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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 Woodstock Community Center is a community center and former fire station built in 1928, located in the Woodstock neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, United States. [1] The building was converted to a community center when Portland Parks & Recreation acquired ownership in 1958. In 2003, community members prevented closure due to budget ...
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]
City of Portland Rose City Park [70] Sckavone Stadium Westmoreland Baseball Park Sckavone Field: 1939 1,000: open-air baseball stadium Portland Parks & Recreation Sellwood [71] Sherman–Larkins Stadium: 2008 300 open-air stadium Pacific Boxers softball team (2008–present) Forest Grove [72] Shute Park Aquatic & Recreation Center: 1981 —
Gabriel Park is a 90.65-acre (366,800 m 2) public park in Portland, Oregon, United States.It features a baseball field, softball field, soccer field, basketball courts, tennis courts, skatepark, volleyball courts, disabled access play area, disabled access restrooms, dog off-leash area, paved and unpaved paths, reservable picnic sites, and WiFi.
Colonel Summers Park is a city park in the Buckman of southeast Portland, Oregon, USA.The park was created in 1921 and was originally called Belmont Park for Belmont Street which runs east–west on its boundary.
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 ...