Japanese Garden Washington Park Portland
With the improvement in air quality and relief from fire dangers portland japanese garden is ready to welcome you back.
Japanese garden washington park portland. Washington park covers more than 458 acres 185 hectares on. Washington park is the crown jewel of portland. The garden sits nestled in the hills of portland oregon s iconic washington park overlooking the city and providing a tranquil urban oasis for locals and travelers alike. Stay tuned for changes that will probably occur in traffic flow and parking options in the year ahead.
Washington park brings in 3 5 million visitors annually. View more information veterans day november 11 2020. Bloom has been the chief executive officer of the portland japanese garden since 2005. This 410 acre park is home to the oregon zoo world forestry center portland children s museum hoyt arboretum international rose test garden portland japanese garden.
The garden is working diligently with portland parks recreation explore washington park and other stakeholders to identify and implement better solutions as this project continues. About 40 of all visitors skip the parking and arrive by rideshare walking biking or using trimet transit service. State of oregon it includes a zoo forestry museum arboretum children s museum rose garden japanese garden amphitheatre memorials archery range tennis courts soccer field picnic areas playgrounds public art and many acres of wild forest with miles of trails. Docents there were very friendly and helpful.
Washington park is a public urban park in portland in the u s. Designed in 1963 it encompasses 12 acres with eight separate garden styles and includes an authentic japanese tea house meandering streams intimate walkways and a. Portland japanese garden is now selling timed entry into the garden every 30 minutes during public hours. Though it is not the biggest japanese garden in north america st louis has that this place is a wonderful east meets northwest combination with a backdrop of tall trees and varied terrain.
Every day may through october and on the weekends november april the explore washington park free shuttle links portland japanese garden to the washington park max station as well as the other park attractions. May september from 9 30am to 7pm october 10am 4pm weekends. Every 15 minutes daily. The portland japanese garden is a traditional japanese garden occupying 12 acres located within washington park in the west hills of portland oregon united states it is operated as a private non profit organization which leased the site from the city in the early 1960s.
Parking for cars is very limited in washington park especially during warm sunny weekends. November march from 9 30am to 5 30pm april 10am 7pm.