Daycation
Discover nature. Explore your city. Get outside.
Organizations
Outings
- A Foray into Forest Park
- A Leaf of Every Color
- An Animal Track Mystery Adventure at Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge
- An Outer Space Adventure at Luuwit View Park
- Ancient Trees and Dinosaurs at the Hoyt Arboretum
- Animorphing at Dirksen Nature Park
- Around the World on Division Street: A Geographical Adventure for Little Foodies
- At Home Natural Observation Challenge
- Bike the Columbia
- Bike, Play, and Seek along Fanno Creek!
- Bikes, Burgers, and Bridges
- Book, Book, Goose!
- Chinook Creature Hunt at Salish Ponds
- Daycation Wildlife Spotters Game
- Detective Picasso: A Hillsboro Public Art Scavenger Hunt
- Detectives de Vida Salvaje
- Downtown Geology Tour
- Duendes en Gresham Butte
- El Bosque Escondido de Portsmouth
- Explore Rock Creek Trail
- Fanno Creek Ramble
- Fishing for Fun in Beaverton
- Footloose and a Caboose: A Sellwood Parks Tour
- FOPO Here We Go!
- Gems of Gresham
- I Spy with My Little Eye, the Many Murals of Alberta Street!
- In Bloom: A Downtown Portland Waterfront Loop
- In the Footsteps of Explorers: Lewis and Clark in St. Johns!
- Inside-Outside: A Natural Journey to the Heart of Ridgefield
- Kid Fun in Bethany
- Nature Play the Day Away: Westmoreland
- Oaks Bottom: Nature in the City
- One Fish, Two Fish, Old Fish, New Fish: Hatchery Fun at Columbia Springs
- Raiders of the Lost Park: An Action Adventure at Hidden Falls
- Ridgefield Refuge GeoAdventure
- Southwest Splash and Dash
- Stroll-Bike-Scoot the Larelhurst Loop
- The Enchanted Forest of Orenco Woods
- The Farm in the Kitchen
- The Floor is Lava! The Ancient Volcano of Mt. Tabor
- The Wildwood of Washington Park
- Todos Abordo! Del Trail al Bosque
- Treasures of the Pearl
- Wet, Wet, Wetlands: A Rainy Day Adventure at Smith and Bybee Wetlands
- Wild Wonders of Sherwood
- Wildlife Scramble!
Areas
Trails
Points of Interest
- "Grassland Cafe" Sculpture Art (Interpretive Exhibit)
- "Layers of Life" Sculpture Art (Interpretive Exhibit)
- "Migration Crossroads" Sculpture Art (Interpretive Exhibit)
- "New Beginnings" Sculpture Art (Interpretive Exhibit)
- "Welcome to Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge" Information Panel (Information)
- 3-Creeks Natural Area (Playground)
- A Children's Place (Bookstore)
- A.M. Kennedy Park (Playground)
- Administrative Office Building (Information)
- Albert Kelly Park (Playground)
- Alberta Park (Playground)
- Albina Library (Library)
- Aloha Community Library (Library)
- Altamont Park (Playground)
- Anna Bannanas NW (Food Service)
- Anna Bannanas St Johns (Food Service)
- Art Of STEM (Bookstore)
- Aspen Highlands Park
- Autumn Ridge Park (Playground)
- Aztec Willie's Taqueria (Food Service)
- Beaverton City Library (Library)
- Beaverton City Library at Murray Scholls (Library)
- Beaverton City Park (Library)
- Bella Vista Park (Playground)
- Belmont Library (Library)
- Berkeley Park (Playground)
- Berrydale Park (Playground)
- Bethany Lake Park (Playground)
- Bethany Library (Library)
- Bicycle Rack at Columbia River Gorge (Bike Rack)
- Bicycle Rack at RNWR Carty Unit (Bike Rack)
- Bicycle Rack at Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge Parking (Bike Rack)
- Bicycle Rack at Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge (Bike Rack)
- Bicycle Rack at Tualatin River NWR Wayside Parking (Bike Rack)
- Bloomington Park (Playground)
- Boardwalk Overlooking Redtail Lake (Scenic Viewpoint)
- Bonny Slope Park (Playground)
- Boot Lake Overlook (Scenic Viewpoint)
- Boot Lake View (Scenic Viewpoint)
