I don't know, but there should be a dept. of parks that you can contact.

Hi, Carla, I'm new to Portland so I'm not sure which trails we took. I'll text my daughter and ask for her recommendations and get back to you. Cheers, Sharon

Yes. We saw several dogs on a leash. I'd keep them away from the creek though.

Nope

To help set expectations, Forest Park, is mainly literally a forest with a large number of hiking trails in it. The longest trail, the Wildwood trail is 30 miles long in one direction, so you could spend days covering all of the trails. In my opinion, if I only had one day and 3 hours to hike the trails, I would try to park near the Portland Audubon Society at the Macleay Park parking area and hike the Wildwood trail from there to Hoyt Arboretum and back. Along the way you would enjoy the spectacular views at Pittock Mansion. On a clear day, from Pittock Mansion you can see downtown Portland and 4 8000ft and higher mountains (they are really volcano)

Yes! Best place is off of German Road more towards the St Johns Bridge. The Trails are a little bit bigger, less rocky, and more even BUT, you will still need to watch your step. Make sure you wear the proper gear and good running shoes. The closer you get to Portland, the more challenging, steeper, and people are present.

ні столию Now back to English for a more complete answer. Forest Park is basically a very large forest with many hiking/running, and biking trails. It does not have many open meadows that would support installing tables.

Forest park is really big so it depends which trailhead you use- I like the one with "the witches castle" it's where I took my engagement pictures- there are a TON of places around there though, best option in my opinion is to just walk around and see where you end up 😉 It's a bit further south but Salt and Straw is a must try!

Actually Forest Park is free and is bordered by Washington Park which is also also free. That said, they have made almost all the parking in Washington Park (which includes the Zoo, Rose Garden & Japanese Garden) paid during the peak hours ($1.60 hour I believe). If you want to go for a hike for free, you can enter Forest Park off of Cornell, Thurman, Skyline (NW Saltzman), 53rd, Germantown or probably off some streets coming off NW St. Helens (I have never done this myself but it looks like the trails come down there.) This is all street parking and be aware that cars do get broken into here. The only toilet facilities I know of in these areas is maybe 1/4 mile up Leif Erickson Trail from the Thurman entrance - there are some porta-potties. Street parking here on the nice weekends is at a premium. Using Google Maps or the Walking Map from the City of Portland, you can see where the trails cross the road and can sometimes find a small pocket to park. If you park in Washington Park (toilets at the Arboretum, Zoo, Rose Garden) you can pick up the paths into Forest Park. Or take the bus or MAX there. There is a bus that goes up Thurman.