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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 10,000 acres (4,000 ha).
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 development of Portland's park system was largely guided by the 1903 Olmsted Portland park plan. There are at least 279 parks and natural areas in Portland.
The city's Parks and Recreation Department claims it is the "largest forested natural area within city limits in the United States". [1] However, an article in the Portland Tribune said Forest Park ranked no higher than third among U.S. urban forests in 2006. [30]
This is a list of state parks and other facilities managed by the State Parks and Recreation Department of Oregon. The variety of locales and amenities of the parks reflect the diverse geography of Oregon, including beaches, forests, lakes, rock pinnacles, and deserts. The state parks offer many outdoor recreation opportunities, such as ...
Portland Parks & Recreation Washington Park is a public urban park in Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon . It includes a zoo , forestry museum , arboretum , rose garden , Japanese garden , amphitheatre , memorials , archery range, tennis courts , soccer field, picnic areas, playgrounds, public art and many acres of wild forest with miles of ...
Hoyt Arboretum is a public park in Portland, Oregon, which is part of the complex of parks collectively known as Washington Park.The 189-acre (76 ha) arboretum is located atop a ridge in the Tualatin Mountains two miles (3.2 km) west of downtown Portland.
Portland Parks & Recreation George Park is a 2.03-acre (0.82 ha) public park in Portland, Oregon 's St. Johns neighborhood, in the United States. Acquired in 1971, the park is named after Melvin Clark George.
Alberta Park is a park located in northeast Portland, Oregon. Acquired in 1921, the park includes a basketball court, dog off-leash area, playground, soccer field, softball field and tennis court, as well as paved and unpaved paths and picnic tables. The park is maintained by a volunteer group known as Friends of Alberta Park. [1]