- Breken Kitchen (Food Service)
- Brentwood City Park (Playground)
- Bridge Overlooking Gibbons Creek (Trail Bridge)
- Brooklyn City Park (Playground)
- Broughton Beach (Beach)
- Burlingame Park (Playground)
- Butler Creek Park (Playground)
- Butternut Creek Nature Park (Playground)
- Camassia Nature Preserve (Playground)
- Camille Park (Playground)
- Canemah Bluff Nature Park (Playground)
- Capitol Hill Library (Library)
- Carolwood Park (Playground)
- Carty Trail Trailhead (Trailhead)
- Carty Unit Orientation Sign (Interpretive Exhibit)
- Cathedral Park (Ecological Feature)
- Cathlapotle Plankhouse (Museum)
- Cedar Mill Library (Library)
- Cedar Neighborhood Park
- Centennial Overlook (Scenic Viewpoint)
- Centennial Trail Trailhead (Annual) (Trailhead)
- Centennial Trail Trailhead from Bus Stop (Trailhead)
- Century Oaks Park (Playground)
- Chapin Park (Playground)
- Charles Jordan Community Center (Community Center)
- Children's Fountain (Playground)
- Clatsop Butte City Park (Playground)
- Cleone City Park (Playground)
- Colonel Summers Park (Playground)
- Columbia Park (Playground)
- Columbia Park Pool (Playground)
- Columbia River Gorge Scenic Overlook (Scenic Viewpoint)
- Columbia River Overlook (Scenic Viewpoint)
- Columbia Springs (Playground)
- Columbia View Park
- Conestoga Recreation and Aquatic Center (Playground)
- Cook Park (Playground)
- Cooper Mountain Nature Park (Playground)
- Couch Park (Playground)
- Creston Park (Playground)
- Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden (Community Garden)
- Cully Park (Playground)
- Cully Park (Playground)
- Custer Park (Playground)
- Dairy Creek Park (Playground)
- Davis Park
- Dawson Park (Playground)
- Demonstration Bioswale (Interpretive Exhibit)
- Dickinson Park & Woods (Playground)
- Dirksen Nature Park (Playground)
- Donald L Robertson City Park (Playground)
- Duck Lake Overlook (Scenic Viewpoint)
- Duck Lake Viewing Platform (Scenic Viewpoint)
- Earl Boyles Park (Playground)
- East Portland Community Center (Community Center)
- Elizabeth Caruthers Park (Playground)
- Elk Rock Island (Playground)
- Entrance to Ridgefield NWR 'S' Unit (Entrance Station)
- Entrance to Ridgefield NWR Carty Unit (Entrance Station)
- Entrance to Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge (Entrance Station)
- Environmental Education Shelter (Interpretive Exhibit)
- Essex Park (Playground)
- Esther Short Park and Playground (Playground)
- Evelyn M. Schiffler Memorial Park (Playground)
- Fairview-Columbia Library (Library)
- Farragut City Park (Playground)
- Fernhill Park (Playground)
- Fir Grove Park (Playground)
- Firstenburg Community Center (Playground)
- Forest Heights City Park (Playground)
- Foster Floodplain Natural Area (Playground)
- Frances Street Park (Playground)
- Free Lending Library on Oaks to Wetland Trail (Library)
- Fulton Park (Playground)
- Gabriel Park (Playground)
- Garden Home Community Library (Library)
- Garden Home Park (Playground)
- Garden Home Park (Playground)
- Gateway Discovery Park (Playground)
- George Rogers Park (Playground)
- Gibbons Creek Overlook (Scenic Viewpoint)
- Gibbons Creek Wildlife Art Trail (Seasonal) (Trailhead)
- Gibbons Creek Wildlife Art Trail Trailhead (Annual) (Trailhead)
- Gibbons Creek Wildlife Art Trailhead (Trailhead)
- Gibbons Creek Wildlife Art Trailhead (Seasonal) (Trailhead)
- Glendoveer Nature Exercise Trails (Playground)
- Gradin Community Sports Park
- Graham Oaks Nature Park (Playground)
- Grand Central Bakery (Food Service)
- Grant Outdoor Pool (Playground)
- Grant Park (Playground)
- Green Bean Books (Bookstore)
