Terwilliger Parkway

5.0Google rating(3 reviews)Portland · Multnomah County · park · 103 acres

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Essentials

At a glance

Published hours and a quick amenity skim — confirm on the official page before you go.

On site

Visitor amenities

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…stay a while

  • Picnic Areafacility

…play & family

  • Playgroundfamily

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Overview

About this park

Terwilliger Parkway is a 2. 5-mile linear forest corridor designed by John C.

Olmsted in his 1903 report as Portland's principal pleasure drive heading south — and it's the only one of four proposed parkways completed as envisioned.

Things to do

Things to do

Helens, and the Willamette River, along with a pedestrian path, bike lanes, and distinctive globe lights threading through secondary-growth forest.

Background

History & notes

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021, the parkway features scenic viewpoints with sweeping views of Mt.

Today

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Getting there

SW 6th Ave. and Sheridan St. to Slavin St., Portland, OR
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Data quality

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Confidence score

97/ 100

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