees and installed red and white striped playground equipment, giving the park its nickname, Candy Cane Park. In 1993, the City of Portland acquired the park from Multnomah County.
The 1996 Centennial Neighborhood Plan recommended acquisition of 20 acres to the north, the site of the former gravel quarry. In 2001, the City purchased the three additional parcels from the Oregon Asphaltic Paving Company. In 2009, the Parklane Park Master Plan was completed, which created a community vision for the expanded park.
In 2016, a Portland Loo was installed with funding from the 2014 Parks Replacement Bond. During her tenure as Parks Commissioner, Amanda Fritz launched the development of Parklane Park in 2018 with dedicated development funds. A community engagement process from Fall 2019 to Summer 2020 created a design for the park that reflected the community's values and desires.
Former Parks Commissioner Carmen Rubio allocated additional funding to complete the project after the COVID-19 pandemic led to significant cost escalations due to inflation, labor, and supply chain issues. Construction on the expanded park began in Spring 2023 and was completed in May 2025.
Accessibility Notes
Parking
- Street parking and parking lot
- Parking lot has three ADA designated parking spaces
- Paved pathways to major park amenities
Play Area
- All rubber safety surfacing
Play Equipment
- Inclusive play equipment to bring together children of all abilities to play together which is focused on socialization, sensorial, and inclusive components
- Accessible hillside slide
- Accessible swings
- Accessible whirl
- Accessible spinners
- Accessible musical instruments
Other Amenities
- Accessible picnic tables and picnic shelters
- Accessible community gathering pavilion
- Accessible Portland Loo restrooms (2 Loos) and restroom building (2 stalls)
- Accessible splash pad
- Accessible tennis courts, basketball courts, skatepark, fitness equipment along loop path
- Accessible community garden raised beds and shed
- Accessible benches, drinking fountains, litter receptacles, bike racks, porta potty enclosures