Leach Botanical Garden
Leach Botanical Garden is a 16-acre (6.5 ha) botanical garden located in outer southeast Portland, Oregon, near S.E. 122nd Avenue and Foster Road. First among the places near it is Moda Center, at 7.6 mi. Pleasant highs of 64–82°F mark the mildest months, May to October.
A garden inside Portland
You can stay in Portland
Leach Botanical Garden 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 9 miles away
Portland (PDX) has airline service, about 9 miles from Leach Botanical Garden.
Open since 1983
Leach Botanical Garden opened in 1983, 43 years ago. About ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures and Wikipedia.
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Leach Botanical Garden
Leach Botanical Garden is a 16-acre (6.5 ha) botanical garden located in outer southeast Portland, Oregon, near S.E. 122nd Avenue and Foster Road. It was acquired by the Portland Parks Bureau in 1972.
- Type
- Garden
- Opened
- 1983
- Area
- 17 acres
- Wikipedia readers
- 1.1K a year
A base for Leach Botanical Garden
Rooms are nearest in Portland (257) and Gresham (21).
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Leach Botanical Garden | 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− |
| Gresham | 5 mi northeast | 5 min | 21 15 hotels · 2 motels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground · 1 RV park | 111,513 | $459K | C− |
| Vancouver | 12 mi north | 20 min | 40 33 hotels · 2 motels · 2 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 campground | 199,698 | $462K | D |
| Oatfield | 5 mi southwest | 10 min | 10 8 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins | 13,294 | $569K | — |
| Beaverton | 14 mi west | 20 min | 17 16 hotels · 1 inn or B&B | 97,842 | $570K | C− |
| Lake Oswego | 9 mi southwest | 15 min | 9 7 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 campground | 39,722 | $932K | B |
| Tigard | 13 mi west | 20 min | 12 11 hotels · 1 lodge or cabins | 57,929 | $611K | D |
| Happy Valley | 3 mi southeast | 5 min | 4 3 inns & B&Bs · 1 campground | 28,916 | $725K | — |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Next door to Leach Botanical Garden
These lie within 53 miles as the crow flies.
Big draw53 mi MountainMount St. Helens
18 mi Stadium & arenaModa Center
Big draw41 mi MountainMount Hood
28 mi Stadium & arenaProvidence Park
321 mi WaterfallMultnomah Falls
410 mi MuseumPittock Mansion
58 mi Stadium & arenaVeterans Memorial Coliseum
614 mi City parkForest ParkPhoto credits
Mount St. Helens: U.S. Forest Service- Pacific Northwest Region, Public domain · Moda Center: Lugnuts, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Hood: Oregon's Mt. Hood Territory., Public domain · Providence Park: Pdx.rollingthunder, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Forest Park: EncMstr, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Leach Botanical Garden: common questions
Is Leach Botanical Garden in Portland?
Yes. It’s inside Portland, OR.
When is the best time to visit Leach Botanical Garden?
May, June, July, August, September and October, with highs of 64–82°.
What is the closest airport to Leach Botanical Garden?
Portland (PDX), about 9 miles away.
Where should I stay near Leach Botanical Garden?
Portland (in town, 257 places to stay), Gresham (5 mi, 21 places to stay) and Vancouver (12 mi, 40 places to stay).
Locals’ advice in Portland
There are no tips yet, so start one in Portland’s Town Square.
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