- Gregory Heights Library (Library)
- Gresham Food Carts
- Gresham History Museum
- Hall Park
- Hammerle Park (Playground)
- Happy Valley Park (Playground)
- Harman Swim Center (Playground)
- Harper's Playground - Arbor Lodge Park (Playground)
- Harrison Park (Playground)
- Hart Meadows Park (Playground)
- Hawthorn Tree Snag
- Hidden Falls Nature Park (Playground)
- Hillendale Park (Playground)
- Hillsboro Brookwood Library (Library)
- Hillsboro Shute Park Library (Library)
- Hillsdale City Park (Playground)
- Hillsdale Library (Library)
- Hillside Community Center (Community Center)
- Hillside Park (Playground)
- Hogan Butte Nature Park
- Holgate Library (Library)
- Holladay Park (Playground)
- Hollybrook Park (Playground)
- Hollywood Library (Library)
- Hopworks BikeBar (Food Service)
- Hopworks Urban Brewery (Food Service)
- Howard M. Terpenning Recreation Complex (Playground)
- Hoyt Arboretum (Arboretum)
- Hwy 99W Bus Stop #12743 (Bus/Shuttle Stop)
- Hyland Woods Natural Area (Playground)
- Ibach Park (Playground)
- IKEA (Playground)
- Information and Fee Station at Carty Unit of RNWR (Information)
- International Rose Test Garden (Attraction)
- Interpretive Panel: "Among the Oaks" (Interpretive Exhibit)
- Interpretive Panel: "Colors, Textures, and Shapes" (Interpretive Exhibit)
- Irving Park (Playground)
- Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve (Parking)
- Jam On Hawthorne (Food Service)
- Jamison Square (Playground)
- Jenkins Estate Playground (Playground)
- Jenne Butte Park
- Jenni and Tommy's Kids Unplugged (Indoor Playground)
- John Deere Field
- John Luby City Park (Playground)
- John Marty Park (Playground)
- JoLa Cafe (Food Service)
- Jordan Woods Natural Area (Playground)
- Kaiser Woods Park (Playground)
- Kane Road Park
- Kelley Point Park (Playground)
- Kelly Butte Natural Area (Playground)
- Kenilworth Park (Playground)
- Kenton Library (Library)
- Kenton Park (Playground)
- Kʰunamokwst Park (Playground)
- Kirk Park (Playground)
- Kiwa Trail Information Sign (Information)
- Kiwa Trail Trailhead (Trailhead)
- Kiwa Trailhead Parking (Parking)
- Knott City Park (Playground)
- Know Thy Food (Food Service)
- Lan Su Chinese Garden (Attraction)
- Laurelhurst Park (Playground)
- Laurelwood Public House & Brewery (Food Service)
- Laurelwood Public House & Brewery (Food Service)
- Lents Park (Playground)
- Level Beer (Playground)
- Lincoln City Park (Playground)
- Listen to the Wildlife Lyrics: Common Yellowthroat (Interpretive Exhibit)
- Listen to the Wildlife Lyrics: Willow Flycatcher (Interpretive Exhibit)
- Listen to the Wildlife Lyrics: Yellow Warbler (Interpretive Exhibit)
- Lowami Hart Woods Natural Area (Playground)
- Luuwit View Park (Playground)
- Macleay Park (Ecological Feature)
- Maggie Mae's Kids Bookshop (Library)
- Magnolia Park (Playground)
- Main City Park (Playground)
- Marco’s Café and Espresso Bar (Food Service)
- Marquam Nature Park (Playground)
- Marquam Nature Park (Ecological Feature)
- Marshall Park (Playground)
- Marshall Park Playground (Playground)
- Mary S. Young Park (Playground)
- Marylhurst Heights Park (Playground)
- Matt Dishman Community Center & Pool (Community Center)
- Max Patterson (Playground)
- Middle Lake Boardwalk North (Trail Bridge)
- Middle Lake Boardwalk South (Trail Bridge)
- Midland Library (Library)
- Mississippi Pizza (Food Service)
- Montavilla Community Center (Community Center)
- Mount Scott Nature Park (Playground)
- Mount Scott Park (Playground)
- Mount Talbert Nature Park (Ecological Feature)
- Mt Scott Community Center & Indoor Pool (Community Center)
