The city of
Portland, Oregon, has more than of
public parks and other natural areas,
including one of the largest municipal parks in the United States,
Forest Park
A forest park is a park whose main theme is its forest of trees. Forest parks are found both in the mountains and in the urban environment.
Examples Chile
* Forest Park, Santiago
China
*Gongqing Forest Park, Shanghai
* Mufushan National Fores ...
. Many are managed by
Portland Parks & Recreation
Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) is a Bureau of the City of Portland, Oregon that manages the city parks, natural areas, recreational facilities, gardens, and trails. The properties, which occupy a total of more than . The bureau employs a total ...
(PP&R). One of the smallest—at in diameter—is
Mill Ends Park
Mill Ends Park (sometimes mistakenly called Mill's End Park) is a tiny urban park, consisting of one tree, located in the median strip of Naito Parkway, SW Naito Parkway next to Tom McCall Waterfront Park along the Willamette River near SW Taylor ...
. There are at least 279 parks and natural areas in Portland.
The development of Portland's park system was largely guided by the 1903
Olmsted Portland park plan
The plan for a park system in Portland, Oregon, produced by the Olmsted Brothers landscape architecture firm in 1903 served as the model for much of the young U.S. city's development, including neighborhood and regional parks, scenic boulevards, an ...
.
North Portland
Northeast Portland
Northwest Portland
Southeast Portland
Southwest Portland
See also
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List of community gardens in Portland, Oregon
This article contains lists of Portland Parks & Recreation community gardens, organized by neighborhood, in the U.S. city of Portland, Oregon.
Context
The city of Portland has provided "gardening opportunities" since 1975, in the shape of 50 com ...
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Lists of Oregon-related topics
These are lists of Oregon-related topics, attempting to list every list related to the state of Oregon
Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northe ...
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Tourism in Portland, Oregon Tourism in Portland, Oregon is a profitable industry that serves many. In 2018, Portland area tourism generated $5.3 billion in direct spending by 8.6 million overnight person-trips and employs 36,360 people who were paid $1.5 billion. Overnight per ...
References
External links
Portland Parks & Recreation
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