I drive by so often I sometimes forget how freaking great Gabriel Park is. The place is huge, nicely laid out, and it is IMO a lovely place to spend an afternoon or even a weekend. Plus it's got a little bit of everything; paved walking paths, or dirt trails if you like; basketball courts; lots of picnic tables; tennis courts; two baseball fields; two dog parks; a skate park; an old growth forest (no joke!); open meadows; an up to date playground, and I'm sure a bunch of other things I'm missing. There's a small parking lot and usually plenty of on street parking if you're driving here, and Multnomah Village is just over the hill. And it's all free. read more

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There is so much to do at this park and multiple parking spots and access points. Tennis courts, playground, bathrooms, basketball court, soccer field, skate park, dog park, trails, community garden, baseball diamond and more! Large rolling hills with expansive grassy areas for picnics and views. If you are looking for recreation, you can find it here. Beautiful day and evening. read more

This park, less than 3 miles from my home, is a family favorite for walks (paved and unpaved paths) and skateboarding - you'll also find a community center, sand volleyball court, tennis & pickleball courts, two dog off-leash areas, softball and baseball fields, a playground, community garden and orchard. Parking is available on Vermont (street) and a couple of parking lots off of SW Canby and 45th. Check it out, it won't disappoint. read more

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This is such a great park for all ages. So much space to run around and things to do! The ground is soft and bouncy. Lots of places to sit and eat. I parked by the skate park but realized how far it is and had to drive around the corner and make a right. There are bathrooms right next to it, but be sure to bring your own hand soap. There wasn't any inside but I always bring my own. My kids had a great time! read more

Gabriel Park - Park - Parks Near Me - Portland, Oregon

This park is TRULY incredible. It's HUGE. It has something for every age. There are fields for sports, bathrooms, picnic tables and lots of shade and green spaces. My ONLY complaint is that it would be closer. It's a bit of a hike for us, but we tried it one day when we used to help get a friend to ballet and it was on our way home. My kids loved it. Since then we stopped a few times and we also went to a birthday party there!! I also love that street parking is abundant there so it's always easy to find a spot. Highly recommend this park. read more

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For a neighborhood park, Gabriel has it all! It is perfect for those that live in Multnomah Village or as a worthy destination for people like me. The 91 acreas are filled with a variety of activity areas plus an extensive walking trail. Something for everyone! I'm always looking for new, ADA accessible walking paths and the trails at Gabriel Park meander throughout the green space and take you past wild flowers, native grasses, and into lush, peaceful forest areas. There are babbling streams, a variety of trees, and everything a nature lover wants. Beautiful any time if the year, but spring with the wild flowers blooming, and fall with the vibrant leaves, are my favorite times. For the kiddos, there is an elaborate play area on a rubberized surface with lots of play structures, many interactive, designed to entertain and get their energy out. There are tennis courts, a skate park, a dog park, a huge community garden, several picnic tables, water fountains and restrooms. Lots of parking at the multiple park entry points. Everything is ADA accessible which is so important. Gabriel Park is a lovely place to spend an afternoon, take an early morning or sunset stroll, or anything in between! read more

Went here before lunch on a Sunday. Lots of kids and adults enjoying the sun. It has a basketball court. A huge field to walk around. Big playgrounds area for kids to enjoy. Water fountain and bathroom was available. Great residential area to walk through. The park sits in a nice quiet residential area. Has lots of parking available. read more

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This is one of my favorite parks in Portland/Surrounding area. My son had some baseball games here and it was fun to walk around. There is a small skate park, there is a huge dog park, baseball field (2 or 3 I believe) and a playground up the hill. When spring/summer comes back around I will definitely be getting some fresh air walk around. read more

HUGE PARK! Amazing place for a Family Birthday!! Definitely recommend for Games and or picnics in the park!! Highly recommended for big family gatherings! read more

This is a most excellent park for kids to play at. Lots of safe jumping, swinging and climbing areas. There are basketball courts for older kids/adults. Nice baseball fields and bathrooms! read more

Gabriel Park - Kids play area - Parks Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Time for an updated review now that the new playground has been open for a few years. The kids love it! I wish they had used a natural material for the ground and that they would have made it less steep, but overall, it's a great place to play. read more

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Great place to take the dogs out! There's a few little walking paths that loop around as well. Lots of big open lawn area for playing fetch with your pup! read more

Fabulous park! This was our first visit, and Gabriel made a wonderful first impression. We stopped by for a walk, and this park has a lot to offer to most anyone. A huge community garden, dog park, tennis courts, and a fabulous playground...clearly loved by kids and parents as it was packed. Since so large, the rest of the park didn't feel crowded. I was very impressed by the beautiful natural, flower field for bees, yay! And as for trails, they wind through the entire park. Lovely paths in and out of a peaceful forest section, with streams and gorgeous trees. There seems to be plenty of parking at multiple entry points around the parks perimeter. Definitely a great place to spend an afternoon. read more

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Great close up magician with strong presentation and wonderful personality. Quite entertaining and connects with audience.

