Forest Park
Forest Park is a public municipal park in the Tualatin Mountains west of downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. Management falls to Portland Parks & Recreation. Worth the trip, Moda Center is 3.5 mi off.
A garden inside Portland
You can stay in Portland
Forest 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 7 miles away
Portland (PDX) has airline service, about 7 miles from Forest Park.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Month by month
Below are typical highs and lows near Forest Park.
Forest Park
Forest Park is a public municipal park in the Tualatin Mountains west of downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. Stretching for more than 8 miles (13 km) on hillsides overlooking the Willamette River, it is one of the country's largest urban forest reserves. The park, a major component of a regional system of parks and trails, covers more than 5,100 acres (2,064 ha) of mostly second-growth forest with a few patches of old growth. More than 80 miles (130 km) of recreational trails, including the Wildwood Trail segment of the city's 40-Mile Loop system, crisscross the park.
- Type
- Garden
- Run by
- Portland Parks & Recreation
- Wikipedia readers
- 23K a year
Where to base yourself for Forest Park
Nearest for a night are Portland (257) and Vancouver (40).
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Forest 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 |
| Beaverton | 6 mi southwest | 10 min | 17 16 hotels · 1 inn or B&B | 97,842 | $570K | C− |
| Hillsboro | 10 mi west | 15 min | 23 20 hotels · 1 motel · 2 inns & B&Bs | 111,126 | $521K | C− |
| Tigard | 9 mi south | 15 min | 12 11 hotels · 1 lodge or cabins | 57,929 | $611K | D |
| Gresham | 15 mi east | 20 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 | 9 mi south | 15 min | 9 7 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 campground | 39,722 | $932K | B |
| Hazel Dell | 10 mi northeast | 15 min | 10 5 hotels · 1 motel · 4 RV parks | 23,237 | $456K | — |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Combine it with these
Places worth adding lie within 53 miles.
Big draw52 mi MountainMount St. Helens
13 mi Stadium & arenaModa Center
23 mi Stadium & arenaProvidence Park
Big draw52 mi MountainMount Hood
32 mi MuseumPittock Mansion
30 mi WaterfallMultnomah Falls
43 mi Stadium & arenaVeterans Memorial Coliseum53 mi Zoo & aquariumOregon ZooPhoto 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 · Pittock Mansion: PittockBack.jpg: Cacophony derivative work: Tiptoety talk, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Multnomah Falls: John Fowler from Placitas, NM, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Veterans Memorial Coliseum: Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Before visiting Forest Park
Is Forest Park in Portland?
Yes. It’s inside Portland, OR.
When is the best time to visit Forest Park?
May, June, July, August, September and October, with highs of 64–82°.
What is the closest airport to Forest Park?
Portland (PDX), about 7 miles away.
Where should I stay near Forest Park?
Portland (in town, 257 places to stay), Vancouver (9 mi, 40 places to stay) and Beaverton (6 mi, 17 places to stay).
Word from Portland
Start the conversation in Portland’s Town Square.
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.