Tom McCall Waterfront Park
add photosMcCall Waterfront Park is situated on the western shore of the Willamette River in downtown Portland. It host many festivals throughout the year and is home to the Battleship Oregon, Founder's Stone and Police Memorials. The Salmon Street Springs is an artistic and play fountain and is extremely popular in the summer.
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"Great Place to Hang Out! "
My family loves the waterfront! We often get lunch to go and eat it in the grass where we can watch boats go by. When the weather is nice, my sons love to play in the two fountains or bike along the path. During the summer, there are events going on almost every week; plus on the weekends the waterfront hosts the Saturday Market.
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"Walking by the river!"
My kids love to go downtown and walk/ride a bike by the river rain or shine. Of course the fountain is a plus in the summer months. For inexpensive parking, you can park in Smart Park at 1st & Jefferson. If you walk all the way till the end of the river place by the park where the shops are, you can ride Portland street car for free within the fare less zone. Kids love street cars, don't they?
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"A great view of Portland"
This is a terrific place for visitors to spend a few hours. It runs through downtown along the Willamette River. On the weekends, you can easily veer over to the Saturday Market too. Lots of skateboarders and bicyclists so watch the little ones. There are festivals in this park almost all summer long starting with Cinco de Mayo and the biggest is sthe Rose Festival.
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"A great walk or spot to hang out"
The Waterfront Park in Portland is a popular spot. It is one of the highlights for visitors of Portland as you can walk along the Willamette River and watch boats and birds and people and count the bridges. The park itself hosts the Salmon Street fountain (a favorite for Portlanders to play in when the weather gets above 65 degrees!), Tom McCall Park, is right across the street from the world's smallest park (Mill's End Park), and is a part of the 40-mile Tom McCall Loop that goes up and down both sides of the river.
The park also hosts lots of events throughout the year, including the Rose Festival. During Fleet Week, it is really fun to walk along the Waterfront and look at all of the different ships that have come in for the event.
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