Washington Park

Washington Park is a Portland City Park founded in 1871. It occupies an area of more than 65 hectares and is a huge complex that includes various public and entertainment venues.

Within the park are: Oregon Zoo, which is home to two thousand animals, a rose garden with 9.5 thousand rose bushes, a traditional Japanese garden, a forest center, a children's museum and Hoyt arboretum, where more than 8 thousand plants are presented. Among other features of the park, it is worth mentioning the many statues, monuments, fountains, as well as various sports grounds, playgrounds and picnic places.