Mill Ends Park
Mill Ends Park (sometimes mistakenly called Mill's End Park) is the smallest urban park in the United States.
A garden inside Portland
You can stay in Portland
Mill Ends 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 6 miles away
Portland (PDX) has airline service, about 6 miles from Mill Ends Park.
Established in 1948
Mill Ends Park dates from 1948 and is run by Portland Parks & Recreation. About ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Weather, month by month
Typical highs and lows in Portland. Green months are the mild ones.
Mill Ends Park
Mill Ends Park (sometimes mistakenly called Mill's End Park) is the smallest urban park in the United States. It consists of 1 tree, located in the median strip of SW Naito Parkway next to Tom McCall Waterfront Park along the Willamette River near SW Taylor Street in the downtown core of Portland, Oregon, United States. The park is a small circle 2 ft (0.61 m) across, with a total area of 452 sq in (0.292 m2). It was the smallest park in the world, according to the Guinness Book of Records, which first granted it this recognition in 1971, and held the distinction until February 2025, when the honour was awarded to a park in the town of Nagaizumi, Japan, dubbed "The world's smallest park", which is 0.24 m2 (370 sq in).
- Type
- Garden
- Established
- 1948
- Run by
- Portland Parks & Recreation
- Wikipedia readers
- 11K a year
Where to stay near Mill Ends Park
The closest towns with hotels, motels or campgrounds are Portland (257) and Vancouver (40).
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Mill Ends 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 | 7 mi west | 10 min | 17 16 hotels · 1 inn or B&B | 97,842 | $570K | C− |
| Gresham | 11 mi east | 15 min | 21 15 hotels · 2 motels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground · 1 RV park | 111,513 | $459K | C− |
| Hillsboro | 13 mi west | 20 min | 23 20 hotels · 1 motel · 2 inns & B&Bs | 111,126 | $521K | C− |
| Tigard | 8 mi southwest | 15 min | 12 11 hotels · 1 lodge or cabins | 57,929 | $611K | D |
| Oatfield | 8 mi southeast | 10 min | 10 8 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins | 13,294 | $569K | — |
| Lake Oswego | 7 mi south | 10 min | 9 7 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 campground | 39,722 | $932K | B |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Mill Ends Park
Other well-known places within 53 miles. Numbered ones are on the map above.
Big draw53 mi MountainMount St. Helens
1in town Stadium & arenaModa Center
2in town Stadium & arenaProvidence Park
Big draw48 mi MountainMount Hood
32 mi MuseumPittock Mansion
4in town Stadium & arenaVeterans Memorial Coliseum
527 mi WaterfallMultnomah Falls
64 mi GardenForest ParkPhoto 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 · Veterans Memorial Coliseum: Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Multnomah Falls: John Fowler from Placitas, NM, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Forest Park: EncMstr, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Visiting Mill Ends Park
Is Mill Ends Park in Portland?
Yes. It’s inside Portland, OR.
When is the best time to visit Mill Ends Park?
May, June, July, August, September and October, with highs of 64–82°.
What is the closest airport to Mill Ends Park?
Portland (PDX), about 6 miles away.
Where should I stay near Mill Ends Park?
Portland (in town, 257 places to stay), Vancouver (9 mi, 40 places to stay) and Beaverton (7 mi, 17 places to stay).
Tips from people in Portland
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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.