Next park in my life. Id recommend all the amazing Squirrels to come check it out.

I drove around park blocks went back got a second cup of soup and sack lunch

I love this park its its a great place to go smoke dope you have to get around the homeless people though!

Great little park, but keep a close eye on your kids cause there is a lot of homeless people

Lovely place for a walk.

Towering, majestic elms for several city blocks separating the Pearl from Old Town. Bench sitting and lane-strolling happen organically here. There is a new playground and art work scattered across the park from an elephant on one end and giant lettering on the other, and a dog dish somewhere in between.

A great park to go practice basket ball and socialise also offering convenient stores nearby for a quick stop in you might need something and dont have it on you at affordable prices and at the park its all free

Cute little park right in downtown Portland. There’s a lot of great shady spots to sit at and lots of cool sculptures and art to look at as well.

3rd and couch has a nice gated play ground but the area can be a little creepy after sundown.

Interesting place, will definetly come back soon as we have another nice sunny day!

Sometimes shady, sometimes nice. The North Park Blocks are a roll of the dice.

A little dirty but overall its a great place to sit and meditate

1 of the best places to sell anything in portland

Its not a park for barbecuing. More like walk your dog and get in some human interaction. I enjoy bird watching here.

Peaceful place to hang with your friends, play b-ball, celebrate a birthday of the worst mayor.

I love the park blocks. I come here to sit and drink and sing. Sometimes I play guitar. Or just sit. Its by the college so youthful faces abound. Its nice here.

Even in the scroungiest Portland neighborhood the park is beautiful.Clean, well maintained, peaceful.

Bathroom isnt services enough for a 4 star review, other than that it looks great

Nice shaded areas, not too many people.

Went here all summer with my 2 yr old. Tried to like it. The playground itself is great, but I wish the entrances were gated (shes a runner). Every single time we were here the park was surrounded by hard drug users and drinkers which just does not pair well with children playing. Lots of aggressive screamers passing by and cussing. The last time we went, there were several adults hanging out/drinking in the playground with no kids. That was enough for me. I dont plan on returning. So, the park blocks are beautiful and green, but do NOT sit on grass or even the benches. Watch out for poop, pee, puke and needles. There is a toilet, but do NOT use it. I see what goes on here every day. Its pretty but dont touch.

Actually a really pretty section of parks in the midst of downtown Portland. While like most of Portland there is a decent presence of homeless people it remains a pretty clean and quiet park scene...at least when I was there on a Sunday afternoon in May.

Its okay could be better

Cool happy place in downtown !

Nice park, but watch out for transients, dont leave things in your car in site or it may be gone.

Filled with too many homeless and trash.

Its clean. Has giant trees so its very shady and cool in the summertime and it has a modern and clean restroom. It also has a very nice childrens play area, good sidewalks and plenty of nice benches to relaxed on A nice place.

A nice lace to take a walk and talk.

Lovely park, mixed bag who you run into, good people watching. Theres a playground, sculptures, plenty of shaded benches

Nice park. Big trees.

Between the needles on the sidewalk, and the homeless people sleeping in the grass, its a real great spot to take your kids to teach them the harsh realities of life. Highly recommended!!

Didnt feel safe sleeping there.

Lots of fun homeless people being crazy. The playground has a fence around it though, so they are just passed out on the grass. Keep Portland weird I guess.

Pleasant in the summertime afternoon.

I love the North Park blocks! I walk through them every day going to and from work. Framed magnificently by the towering trees lining both sides of the blocks, this place offers a tranquil respite right next to downtown Portland!

I walk through here to & from work every week day. I often stop & sit when my boyfriend meets me after work sometimes. We enjoy the cover of greenery from the trees, people-watching, petting the dogs that owners often walk by with. Always an afternoon basketball game or two going on, respectfully played by young guys just having a good time. Often, there are people stretched out on blankets on the center sections of grass, reading, snoozing, talking. Its just a calm & peaceful spot in the middle of a busy area of the city. Sometimes, there are gatherings of social issue groups, or tables set up offering various things, like Voters registration, or environmental causes. I love the quiet vibe & the fact that no one approaches anyone with their hand out asking for money or cigarettes, like most places around Portland. There are some rough-looking individuals & homeless people here though, but they appear to be socializing with other ones like them, or sleeping at this spot.

I would not feel comfortable bringing my dogs down

The new playground is amazing! The city did a really good job. Try Pearl Bakery around the corner. My favorite is their pastries and their chai lattes. And head up to Powell’s too if you’re already that close by :)

Its a park... small by my standards for manicured parks (Im used to parks that span miles) but a little big by portlands standards. Its got a beautiful elephant statue, a sports area, a fenced-in playground, and lots of lawn. It is downtown very near most of portlands homeless services so as we have a homeless crisis you will see a lot of Indigent individuals enjoying the park.

For a tiny little city park it was calm and comfortable. A great place to sit and dream, or chase around the kids.

Art in the Pearl... Always enjoyable! Talented artists from far and near come to sell those wares. One of Portland s finest outdoor events.

Nice open space in the middle of the City. Many people visit this area, childrens playground recently upgraded.

Very shady. Tons of benches and large trees to sit under. Peaceful and pretty

Art in the Pearl event was wonderful so much wonderful local artists with their work and kids activities plus food and music next will be Sep 5-7 2020

Great park in downtown. Typically has various events going on throughout the year. May have more food carts in the near future

Great city park! It was near our hotel so we let our little one run around for a bit.

There is a nice fenced in family area to keep the bums out. So thats good.

NICE TO PLAY AT PARK HERE WAS SAFER THAN I THOUGHT DURING THE DAY IT IS GREAT TO BRING KIDDOS PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU PICK UP AFTER YOURSELF & KEEP OUR PARKS PLEASANT THANKS..

