Forest Park Review

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Forest Park

  • Address: Past Nob Hill in Northwest district. Take N.W. Lovejoy St. west to where it becomes Cornell Rd. and follow to park, Portland, OR | Map It
  • Phone: 503/823-7529

Fodor's Review:

The nation's largest (5,000 acres) urban wilderness, this city-owned park, with more than 50 species of birds and mammals, has more than 70 mi of trails. Running the length of the park is the 24½-mi Wildwood Trail, which extends into Washington Park. The 11-mi Leif Erikson Drive, which picks up from the end of Northwest Thurman Street, is a popular place to jog or ride a mountain bike. The Portland Audubon Society (5151 N.W. Cornell Rd. 503/292-9453) supplies free maps and sponsors a bevy of bird-related activities including guided bird-watching events. There's a hospital for injured and orphaned birds as well as a gift shop stocked with books and feeders.

  • Cost: Free
  • Open: Daily dawn-dusk
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