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- Frisbee Friends Pier Park Disc Tournament August 17th
Two years ago we celebrated the 20-year anniversary of the Pier Park Disc Golf course with a fundraising tournament. The funds we raised then paid for new tee pad benches and other improvements to the course and the park’s natural environment. We’re hosting another fundraising event again this year in 2025. We are pleased to announce the 2nd Frisbee Friends of Pier Park disc golf… Continue reading Frisbee Friends Pier Park Disc Tournament August 17th - Community Advocacy Leads to City Repairs: Pier Pool Opens After Year-Long Closure
Press Release, July 14, 2025Photos taken at Pier Pool on July 14, 2025 Pier Pool in North Portland reopens to the public today after being closed last summer due to a lack of city maintenance. The reopening of the pool comes after strong advocacy from Friends of Pier Park and community members who urged Portland… Continue reading Community Advocacy Leads to City Repairs: Pier Pool Opens After Year-Long Closure - You Can Help Make Donations Happen with iQ Credit Union
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April 19th was a beautiful day at Pier Park. Over 60 volunteers, including neighbors, couples, disc golfers, a Girl Scout troop, KOIN-TV Channel 6, SOLVE staff, Portland Parks and Recreation staff, and, of course, Friends of Pier Park showed up to beautify, protect, and help diversify the Pier Park understory. Work included planting native plants… Continue reading 2025 Pier Park Pick-Up Review
Pier Park Discovery Walk
Use this self-guided walk through Pier Park to find unique points of interest in your favorite Portland Park. Learn new things and discover what makes Pier Park special.
Download the one-page, two-sided PDF of written descriptions and artist renderings with a checklist of the interest points.
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Donate to Friends of Pier Park
In addition to invasive plant removal, park cleanups, and discovery walks, Friends of Pier Park purchases native plants and sponsors neighborhood events. Help us continue this work by donating.
Each donation comes with a big thank you!
We are so fortunate to have this beautiful green oasis practically in our backyard. And how wonderful that with friends like you we can keep Pier Park vibrant for all who visit.
Please donate today! Pier Park thanks you! And so do we.
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Help Support Pier Park
Friends of Pier Park is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Every penny of your donation goes to support and enhance Pier Park in North Portland.
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Friends of Pier Park Core Values:
- Enhance Park safety and accessibility for all park users
- Enhance and restore Park’s natural beauty and biodiversity
- Enhance and restore Park play and recreational features
- Build relationships with the Park community, including all age educational components
- Advocate for the Park while working alongside Portland Parks and Recreation.
Friends of Pier Park is a 501(c)(3 ) non-profit that advocates for and enhances our 75-acre North Portland park.
Equity Statement for Friends of Pier Park
Continuing with this level of park restoration and community engagement, we need some help from you! Take ownership and pride in Pier Park. Join us during our monthly Zoom meetings and be a part of providing opportunities for all of our neighbors.
Know What is Happening at Pier Park
And don’t be left out.
Work with us.
Friends of Pier Park members are dedicated to the enhancement and protection of Pier Park.
Advocate
As a non-profit group, we advocate for this beautiful park, its public pool, skatepark, tennis courts, ball fields, disc golf course, and amazing trees.
Volunteer
We also organize volunteer work parties in cooperation with Portland Parks and Recreation to remove invasive plants, plant native trees and shrubs and improve the trails and disc course. Learn more.
Meeting
We meet every month (except December) on the 3rd Tuesday at 6:30 pm on Zoom or in person. All are welcome. Check our Events Calendar for updates.
Accomplishments
Our accomplishments include convincing City Hall to keep Pier Pool open, the annual Pier Park Pick-Up sponsored by SOLVE, working with Stumptown Disc Golf to improve the disc golf course, and purchasing playground equipment. Recently we advocated for Portland Parks to replace the restroom facility by speaking at City Hall, writing letters, and more. See the blog post, Pier Park Restrooms Need an Upgrade.
We are proud to say that Pier Park is safer than any other Portland park of comparable size. The hundreds of regular disc golf players who play the course that winds around and through Pier Park keep it that way.