The park was very nice and clean. There was also a magician there that was very entertainin.

Wow after all these years, this park doesn't skip a beat. I love Gabriel Park and treasure my visits here, whether it's going for a run, a leisurely walk, or sunbathing in the open grass, this place has it all. read more

We went for a walk in Gabriel Park during our last visit to Portland. This is a great park, large with lots of different areas for sports, kids play area and walking paths. We followed one of the paths and had a great time. Great park in the heart of the city. read more

Yay I got a ROTD! I hope it sticks! I hate when it disappears! Time for an update! Check out my 2 new pics, they built a play area for kiddos. I was hoping for an outdoor water park, but I'm sure the kids like this too. It appears they now have real bathrooms too, not just the porta potties. If you've seen the porta potty Beavis & Butthead episode you know why I fear them so much. The one improvement would be to separate the unleashed dog park area; have a small and a separate larger dog area because a big one knocked me down. Hope to see you here sometime! Come say hi! read more

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Rad spot to take all the kids and see some creative expression and fun I highly recommend this spot

Portland parks are casually incredible. This one probably isn't on any listicle or tourist website. But if it were in most any other city, it would be a "must-visit". As it is, it's an amazing neighborhood park. It's got lots of well-graded trails that go in and out of well-shaded forest areas with creeks. It's got a dog park. It's got a community garden. It's got basketball courts. It's got volleyball. It's got a skate park. It's got tennis courts. It's got big trees situated on well-groomed grass for afternoon napping. It's also got a Laughing Planet nearby if you get hangry and need some emergency burrito medicine. read more

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During my last 2 visits to Portland to see my Son, we've taken long walks through Gabriel Park. This is a huge green space, with the woodsy sections on the backside being my favorite. It's also fun to watch the people, the dogs, strike up random conversations, and meet some people David knows along the way. read more

I found this park by way of searching around my phone's Map app, looking for somewhere for our little one to burn off energy and enjoy our packed lunch before driving back home to Eugene. Gabriel Park looked big with lots of play options, restrooms and not too far out of the way. This is a really fantastic park! Not just for kids (though the playground is big and super awesome, and created with accessibility in mind which is +++), but we saw lots of other folks walking around, taking dogs over to the nearby dog park, etc. There are some sports fields (baseball, soccer I think, and a basketball court) and lots of picnic tables under the shade of large trees. Parking is available either along the surrounding streets or a smallish partially gravel lot within the park near the playground. Restrooms were clean enough for a public park. Gabriel Park will remain on my list for future road trips when we need a good place to stop! read more

Nice new park. Kids love the spaceship slide and all the other things they have. There is a lot of parking but the lot has so many pot holes. I don't get it... did they spend all the money on the park? Seriously need some attention to the potholes. read more

Gabriel Park is everything a park should be. Mobility accessible and there is something for everyone here.

Our go to dog park. We are so lunch that this is so close. We take our dog here which has a dog park and people are all very firnedly. Also offers baseball fields, skate park, tennis courts. There is a nice forested/woody area which makes it seem like you are not in the middle of the city. Plenty of trails. This is a fun park to check out! If you are not from around the area, recommend checking out Mulnomah Village which is a small distance away which offers many coffee shops, restaurants, and cute shops. read more

I was reminded recently of how much I love this park. I went there with a friend to check out the Fall colors in the neighborhood. It was on one of the final days apparently of seeing the leaves turn before the stormy weather came. It's always nice to walk there from Multnomah Village too. The park is big and beautiful, green and well kept. It was so nice to return to it and walk around it, sit down and enjoy the sun on one of its many hills. One of my favorite parks in the city. read more

Such a great park in the Multnomah neighborhood of SW Portland. It has so ma y amenities...dog parks, tennis courts, skate park, beach volleyball, baseball fields, playground (about to undergo a multi-million dollar replacement), walking trails, woods, fields, a community center with pools, a community garden, and more. Love bringing the kids and dog here to have fun. read more

The playground is promoted online as being in the shade which prompted us to visit on a recent hot day. Yet, upon arrival there was almost no shade and would not improve as the day progressed. The metal playground equipment which has unique designs was untouchable. Children were avoiding contact and merely walking around the area but not playing on the structures. Just be aware of no shade on hot days. read more

The restrooms were closed when we were there, and the water toys were not on yet, but it's a nice park.

