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Lents Park

Lents Park is a 38.07-acre (15.41 ha) public park in southeast Portland, Oregon's Lents neighborhood, in the United States. Its operator is Portland Parks & Recreation. A short trip away is Moda Center, 5.6 mi off.

Where
In Portland
257 places to stay
Wikipedia readers
1.1K
a year · #5,672 of 7,799
In brief

A garden inside Portland

You can stay in Portland

Lents 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 Lents Park.

Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.

When to go

Highs and lows by month

This is the year’s weather near Lents Park.

Jan47° / 36°
Feb51° / 36°
Mar56° / 39°
Apr61° / 42°
May69° / 47°
Jun73° / 52°
Jul81° / 56°
Aug82° / 56°
Sep76° / 52°
Oct64° / 45°
Nov53° / 40°
Dec46° / 36°
Typical highs and lows in Portland. Green months are the mild ones. Weather: NOAA 1991–2020 normals for Portland. Portland’s full climate →
About

Lents Park

Lents Park is a 38.07-acre (15.41 ha) public park in southeast Portland, Oregon's Lents neighborhood, in the United States. Acquired in 1914, the park features the Charles B. Walker Stadium (home of the West Coast League's Portland Pickles collegiate baseball team), and has a new playground to replace one built in the 1970s.

Lents Park was the site of at least one Black Lives Matter demonstration in 2020.

Type
Garden
Area
38 acres
Run by
Portland Parks & Recreation
Wikipedia readers
1.1K a year
From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Facts: Wikidata.
Where to stay

Bases for Lents Park

Lodging nearby is in Portland (257) and Vancouver (40).

Lents Park123456Portland257Vancouver40Gresham21Oatfield10Beaverton17Lake Oswego9Tigard12Hillsboro23Providence ParkMultnomah FallsForest Park10 mi
Lents Park12Places to stay in town
  1. 1Moda Center
  2. 2Providence Park
  3. 3Multnomah Falls
  4. 4Veterans Memorial Coliseum
  5. 5Pittock Mansion
  6. 6Forest Park
In town

Portland

257 places to stay · 182 hotels · 31 motels · 19 inns & B&Bs · 11 lodges & cabins · 3 hostels · 5 campgrounds · 6 RV parks

You’re already here.

635,109 people

15 min drive

Vancouver

40 places to stay · 33 hotels · 2 motels · 2 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 campground

199,698 people

10 mi north of Lents Park

10 min drive

Gresham

21 places to stay · 15 hotels · 2 motels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground · 1 RV park

111,513 people

6 mi east of Lents Park

10 min drive

Oatfield

10 places to stay · 8 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins

13,294 people

5 mi south of Lents Park

Compare 8 towns
TownFrom Lents ParkDrivePlaces to stayPeopleTypical homeSafety
Portlandin town—257 182 hotels · 31 motels · 19 inns & B&Bs · 11 lodges & cabins · 3 hostels · 5 campgrounds · 6 RV parks635,109$582KD−
Vancouver10 mi north15 min40 33 hotels · 2 motels · 2 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 campground199,698$462KD
Gresham6 mi east10 min21 15 hotels · 2 motels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground · 1 RV park111,513$459KC−
Oatfield5 mi south10 min10 8 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins13,294$569K—
Beaverton12 mi west20 min17 16 hotels · 1 inn or B&B97,842$570KC−
Lake Oswego8 mi southwest10 min9 7 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 campground39,722$932KB
Tigard11 mi southwest15 min12 11 hotels · 1 lodge or cabins57,929$611KD
Hillsboro18 mi west25 min23 20 hotels · 1 motel · 2 inns & B&Bs111,126$521KC−

Day trip from

Straight-line miles.

Getting there

Nearest airports with airline service

PDXPortland · major hub7 mi
SLESalem-Willamette Valley Airport/McNary Field45 mi
EUGEugene99 mi
Places to stay: Overture Maps (hotels, motels, inns, lodges, campgrounds, RV parks; not vacation rentals) · town figures: U.S. Census ACS · Safety: TownRatings Safety grade · airports: OurAirports. Distances are from Lents Park’s main visitor area; drive times are estimates.
Make a day of it

More to see nearby

All of these are within 53 miles.

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo 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 · Multnomah Falls: John Fowler from Placitas, NM, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Veterans Memorial Coliseum: Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pittock Mansion: PittockBack.jpg: Cacophony derivative work: Tiptoety talk, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Forest Park: EncMstr, CC BY-SA 3.0

Common questions

Quick answers on Lents Park

Is Lents Park in Portland?

Yes. It’s inside Portland, OR.

When is the best time to visit Lents Park?

May, June, July, August, September and October, with highs of 64–82°.

What is the closest airport to Lents Park?

Portland (PDX), about 7 miles away.

Where should I stay near Lents Park?

Portland (in town, 257 places to stay), Vancouver (10 mi, 40 places to stay) and Gresham (6 mi, 21 places to stay).

From locals

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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.