A simple logo for a simple neighborhood park.

Duniway Park is home to an extensive lilac garden containing about 225 plants of around 125 varieties.

The highest point in the west hills, Council Crest Park sits at 1,073 feet above sea level. The observation area at the top features great views of the city and mountains Hood & St. Helens.

Hoyt Arboretum was established in Washington Park to preserve evergreens for educational and recreational purposes. It was named in honor of Ralph Warren Hoyt, the county commissioner who championed the formation of the arboretum. It possesses the largest group of distinct species of any arboretum in the U.S. with 10,000 individual trees and shrubs, representing nearly 1,000 different species from around the world.

The International Rose Test Garden in Washington Park is the oldest public rose test garden in the US and is home to over 7,000 roses of around 550 varieties. New types of roses are sent to the garden from all over the world and are tested for color, fragrance, disease resistance and other attributes.

Gabriel Park is on a plot of land that originally belonged to a Swiss immigrant named Ulrich Gabriel. He made his living off of his dairy cows and operated under the name Pine Creek Dairy.

This park was suggested by PSU alumni Randi Haugland, who loves the park for its tennis courts and says that it has everything a park needs.

Fernhill Park used to be a ravine where ne'er-do-wells would strip and dump stolen cars. But since being cleaned up by Portland Parks & Rec, it's now one of the best parks to get some Vitamin D on sunny days. Wide-open, rolling hills, and what many believe to be the best dog park in the city.

Fernhill is also one of the parks involved in the next Sunday Parkways event!