- Mt Tabor Park (Playground)
- Multnomah County Library - Gresham (Library)
- Multnomah County Library - Northwest (Playground)
- Multnomah County Library - Rockwood (Library)
- Munchkin Playland (Indoor Playground)
- Murase Plaza Park (Playground)
- Nadaka Nature Park & Garden (Playground)
- Nest Playground (Indoor Playground)
- Nob Hill Nature Park (Ecological Feature)
- Noble Woods Park (Ecological Feature)
- Normandale Park (Playground)
- North Clackamas Aquatic Park (Playground)
- North Clackamas Park (Playground)
- North Gresham Park
- North Portland Library (Library)
- Oak Habitat Exploration Site (Interpretive Exhibit)
- Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge Trailhead (Trailhead)
- Oaks Near the Plankhouse
- Oaks to Wetland Trail Trailhead (Trailhead)
- Observation Blind Trailhead (Trailhead)
- OMSI (Attraction)
- Orchard Park (Playground)
- Oregon Zoo (Zoo)
- Orenco Woods Nature Park (Playground)
- Outdoors In (Indoor Playground)
- Overlook Park (Playground)
- Overlook Plaza (Scenic Viewpoint)
- Oxbow Regional Park (Ecological Feature)
- Parking at Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge (Parking)
- Parklane Park (Playground)
- Pat Pfeifer Park
- Peninsula Park Community Center (Community Center)
- Peninsula Park Playground (Playground)
- Peninsula Park Splashpad (Playground)
- Pfeifer Park (Playground)
- Piccolo City Park (Playground)
- Pier Park (Playground)
- Pier Pool (Playground)
- Pioneer Park (Playground)
- Pirate Park (Playground)
- Planetarium Sky Theater at Mt. Hood Community College
- Play Boutique | Peake Academy (Indoor Playground)
- PlayDate PDX (Indoor Playground)
- PlayHaven Park (Playground)
- Portland Children's Museum (Attraction)
- Portland Heights Park (Playground)
- Portland Japanese Garden (Attraction)
- Posies Bakery & Cafe (Food Service)
- Powell Butte Nature Park (Ecological Feature)
- Powell's City of Books (Library)
- Raleigh Park and Swim Center (Playground)
- Raymond City Park (Playground)
- Red Sunset Park (Playground)
- Rest Lake Observation Blind (Scenic Viewpoint)
- Restroom at RNWR Carty Unit (Vault Toilet) (Restrooms)
- Restroom at Steigerwald Lake NWR (Vault Toilet) (Restrooms)
- Restroom at Wayside Parking Area (Restrooms)
- Restrooms at Environmental Education Shelter (Restrooms)
- Ridgefield NWR Headquarters Parking Lot (Parking)
- Ridgefield Refuge Admin Building (Information)
- Ridgefield Self Service Fee Station (Information)
- Ridgetop Overlook (Scenic Viewpoint)
- Ridgetop Trail Trailhead (Annual) (Trailhead)
- Ridgewood View Park (Playground)
- Riparian Forest Exploration Site (Interpretive Exhibit)
- Risley Park (Playground)
- River S Observation Blind Parking (Parking)
- River S Observation Restroom (Vault Toilet) (Restrooms)
- River S Unit Main Parking (Parking)
- River S Unit Main Restroom (Vault Toilet) (Restrooms)
- River Trail Trailhead (Trailhead)
- Rivercrest Park (Playground)
- Riverside Park (Playground)
- Robinwood Park (Playground)
- Rock Creek Exploration Site (Interpretive Exhibit)
- Rockwood Central Park (Playground)
- Rood Bridge Park (Playground)
- Roy Dancer Park (Playground)
- Saddle Butte Trail
- Salish Ponds Wetland Park (Playground)
- Scouters Mountain Nature Park (Playground)
- Sellwood Community Center (Community Center)
- Sellwood Pool (seasonal) (Playground)
- Sellwood Riverfront Park (Ecological Feature)
- Sellwood-Moreland Library (Library)
- Senn's Dairy City Park (Playground)
- Sewallcrest Park (Playground)
- Sexton Mountain Meadows Park (Playground)
- Sexton Mountain Meadows Park (Playground)
- Sherwood Cannery Square (Playground)
