Veterans Memorial Square features a statue erected to honor all war veterans. The landscaped area offers a drinking fountain and a gathering place for Memorial Day and Veteran's Day tributes as well as an opportunity for private reflection.
The Esplanade includes docks, piers, overlooks, a plaza for festivals and gatherings, floating walkways, fountains, and public art. It connects the east and west sides of the Central City around its central feature – the Willamette River.
Surrounded by the Portland Art Museum, the Oregon Historical Center, the Portland Center for Performing Arts, and Portland State University, the blocks are a lovely garden backdrop for Portland's lectures, concerts, and collections.
This park along the Willamette River has great accessability and lighting. There is also an amphitheater and access to the Charlie S. Brown Water Sports Center.
This park is a stop along the Oswego Iron Heritage Trail.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge is approximately 5,300 acres of marshes, grasslands and woodlands. Visitors to Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge enjoy viewing a variety of wildlife within a few minutes of the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area.
Powell Butte, an extinct cinder cone volcano, rises near the headwaters of Johnson Creek. The 608 acre park connects to the 40-Mile Loop and features over nine miles of trails for hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding.
The view is absolutely breathtaking and it's one of the best spots to soak in a view of one of the most beautiful places on earth: the magnificent, awesome Columbia River Gorge. Any visit to the Gorge would be nearly perfect with Women's Forum as the starting place to a fun-filled day of adventure and discovery.
Lan Su Chinese Garden is one of Portland's greatest treasures--a powerfully inspiring experience that takes you through time, offering a window into Chinese culture, history and way of thinking. Ever changing, Lan Su always has something new to offer - by the minute, by the hour, and with the seasons.
Once the private home of the Portland pioneer Pittock family, this 22-room house commands a breath-taking view of five mountains in the Cascade Range.
Portland's living room, in the heart of Downtown Portland, is a public space hosting more than 300 programmed events each year.
