Cathedral Park
Cathedral Park is a city park in the eponymous neighborhood of northern Portland, Oregon, on the east shore of the Willamette River. Its operator is Portland Parks & Recreation. Nearby, Moda Center (6 mi) leads the list.
A garden inside Portland
You can stay in Portland
Cathedral Park is inside Portland, which has 257 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep and Oct
May, June, July, August, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 64–82°. When to go ↓
An airport 8 miles away
Portland (PDX) has airline service, about 8 miles from Cathedral Park.
Established in 1968
Cathedral Park dates from 1968 and is run by Portland Parks & Recreation. About ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Month by month
Each month’s highs and lows around Cathedral Park are below.
Cathedral Park
Cathedral Park is a city park in the eponymous neighborhood of northern Portland, Oregon, on the east shore of the Willamette River. The park is situated under the St. Johns Bridge, and was given its name due to the pointed arches that support the bridge, which resemble those in Gothic cathedrals.
- Type
- Garden
- Area
- 23 acres
- Established
- 1968
- Run by
- Portland Parks & Recreation
- Wikipedia readers
- 1.5K a year
Where to base yourself for Cathedral Park
Rooms are nearest in Portland (257) and Vancouver (40).
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Cathedral Park | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland | in town | — | 257 182 hotels · 31 motels · 19 inns & B&Bs · 11 lodges & cabins · 3 hostels · 5 campgrounds · 6 RV parks | 635,109 | $582K | D− |
| Vancouver | 9 mi northeast | 15 min | 40 33 hotels · 2 motels · 2 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 campground | 199,698 | $462K | D |
| Hillsboro | 9 mi southwest | 15 min | 23 20 hotels · 1 motel · 2 inns & B&Bs | 111,126 | $521K | C− |
| Beaverton | 8 mi south | 10 min | 17 16 hotels · 1 inn or B&B | 97,842 | $570K | C− |
| Hazel Dell | 8 mi northeast | 15 min | 10 5 hotels · 1 motel · 4 RV parks | 23,237 | $456K | — |
| Tigard | 11 mi south | 15 min | 12 11 hotels · 1 lodge or cabins | 57,929 | $611K | D |
| Gresham | 17 mi east | 25 min | 21 15 hotels · 2 motels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground · 1 RV park | 111,513 | $459K | C− |
| Lake Oswego | 12 mi south | 20 min | 9 7 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 campground | 39,722 | $932K | B |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Around Cathedral Park
Each of these is within 54 miles.
Big draw51 mi MountainMount St. Helens
16 mi Stadium & arenaModa Center
26 mi Stadium & arenaProvidence Park
Big draw54 mi MountainMount Hood
33 mi City parkForest Park
31 mi WaterfallMultnomah Falls
45 mi MuseumPittock Mansion
56 mi Stadium & arenaVeterans Memorial ColiseumPhoto credits
Mount St. Helens: U.S. Forest Service- Pacific Northwest Region, Public domain · Moda Center: Lugnuts, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Providence Park: Pdx.rollingthunder, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mount Hood: Oregon's Mt. Hood Territory., Public domain · Forest Park: EncMstr, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Multnomah Falls: John Fowler from Placitas, NM, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Pittock Mansion: PittockBack.jpg: Cacophony derivative work: Tiptoety talk, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Veterans Memorial Coliseum: Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Planning a visit to Cathedral Park
Is Cathedral Park in Portland?
Yes. It’s inside Portland, OR.
When is the best time to visit Cathedral Park?
May, June, July, August, September and October, with highs of 64–82°.
What is the closest airport to Cathedral Park?
Portland (PDX), about 8 miles away.
Where should I stay near Cathedral Park?
Portland (in town, 257 places to stay), Vancouver (9 mi, 40 places to stay) and Hillsboro (9 mi, 23 places to stay).
From people who live in Portland
Tips will appear here once someone posts in Portland’s Town Square.
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.