Oregon Zoo: A Wild Day Out in Portland’s West Hills
Climbing into the forested hills of Washington Park, the Oregon Zoo spreads 64 acres of habitats home to nearly 1,800 animals — from the beloved...
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Sauvie Island: Portland’s Farm-and-Beach Family Escape
Fifteen minutes from downtown, the city simply stops — and Sauvie Island begins. One of the largest river islands in America, this farmland-and-wildlife refuge north...
Riding the Portland Aerial Tram: A Family Flight Over the City
It looks like a silver bubble floating over the South Waterfront — and for Portland kids, riding it is a rite of passage. The Portland...
Blue Lake Regional Park: Beaches, Splash Pads and Big Lawns East of Portland
When Portland wants a beach day without the coast drive, it heads to Blue Lake Regional Park in Fairview. The spring-fed lake’s swimming beach, grassy...
Bird Alliance of Oregon: Meet Portland’s Wild Neighbors Up Close
On a forested hillside above the Willamette, the Bird Alliance of Oregon’s sanctuary has introduced Portland kids to wild neighbors since 1902. Its Wildlife Care...
Leach Botanical Garden: A Fairy-Tale Garden in Portland’s Southeast Woods
Botanists John and Lilla Leach fell for this Johnson Creek hollow in the 1930s and called it “Sleepy Hollow.” Today Leach Botanical Garden keeps their...
Mount Tabor Park: Picnics and Play on Top of a Volcano
How many kids can say they picnicked on a volcano? In Southeast Portland, Mount Tabor Park rises 636 feet on the cone of an extinct...
Portland’s Best Playgrounds: Where Local Kids Burn Off the Wiggles
Portland takes play seriously, and its playgrounds prove it. In North Portland, Peninsula Park pairs a sunken rose garden with a classic playground and a...
Jamison Square and Portland’s Dancing Fountains: Summer’s Splash Headquarters
When summer heat finds Portland, Portland finds its fountains. The city’s interactive water features are legendary family territory — free, central and designed for splashing....
Oaks Amusement Park: Portland’s Century-Old Riverside Fun Park
Since 1905, Portland families have spent summer days at Oaks Amusement Park, a leafy riverside midway in Sellwood run by a nonprofit association dedicated to...