Such a beautiful park! I work in Multnomah Village and Gabriel Park is a short and very enjoyable 10 minute walk away. There are enough walking trails to keep you busy for at least an hour. It offers two dog parks, many sport courts/fields, a playground, beautiful views, a skate park, and so much more! It is one of my favorite places to relax after a long day of work. read more

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What a great park! Thanks to Yelp for helping me find this place. Bookmarked at some point in the past, I was recently re-reminded of this park when another review was posted. It's not very convenient for me, but I drove out there to give it a try all the same. I'm really glad I did. The park is huge and I could find no maps posted at the park, so you might want to orient yourself before heading in. Their playgrounds were hopping with children, so I can't really comment on them. Although they did look fun. The skate park was hopping with... well, mostly roller bladers. They also looked like they were having a good time, and it's easy to imagine why. What I enjoyed was their many trails through their wetland forest. What a great bit of hiking in a natural setting. The wetlands are quiet and peaceful, with no traffic noise and the occasional gurgling sound from a modest creek. While there aren't exactly amazing views, it's very real and took me back to being a teenager hanging out in "the forest" after school. Back in the day when wetlands didn't have to be protected. There are a lot of other great things about Gabriel park. There are lighted tennis courts, several baseball diamonds, and a great hilly setting that provides for lots of surprises and a nice compartmentalized feel. It's almost like five parks set up in a big square. Too bad it's such a drive. read more

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(Like Vi B., this is just a review of the dog park.) Not too big, not too small, this fenced dog park is clean and certainly worth a trip with your little ones... during the spring/summer at least. The main grassy area is closed during the winter (which is why I gave them 4 stars), but they open up a bark/mud park just around the corner so your dog can burn off some energy from being pent up most of the winter.. I personally, only like the main grassy area, but my dog enjoys any place where he can run and play. The park has poop bags, running water, benches/chairs and it's partially shaded for those hot summer days. It has a nice hill for the dogs to run up and down instead of the more common, flat, city parks. One thing that some may not like is that the park is a single space so there is no separate area for small/timid dogs. However, I have a little dog (who thinks he's a Great Dane) and he has always done well at this park. Gabriel Park is also just minutes away from Healthy Pets NW which has a great selection of natural pet supplies and it's also just a block from the dog-friendly Laughing Planet Cafe where you can dine outside with your dogs. Enough fun for a whole afternoon! read more

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As a kid my friends and I would stroll up to the park and play all day in the summer months. This part used to be an old landfill, but I never knew it as that. It had alway been Gabriel Park. All the kids I went to school with used to come here. Had all the swing set play equipment you would expect in a park however they removed the teeter totter and the merry go round. I figured those were probably what was considered 'the most dangerous' to the kids. Heck I know I fell off many MANY times getting scraped up..but I never cared. Kids rebound quickly from cuts and scrapes. The park hasn't changed any outside of that. They still have the baseball fields, the tennis and basketball courts. They build a community center long ago down on Vermont and 45th long before I left Portland and only went in once. I guess it wasn't a big deal to me. I didn't drive up to Little Gabriel beyond the trees, but I assume that hasn't changed either. I used to be part of the Portland Track Club (PTC) way back when and this is the park we did our training in besides Tryon Creek State Park or Forest Park. We had a meet here as well. There used to be a craft activity area where we could buy gimp and make keychains out of various colors. Used to climb the cherry trees that used to line the entry area towards the parking lot. I don't know if they bare fruit anymore. I distinctly remember getting stung by a bee here and used to participate the summer slip n slide provided by Portland Parks and Recreation. All the kids had a blast. Rare good childhood memories. read more

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I like taking the dog to Gabriel Park because it has a fenced dog park, it is grass so he is not as dirty at the end. Also, the park is large, beautiful with rolling hills, and gives me as the dog owner a chance to get some pleasant exercise with a walk through or around the park, which is a win win these days. read more

Nice, clean park. I have used the tennis courts several times, no complaints. Great off-leash dog part. Now if only I had a dog. During the summer the park tends to be a wee bit crowded because of summer camp, but any other time, no complaints. In the fall they have leaf recycling must for SW Portland's. read more

I love Dr. Cheshire and her team at Gabriel Park Vet Clinic. I have a cat. She has had regular health care and a cancer surgery at the clinic. The whole team is very thoughtful, patient, and caring. They are the best team of vets and vet technicians I know. read more

