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. May september from 9 30am to 7pm october 10am 4pm weekends. Every 15 minutes daily. 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. 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.
About 40 of all visitors skip the parking and arrive by rideshare walking biking or using trimet transit service. 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. 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. Parking for cars is very limited in washington park especially during warm sunny weekends.
Washington park brings in 3 5 million visitors annually. Washington park covers more than 458 acres 185 hectares on. View more information veterans day november 11 2020. Portland japanese garden is now selling timed entry into the garden every 30 minutes during public hours.
Washington park is a public urban park in portland in the u s. 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. Wonderful waterfalls bodies of water walkways structures etc. 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.
Washington park is the crown jewel of portland. November march from 9 30am to 5 30pm april 10am 7pm. Portland japanese garden is a proud participant in arts for all making the beauty and serenity of the garden accessible to low income families and individuals who receive food stamps snap. This is hands down the best japanese garden i have seen and i have seen quite a few.
Docents there were very friendly and helpful. 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.