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The city of Portland, Oregon, has more than 10,000 acres (4,000 ha) of public parks and other natural areas, [1]. Portland is home to one of the largest municipal parks in the United States, Forest Park, as well as the world's smallest park—at 61 centimetres (24 in) in diameter—Mill Ends Park.
The project began in 1950 as a rhododendron test garden on a site previously covered with brush, blackberries, native trees, and the remnants of a Shakespeare theater developed by students of Reed College. In 1964, the park's name was officially changed to Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden. [1]
Acquired in 1990, the Boise–Eliot Community Garden is named after Portland school board member and Oregon Supreme Court justice Reuben P. Boise as well as Reverend Thomas Lamb Eliot, a Multnomah County school superintendent and director of the Portland Library Association. [9] Johns Community Garden N Edison St. and John Ave. 0.62 acres (0.25 ha)
It was named after a student at Reed College, Hugh Broomfield, who was a pilot who died during World War I while in combat. [4] In 1936, the city bought 45 acres (18 ha) from the Oregon Iron & Steel Company for use as a park, with Francis Benedict Jacobberger then commissioned to develop a plan for the new park. [2]
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; properties that occupy more than 10,000 acres (4,000 ha) in total. The bureau employs a total of 4,366 people as of March 4, 2019.
Crystal Springs Creek, a 2.7-mile (4.3 km) [3] tributary of Johnson Creek, flows entirely within the city of Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon. [4] The stream rises from springs near the Reed College campus in the southeastern part of the city and runs generally southwest to meet Johnson Creek in the Portland neighborhood of Sellwood.
The Tryon Creek State Natural Area is a state park located primarily in Portland, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is the only Oregon state park within a major metropolitan area . [ 5 ] The 645-acre (261 ha) park lies between Boones Ferry Road and Terwilliger Boulevard in southwest Portland in Multnomah County and northern Lake Oswego in ...
Parks in Portland, Oregon, U.S. Subcategories. This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total. B. Botanical gardens in Portland, Oregon (7 P) N.