Pier Park
Pier Park is a municipal park in Portland, Oregon, United States. It comes under Portland Parks & Recreation. Close by, Moda Center is 6.5 mi away.
A garden inside Portland
You can stay in Portland
Pier 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 Pier Park.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
The year’s weather
Below are typical highs and lows near Pier Park.
Pier Park
Pier Park is a municipal park in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is in the North Portland neighborhood of St. Johns and is bordered by North Columbia Boulevard and characterized by evergreen forest. Pier Park, along with Kelley Point Park and Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area, contributes land in its natural state to North Portland.
The park takes its name from a person named Pier, not because it has a pier.
- Type
- Garden
- Area
- 85 acres
- Run by
- Portland Parks & Recreation
A base for Pier Park
Places to stay start in Portland (257) and Vancouver (40).
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Pier 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 | 8 mi east | 10 min | 40 33 hotels · 2 motels · 2 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 campground | 199,698 | $462K | D |
| Hillsboro | 10 mi southwest | 15 min | 23 20 hotels · 1 motel · 2 inns & B&Bs | 111,126 | $521K | C− |
| Beaverton | 9 mi south | 15 min | 17 16 hotels · 1 inn or B&B | 97,842 | $570K | C− |
| Hazel Dell | 7 mi northeast | 10 min | 10 5 hotels · 1 motel · 4 RV parks | 23,237 | $456K | — |
| Gresham | 17 mi southeast | 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− |
| Tigard | 13 mi south | 20 min | 12 11 hotels · 1 lodge or cabins | 57,929 | $611K | D |
| Salmon Creek | 9 mi northeast | 15 min | 6 4 hotels · 1 motel · 1 RV park | 20,017 | $530K | — |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Combine it with these
Other well-known places within 54 miles.
Big draw49 mi MountainMount St. Helens
17 mi Stadium & arenaModa Center
26 mi Stadium & arenaProvidence Park
Big draw54 mi MountainMount Hood
31 mi WaterfallMultnomah Falls
34 mi City parkForest Park
46 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 · Multnomah Falls: John Fowler from Placitas, NM, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Forest Park: EncMstr, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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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Know before you visit Pier Park
Is Pier Park in Portland?
Yes. It’s inside Portland, OR.
When is the best time to visit Pier Park?
May, June, July, August, September and October, with highs of 64–82°.
What is the closest airport to Pier Park?
Portland (PDX), about 8 miles away.
Where should I stay near Pier Park?
Portland (in town, 257 places to stay), Vancouver (8 mi, 40 places to stay) and Hillsboro (10 mi, 23 places to stay).
Questions for Portland
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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.