Kenton Park

I love that it’s a place where there’s enough room for kids on bikes, frisbee, sunbathers, joggers and the occasional kids birthday party or even a small wedding. As with many of the neighborhood parks, the level of safety drops considerably with sundown. However it’s a civic duty to call in any monkey business you might spot. That’s entirely up to you though. I recommend bringing a camera, snack and maybe a little mat to park on with a good book. Feeling social? Strike up conversation with a local, more than likely they’ll have lots to tell you about the nearby antique and collectibles stores or the Thai and southern style restaurants close enough to walk to from the lovely park.

One of my favorite parks in Portland. Especially lovely in the fall! I love that I can come here to relax, work out, play soccer or basketball, or play with baby dog. Very spacious and clean!

Great place for watching little league and adult softball games. Benches, picnic tables, big shady trees. There’s also a basketball court, several pieces of playground equipment for kids of all ages, and a water play area in the summer.
In a 1 – 2 block radius there’s a post office, library, liquor store, a few shops, restaurants, and a police station.
Bring some sunflower seeds and you may be able to get the squirrels to eat right out of your hand :)

Great park — big, spacious, awesome playground for the kiddies, and in the Summer, they have a water fountain!
Fourth of July always has great fireworks that go off, and in the summer there is often some outdoor events going on.

I have such a love/​hate relationship with this park. I love it so much, because of the huge area to play. Multiple baseball fields and a t-​ball field. A wonderful splash pad for the summer, and a variety of stuff to play on for kids! It also has a wonderful bike path around it, or just a path in general. They have great events here too. It’s part of the Sunday Parkways and Concerts in the Park.
My hate… there are no doors on the bathroom stalls. Every girl’s worst nightmare. I’ve had many and I was surprised to see it come true! And that I can be swinging my child and all of a sudden there is a large group of people hanging out and smoking marijuana. That’s fine if it’s your thing, but around children??? In a park??? HATE IT! I usually have to leave at that point and go to a different park, because I don’t want my child around that.
I also called the police on a man who was holding gun (turned out to be a pellet gun) so it makes me extra cautious. But when there’s a large even there it’s great, and I’ve really had no problems there other than the smoking.

big spacious park.
we play our saturday softball here
good equipment and bbx courts for families and ballers. also a nice fountain to run through.
located in the quaint neighborhood of Kenton — lots of nice, local businesses nearby to support.

great gem in NOPO… right across the street from home.

We treat this park like our backyard. We’re always out in the pre-​dawn morning, and at night, clandestinely playing frisbee with the little dog. Its the norm at 6am to encounter few campers, a dude smoking meth by the washrooms, and a handful of neighborhood folks playing with their dogs. Its the only neighborhood park, and its big enough for us all to have our own space.