Sellwood Park

Sellwood Park is a city park of about 17 acres (6.9 ha) in southeast Portland, in the U.S. state of Oregon.[2]

Sellwood Park
Flowers in the park in 2011
TypeUrban park
LocationPortland, Oregon
Coordinates45°28′05″N 122°39′33″W[1]
Area16.65 acres (6.74 ha)
Created1909
Operated byPortland Parks & Recreation
StatusOpen 5 a.m. to midnight

Description and history

Located at Southeast Seventh Avenue and Miller Street, the park includes courts for tennis and basketball; fields for soccer, baseball, softball, and football; picnic areas; a horseshoe pit; a playground; paved and unpaved paths, and restrooms.[2] The Springwater Corridor trail runs northsouth along the west side of the park between it and Sellwood Riverfront Park and Oaks Amusement Park.[3] Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge is just north of Sellwood Park.[3]

References

  1. "Sellwood City Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. May 22, 1986. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  2. "Sellwood Park". City of Portland. 2010. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  3. City Street Map: Portland, Gresham (Map) (2007 ed.). G.M. Johnson and Associates. ISBN 978-1-897152-94-2.
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