- Shute Park Aquatic & Recreation Center (Playground)
- Slappy Cakes (Food Service)
- SLNWR Gibbons Creek Wildlife Art Trail Welcome Sign (Annual Trail) (Information)
- SLNWR Gibbons Creek Wildlife Art Trail Welcome Sign (Seasonal Trail) (Information)
- Smartypants (Playground)
- Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area (Ecological Feature)
- Snyder Park (Playground)
- South Central Neighborhood Park
- South Waterfront Greenway (Playground)
- Southeast Community Park
- Southwest Community Center (Community Center)
- Spring Garden Park Playground (Playground)
- St Johns Community Center (Community Center)
- St. Johns Library (Library)
- Steeplechase Park (Playground)
- Steigerwald Lake Overlook (Scenic Viewpoint)
- Stringfield Family Park (Playground)
- Summercrest Park (Playground)
- Tallac Terrace Park (Playground)
- Tanner Springs Park (Ecological Feature)
- Terra Linda Park (Playground)
- The Cathlapotle Plankhouse Interpretive Panel (Interpretive Exhibit)
- The Fields Park (Playground)
- The Freakybuttrue Peculiarium and Museum (Library)
- The Monkey King Play House (Indoor Playground)
- The New Deal Café (Food Service)
- The Old Spaghetti Factory (Playground)
- The Playground Gym (Indoor Playground)
- The Wiggle Room (Indoor Playground)
- The Zimmerman Heritage Farm
- Thom Park (Playground)
- Tigard Public Library (Library)
- Timberland Park (Playground)
- Top of the Bridge (Trail Bridge)
- TRNWR Wayside Parking Entrance (Entrance Station)
- Troutdale Library (Bookstore)
- Tsuru Island
- Tualatin Commons (Playground)
- Tualatin Hills Nature Park (Ecological Feature)
- Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge Entrance (Entrance Station)
- Tualatin River NWR Plaza Overlook (Scenic Viewpoint)
- Tualatin River Overlook (Scenic Viewpoint)
- Turner Creek Park (Playground)
- Two Sisters Play Cafe LLC (Indoor Playground)
- Vance Park (Playground)
- Ventura Park (Playground)
- Very Large Oak Tree
- Visitor Center (Visitor Center)
- Visitor Center Parking (Parking)
- Visitor Center Restrooms (Restrooms)
- Visitor Contact Station (Visitor Center)
- Visitor Parking Lot at Ridgefield NWR Carty Unit (Parking)
- Vista Brook Park (Playground)
- Wallace Park (Playground)
- Walnut Street Park (Playground)
- Wapato Access Greenway State Park (Playground)
- Water Fountain at Environmental Education Shelter (Drinking Water)
- Water Fountain in Visitor Center (Drinking Water)
- Wayside Parking Area at Tualatin River NWR (Parking)
- Welcome Kiosk (Information)
- Welcome Kiosk at Bus Stop (Information)
- Welcome Kiosk at Overlook Plaza (Information)
- Welcome Kiosk at River Trail Trailhead (Information)
- Welcome Kiosk at Wayside Parking (Information)
- West Powellhurst Park (Playground)
- West Slope Community Library (Library)
- Westmoreland Park Nature Playground (Playground)
- Wetland Observation Deck (Trail Bridge)
- Wetland Ponds Exploration Site (Interpretive Exhibit)
- Wetland Trail Trailhead (Seasonal) (Trailhead)
- Wetland Trail Trailhead (Seasonal) (Trailhead)
- Wetland Trail Trailhead (Seasonal) (Trailhead)
- Whitaker Ponds Nature Park (Playground)
- Wildlife Photography Blind (Scenic Viewpoint)
- Wildlife Tracking Station (Interpretive Exhibit)
- Willamette Park (Playground)
- Wilshire Park (Playground)
- Wilson Outdoor Pool (Playground)
- Wippersnappers Kids' Play Place (Indoor Playground)
- Woodlawn City Park (Playground)
- Woodstock Community Center (Community Center)
- Woodstock Library (Library)
- Woodstock Park (Playground)
- World Forestry Center: World Forest Institute and Discovery Museum (Attraction)
- Yamhill Neighborhood Park