A great venue for the Portland International Beer fest!

Not a place I would hang out often. Not the best element most times but many people bring their kids during the day. Definitely avoid it at night. It was Central City Concerns 40th anniversary and the mayor and several other spoke that day.

Nice place to stay for a few minutes and just get some quality time with family and friends.

New inclusive playground just dedicated last weekend. My two year old liked the equipment, but we were the only ones there on an early Wednesday morning. I hope the neighborhood kids discover it soon!

Great place to be a Hobo!

A hidden gem in the middle of Portland. No problem with the drug addicts while I was here that lurk a couple blocks over. Overall a pretty fun, shaded area for kids to have some fun.

A very peaceful park with lots of art but lots of homeless people kind of dampen it

Awesome... How else can a city sit down and feed about 500 people all well fed with take home lunches in hand and walking all all happy go lucky to the next secret loddie mission spot!!

Great improvements! My boys love the new park they built. its not so scary if I have an errand to run in the middle of downtown bc theres something fun for my kids to do with me.

Uou can always find interesting things to look at....

Homeless and drug dealers everywhere

A great play area and plenty of space for everyone to enjoy lots of doggos love these parks as well!

If you can use selective viewing and appreciate the wonderful little secret gems at this Park Blocks like a secret doggie fountain bull or some giant trees or guys playing hacky sack if you dont mind the Riff Raff

New childrens park but watched a homeless man clean his needle in a dogs water bowl

Lots of TWEAKERS AMD JUNKIES

I like to go at dusk when the day is winding down its quite and this time of year there is foliage everywhere my room looks out on 2 A/C condenserers then floor above so this is my spot to enjoy the seasons also for you early birds sunrise is also beautiful quick tip waterfront is my favorite sunrise spot just saying

A nice playground but surrounded by drug addicts. They cause a lot of commotion and screaming but are generally harmless.

The history and the fact that you can escape the urban world for a few peaceful be minutes.

Great park to sit and read a book. Theres a small basketball court on North end. There was a playground in the middle, but its currently being remodeled. Close to bus and MAX lines. Has a Portland Loo for restroom needs. Not usually too crowded, only during special events.

Well, its got grass in some spots. It has some benches and some smelly people sleeping on those benches, but sometimes there are people sleeping there who dont smell that bad. Its a nice place to jog, if you dont stop running. I sat on a bench and ate some chips, it was fine. The benches are wooden and sturdy. It has some trees and shade.

Beautiful downtown Portland

Im one of the most dedicated basketball players youll find, and Ive always found a good time at the half court in the north park blocks. Good people, with a mostly relaxed or casual competition level, often creates the perfect equation for a leisurely, yet adventurous day in NW Portland.

Dirty and run down

Its was very clean and homely

Well theres a lot of weed smoking and just smoking, but overall its a really nice place, with an excellent playground. Right near by a lot of services, and a starting point for some parades, like the starlight parade.

Nice place to walk through.

Common gathering place to start events. We were here for the pride parade. It was nice.

Great transit stop sits in a nice park setting

Really clean. It seems like all ages would have fun here.

Great place for an art festival, Art In The Pearl.

A wonderful break of mother nature surrounded by a city of concrete and steel. A refreshing break of shade and great people can be found here durring the summer months.

Perfect place to smoke a very quick bowl

Use to be great but I wouldnt take my kids to play there even at the swings and play toys. All the drinking alchohal, the selling of pills and heroine, meth, crack, kinda kills the ombiance of it actually being a park. Park rangers have done nothing to curb this but they hang out where its nice and regulated because there to scared to actually do there job. The park blocks on that side are now home to some of the worst prediters. I have watched this happen over the last 3 yrs and its a wonder where our taxes really go

I give it 4 stars not because it is the greatest park by any means, but it represents a lot of hard work and dedication that is put forth by our city workers and volunteers to maintain parks like this one. I have been here many times and it is well kept and also used for events. I think it is awesome that even in the heart of Portland which can be a rough place at times to see that our parks still remain one of the greatest things not only here but in all of Portland.

If you love human poop, this is the park for you

Nice shaded place to hang out with others and dance and wait for Pride Parade to begin!

Always a good park to walk through, but at night have a knife for your safety lots of night hoodlums roaming the streets.

This is my dogs favorite downtown park. We enjoy taken walks around the whole park, Starting at the basketball court, walking down to burnside. Going around the big elephant statute. Walking back toward the court on park street

Too many homeless nests there plus I didnt feel safe there with my kids with me

Great things to play on, soft ground for my clumsy kid, and lots of parking. There are a lot of homeless people and potential drug situations that make me a bit nervous but I will most definitely be back soon.

It is filled with pokemon, pokestops and pokemon go gyms.

Nice clean place to rest & relax

This is a great place to go and shoot hoops bring your skills and a good attitude we dont get paid to play so come to have fun thanks

Good for kids n adults...

Would love to see this area cleaned up a bit more.

Very sad to see open drug use in broad daylight. I did not feel safe.

Good place to go and relax with friends. Some crazies but their all around downtown Portland.

Nice place to read a book. Most of the junkies and winos are harmless and entertaining to watch.

Definitely alot rougher on this side of Burnside on the North Park Blocks.. alot of homeless and local downtown crazys! But its honestly still okay even at that. Like they just re-built there playground there and its gots some epic swings and all sorts of new stuff and I swear half of it was built for alduts anyways

Filled with amazing people and wonderful smells of acquiescence among the flowers.

Seems like a place youd get shot, but in a cool cinematic sorta way.

Always a great place to play Bocce. Met up with two park rangers and told them about a bunch of syringes in the neighborhood. They want to the location and removed them. Great service, thank you!

Nice spot to your sack_lunce perfect spot for people watching