Our new favorite park! Never crowded and tons of things to do…read more The kids get to play on all the playground equipments, walk on the trail, play basketball or just chase each other around. People/children visiting are nice and respectful. One of the good parks around my area.

loved the variety of activities this park offered! A track to walk, run, or bike. An open field to…read morelet the fur babes run around. Plenty of park equipment to climb, slide, and dangle like monkeys. Very nice, we will visit again.

Great park we used to walk there awhile back and met the nicest guy there walking with his cat it…read morewas astonishing how it would just most around with him and he would just follow behind and after awhile would walk back down the path to the apartments they lived at below and he told us he knew his way home but the last time we saw him the cat wanted to go back.so bad and he had to keep picking him up and turning him around because he didn't live there anymore because some of the tenants were mean and hostile and he had to move because of some trouble they were causing him with the kids there he told us it was just heart wrenching I was troubled by the hat kind of treatment people can be so terrible to each other.

Quiet, family oriented park. With a nice walking path, playground for little and big kids. Half…read morebasketball court. Enjoy walking my dog here.

Stopped by to get some fresh air. There is a parking lot in a residential area. There is a…read moreplayground and bathroom right by the parking lot. There is two picnic area where you reserve for your party. There is a pond with geese and ducks. Lots of geeses. There are ample areas to check out the pond. There is a gazebo and a bridge where you can check out the pond. There are two soccer fields and a basketball court on the side area. The park is by a residential area. Lots of walkers getting their morning walk or walking the dogs. It's a good place to walk around and relax.

This park is a disaster. I don't know why the city isn't…read morepicking up the garbage. All of the barbecues were still full of soot from what, last summer?? Gresham families in our area could be enjoying this but it is disgusting. (I'm not sure who is doing all of the littering either.) Either way, this is in the middle of Gresham where everyone could enjoy it but the garbage has got to be cleaned up. This is the responsibility of the city. What's happening!?

Everytime I'm in Portland in the summertime, I come here to go swimming…read more I was super lucky, I was actually staying way over in the NW part of town and found out that the #77 crosstown busswhich was literally a block away from me would bring me straight here. So I gathered all my stuff for a day at the river, towels, sunscreen, plenty of water, snacks, hopped on the bus and spent a fantastic day here. Go early because there really isn' a lot of shade by the river and all the best spots get taken up early. There's also the woods to walk through filled with wild blackberry bushes everywhere. I guess my Canadianness comes out because I went straight into the water and swam about like it was nothing while everyone else was freaking out over how cold the water is and stayed close to the sandy shore. It's not. Especially on a scotching hot day, it really isn't a big deal. Also I have no idea how there can be drowning in a river which you can literally walk across, and never gets very deep. The current isn't all that strong if you go further away from the bridge, in fact the water is downright meandering at that point. If you have an umbrella, some reading material, lots of water, snacks, and you don't easily burn or get sunstroke, you can easily pass an entire, serene day here.

Great trails leading to the Sandy River. A nice park to stroll through on a day trip to Troutdale.read more

My first ever visit to this park was this last weekend, and my experience here is limited only to…read moreTsuru Island and Ebetsu Plaza. But on the merits of those two sections alone, this park is incredible! Unparalleled, even, as far as public (re: free) parks go! There's a lot going on here, that I have yet to explore: sports fields (baseball and soccer, at the very least), a skatepark, playgrounds, hiking trails, a dog run, public restrooms, and a covered picnic area, perfect for special events: a wedding was setting up and getting underway during our visit. The park's grounds are vast, clean and well-maintained. An incredible green space, and a standout feature of the otherwise drab suburban sprawl that is Gresham (outside of the historic downtown area)!

As far as the main city park goes, this is a nice facility -- well maintained with a good run of…read morelawn in the middle, a pavilion with tables to sit in, basketball courts on the other side ... and a small Japanese garden. We're taking tiny, but that's where I spent most of my time. Unfortunately it was in a pretty major state of disrepair when I visited, with lots of yellow tape everywhere, open trenches in the ground and plants and trees waiting to be planted. The wooden bridge over into the garden was cool though and I feel like it will look 90% better in the spring.

What an awesome playground!!!! It is huge and feels like an amusement park with endless play…read morepossibilities! There is a 2-5 area and a 5-10 area but confident 2-3yo could use both structures. Swings, slides, climbing, obstacle courses, rocks for climbing, merry-go-round, covered picnic tables, bathrooms and an occasional ice cream truck.

