Peninsula Park

Peninsula Park
The park's rose garden in 2017
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Location700 N. Rosa Parks Way
Portland, Oregon, United States
Area16.27 acres (6.58 ha)
Created1909
Operated byPortland Parks & Recreation
StatusOpen 5 a.m. to midnight daily

Peninsula Park is a public park in the Piedmont neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, United States.[1] The 16.27-acre (6.58 ha) park is located in the North Portland neighborhood and contains an outdoor swimming pool, community center, baseball fields, playgrounds, basketball courts, tennis courts, covered picnic areas, a historic gazebo and other amenities. In 2007, area residents started to propose a piece of public art be added to the park honoring Rosa Parks, as the park lies along Rosa Parks Way.[2]

  1. ^ "Peninsula Park & Rose Garden". Portland Parks & Recreation. Archived from the original on August 6, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
  2. ^ Parks, Casey (June 13, 2012). "North Portland residents work to bring public art piece honoring Rosa Parks to Peninsula Park". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.

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