Gabriel Park

Inclusive Playground The inclusive playground at Gabriel Park has been reopened.

Skatepark Constructed in 2008, the skatepark is 10,000 square feet, featuring 8,000 square feet of snake run and 2,000 square feet of unique perimeter features including a wallride, pump bumps, transition trench, and vert transition to slappy curb.

The snake run includes a 9-ft-deep bowl with concrete coping and tractor seat; the midsection has three hips and a rolled lip design.

Crews replaced safety-surfacing tiles which, due to the play area's popularity, had worn rather quickly. Enjoy!

Gabriel Park Trail and Signage Project Is Complete!

Gabriel Park Nature Patch Portland Parks & Recreation is adding nature patches to developed park landscapes to provide natural experiences for people and habitat for wildlife.

Nature patches are unique natural garden spaces that support native pollinators and offer fun opportunities for education and exploration.

Designed in partnership with the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation , the Gabriel Park Nature Patch includes native and ornamental flowering shrub beds with natural seating and habitat features.

The nature patch, across from the community garden and orchard, overlooks a beautiful meadow to the north that has over thirty varieties of native forbs, grasses, and wildflowers to support native pollinators.

Gabriel Park Inclusive Playground Project Thanks to funding from the Parks Replacement Bond and System Development Charges, Gabriel Park's playground will be replaced with a new, more inclusive and accessible play area.

The playground is located at SW 37th Avenue and SW Vermont Street. Read more on the Gabriel Park Inclusive Playground Project page.

Project background Gabriel Park is an 89-acre hybrid park, acquired by the City in 1950, with a wide range of facilities and activities, including a community center, skate park, sand volleyball court, t

Swiss immigrant Ulrich Gabriel arrived in 1890 and eventually bought and farmed property south of what is now Vermont Street, and operated the Pine Creek Dairy. He raised corn, wheat, and potatos, but his main income came from his dairy herd. In October 1950, the city purchased an 87-acre tract of land featuring two small creeks and wooded areas between Vermont and Canby Streets for $120,000. Part of the property, referred to as Gabriel Acres, gave the park its name.