Came here since I was a child . It's even more magical watching your own kid play where you played…read moreas a kid

To get here, you drive through a fancy new neighborhood. There is free parking. Walk up the asphalt…read morehill (or drive to the top for drop-off and ADA parking) to a very short paved loop trail. A few benches and picnic seats are available, as well as some educational signs about the area. From the top elevation of 930 feet, you can see Mt Hood, Mt St Helen's, Mt Adams, Mt Rainier, the Gorge, and the city of Gresham... if it's a clear day. If not then you've got great views of the trees. Near the parking lot is a 1928 house with a neat history as a speakeasy. Would be cool if they opened it up for tours or private events! There is a restroom at the top.

This spot gets 5-stars for: - The incredible views of up to…read more6 mountain peaks on a clear day. It's a small park, so if it's cloudy, there isn't much else to do here and you may want to save it for another day. - Being completely ADA accessible with the ability to drive up to the top to drop off individuals who can't make the steep walk up to the top, and there are 2 handicap parking spaces at the top as well. - Paved path circling around the top, with a low-rise so you can easily navigate with someone in a wheelchair or walker. - There's a small restroom facility at the top. - One covered picnic area, at least one other picnic table, and some benches. - Informational signage around the park explaining the history and wildlife of the area in 3 languages (English, Spanish and, I believe, Russian). - Engraved metal plaque & stones at the lookout point showing you exactly where to look to see each mountain peak. -Small parking lot at the entrance/bottom of the park.

We rolled into Cascade Locks on a Sunday in July, the kind of Gorge afternoon where everyone within…read morefifty miles has the same idea: get out, get sun, get a burger. Eastwind Drive-In sits right on Wa Na Pa Street, red and white building, that iconic soft serve and hamburger sign swinging out front like it's been doing this since before any of us were born. And it has. The line was out the door and down the sidewalk by 3pm, easy thirty minute wait, and nobody seemed to mind. That tells you something before you even taste the food. We ordered the double bacon cheeseburger, and it did not disappoint. Real griddled beef, two patties, melted cheddar doing exactly what melted cheddar should do, crisp lettuce, all of it stacked on a sesame bun that held together through the whole ordeal, which matters more than people think when you're eating standing up in a parking lot with a dog giving you the full guilt trip. Speaking of: we took our food down to the park by the lake, picnic tables under the trees, and Willow, our English lab, decided that burger was the single most important object in the entire state of Oregon. Nose right up against it, patient as a saint, working every angle. She didn't get any. She deserved some. That's the tension of loving a good dog and a good burger at the same time. Prices are fair for what you get, hamburger starts under seven dollars, the shakes and soft serve looked like the real draw for half the line, and the menu board out front covers everything from tater tots to Italian cream soda, which is a detail I did not expect and now can't stop thinking about. If you're passing through Cascade Locks, Eastwind Drive-In is worth the wait. Bring cash patience, bring an appetite, and if you bring a dog, be ready to share eye contact you won't win.

A wonderful spot to take your dogs where they can explore 100 archers of land and water with the…read moreluxury of being off leash. There's enough room for dogs to run around while not interacting with one another.

This park is really accessible for younger parents. It's really large so you can go on walks and…read morethe playground is fantastic.

Wow, pretty incredible park!…read more They've got a ton of pavilions and picnic tables for gatherings, a really fun splash pad, a paved three-quarter pathway around the park exterior, various sports field including volleyball/tennis/basketball/horseshoe, THREE fenced dog parks for big dogs and small dogs and both, new play structures, and acres of wetlands with a boardwalk path. Only feedback to make it better: 1. Currently they're doing construction on the sports field, so there's large empty dirt patches between areas of the park. 2. The boardwalks over the wetlands could use a map. I got a little lost!

Remnant of an extinct volcano, to have this park almost intown is amazing!…read more Pup friendly, bike friendly, so many wild animals, miles of vista views. Can get very crowded. Too many irresponsible dog owners leaving poop or poop bags everywhere. Please pick up after your pooch and show respect to the rest of the community!

I wanted a solid hike and this delivered! There are signs on virtually every intersection along…read morewith a "you are here" map so it's very difficult to get lost. The views are great. You definitely get an out of the city feel. The plants are well preserved. And the wildlife is great! I saw my first ever Buck and it seemed like no one else knew he was there. Most people walk here and they allow dogs on leashes. There were a few runners. They have available bathrooms at the visitor center near the parking lot. Gate closes at 10pm from what I remember the sign saying.