Decided to try out Gabriel today after hearing great things about the dog park. We will NOT be back. First, there's no signs pointing toward the dog park so after finding a parking lot we just wandered until I saw someone else with a dog then I followed them. Once we got there we had to wait for some guy inside the gate to finish whatever he was doing because he was blocking the entry. Don't worry guy, no need to hurry. We'll just stand here while you take your sweet ass time. My dog loves to wait on the outside while watching the other dogs play. We finally got in, I let the pup go then looked around for a place to sit. Out of the two picnic tables one was already taken, the other was covered in bugs. A couple bugs I don't mind, but we're talking COVERED. After flicking several of them off of me (hadn't even sat down, just got close to the table) I decided I'd try somewhere else. I tried sitting on the ground but the smell of urine was overpowering so that didn't work out. There are a few crappy old plastic chairs by the entrance so after passing several that had drinks or food spilled on them I finally found one without sticky residue. So I sat watching my dog, who is incredibly friendly and normally loves playing at the dog park. She wandered around trying to make friends but ran into several aggressive dogs so she eventually just found a shady spot and laid down. I decided this wasn't the park for us. Have I mentioned the huge amounts of dog poop left all over the ground? If not here's the time. While calling my dog a woman came in with her dog (large breed). Her dog ran over to me and immediately jumped on me. The woman stood about 20 feet away and just watched. Seriously? You just stand by and watch while your dog continues jumping on me over and over as I try to push him off? That's just great. The last straw was when the dog eventually pushed me into a pile of dog poop, which felt great on my feet since I was wearing flip flops. I shot the lady a dirty look, pushed her dog off me AGAIN and did my best to get the poop off (there's no bathroom or running water, so I was stuck until I got out of the dog area and finally found a water fountain). I maneuvered around many more piles of dog crap to get my pup and made a beeline for the exit. Maybe I'm just spoiled by Hazelia and the other dog parks we've been to, but I don't find anything alluring about this place except that it's fenced (the only reason it's getting 2 stars rather than 1). The people were not very friendly, they obviously did not feel the need to clean up after their animals or control their dog's manners in any way, there's hardly anywhere to sit, and honestly I didn't find the setting to be very nice at all. I guess if you live very close by and have absolutely no way of getting to another dog park then it's a place to go, but I'd rather drive pretty much anywhere than go back to this place. Big thumbs DOWN. We will never, ever be coming back here. read more

This is just a review for the dog park part: Not worth the drive from SE Portland, tons of dog poop in the grass and it's all just lazy owners hanging out in the shade, letting their dogs wander around. I prefer smaller parks I guess, this one is too big for the dogs to be able to socialize. read more

Nice park in in the village area. GP shares grounds with SW community center. It is across from Vermont hills shopping "center." Which houses a laughing planet and frozen yogurt place in case you need to plan for lunch. GP Has a couple of different parking choices/ lots. GP-Has a nice beginners skateboarding course for those who are just learning to "take air." Several tennis courts. A soccer field and a few different walking paths. They could use more picnic areas and bike racks. I saw very few of each. I guess they have a dog park section that we did not see when we were walking the mounds. Speaking of mounds, the way this park was set up reminded me of some of the Native American burial mounds that are near my childhood home back east. Big mounds everywhere. I found out later, that these were no mounds, but I guess former trash heaps as I heard that this place use to be a landfill. There is something buried there that is for sure. It is not your ancestors. It's your garbage! It was ok. Not outstanding. I am glad kids dogs and families have a place to go. read more

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Note: This review is for the dog park portion of the park ONLY; not the tennis courts or walking/hiking area. If you (and your lucky pooch) are in the mood to romp (and be romped), go to the 'Gabe. Here's a pointer: Small dog owners should take caution. For the most part, the dogs that come here are medium to big sized, and there is no "small/tiny dogs" gated area separating them from the big dogs (an amenity I've seen at a few dog parks in Hillsboro). That means: Its a doggy free-for-all in huge open spaced fields. The bigger, more rambunctious dogs tend to head STRAIGHT for the smaller dogs so that they can wrestle with them. And unless your dog is a JRT (who are crazy as hell and can hold their own against dogs 8 times their size), you should either be prepared to: sit by yourself with your dog in some remote area of the park, or: go bananas every 3 1/2 minutes when some lab/pitbull mix comes rambling over and knocking your sweet powderpuff into the bushes. I do wish there was an enclosed area for smaller (and gentler) doggies. In the meantime: Big & Rough Dog Owners: Rejoice! read more