Parks and Gardens
What better way to get to know a city than by walking or biking around its many parks and gardens.
The Portland area is home to an unrivaled number of open spaces (37,000 acres to be exact). Even in the heart of downtown, you’re sure to see more green than gray as you invariably stumble across grassy oases. Portland Parks & Recreation, which offers a comprehensive outdoor recreation program, oversees parks that range in size from the 5,000-acre Forest Park (America's largest urban wilderness) to tiny 24-inch Mill Ends Park.
International Rose Test Garden in Portland is home to the oldest official continuously operated public rose test gardens in the United States. Each year hundreds of thousands of visitors from around the world enjoy the sights and scents of the gardens. One of the most popular of Portland’s Parks & Recreation locations, the garden’s spectacular views and more than 8,000 roses make it one of Portland’s most notable signature landmarks. (www.portlandparks.org/parks/introsetestgarden.htm)
Portland Japanese Garden
Nestled in the scenic west hills of Portland, the Japanese Garden is a haven of tranquil beauty which has been proclaimed one the most authentic Japanese gardens outside of Japan. Encompassing five and one-half acres and five separate garden styles, the Garden includes an authentic Japanese Tea House, meandering streams, intimate walkways, and an unsurpassed view of Mt. Hood. (www.japanesegarden.com)
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