Dickinson Park — Attraction in Portland

Our daughter loves this park because it's spacious and she can run around. It's a great park for frisbee or flying a kite. Also great for watching sunsets. In the winter when there's ample snow, it's a great sledding hill. However, in the spring and summer months, the wild grass and weeds grow large and are unkempt for long stretches. Moles or gophers are also a huge problem here. Certain spots can get very marshy after a heavy rain so watch your step!

The playground is modern and complex with great athletic opportunities for little ones. However, it's uncovered and totally exposed to the hot sun. It's a shame they didn't budget for some shade sails over part of the structure or a covered benches area.

The road alongside the park is mostly quiet but is straight with a fast hill so watch your dogs and children who might run into the road. Cars drive fast...

We went here as a group from a retirement residence. First, the bus driver could not find the entrance. Signage was nonexistent. He had to ask directions from a man, who was kind enough to hop on his car and lead us there. Once there, there was nowhere to park. There were inadequate steps required to walk up, no hand rail. Steep and rough grass to walk across. Porta Potties. Completely inadequate for elderly people, or anyone with physical...

Very nice park. Play area for kids to climb around on the various playground equipment. Other visitors seemed like nice and respectful neighbors with their kids. I flew a drone while my friends kids played on the equipment. Plenty of space to run up and down the hill and a GREAT view of Beaverton/Tigard, could see for many miles on the clear...