Sellwood Park is a city park of about 17 acres (6.9 ha) in southeast Portland, in the U.S. state of Oregon.[2]

Sellwood Park
Flowers in the park in 2011
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TypeUrban park
LocationSE 7th Ave. and Miller St.
Portland, Oregon
Coordinates45°28′05″N 122°39′33″W / 45.46806°N 122.65917°W / 45.46806; -122.65917[1]
Area16.65 acres (6.74 ha)
Created1909
Operated byPortland Parks & Recreation
StatusOpen 5 a.m. to midnight

Description and history

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Located at Southeast Seventh Avenue and Miller Street, the park includes courts for tennis and basketball; fields for soccer, baseball, softball, and football; picnic areas; a horseshoe pit; a playground; paved and unpaved paths, and restrooms.[2] The Springwater Corridor trail runs north–south along the west side of the park between it and Sellwood Riverfront Park and Oaks Amusement Park.[3] Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge is just north of Sellwood Park.[3]

Activities

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Sellwood Park offers a number of activities such as a playground, soccer, baseball, softball, basketball, tennis courts and pickleball courts.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Sellwood City Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. May 22, 1986. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Sellwood Park". City of Portland. 2010. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  3. ^ a b City Street Map: Portland, Gresham (Map) (2007 ed.). G.M. Johnson and Associates. ISBN 978-1-897152-94-2.
  4. ^ "Selwood Park". portland.gov. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  5. ^ "Play Pickleball at Sellwood Park Tennis/Pickleball Courts". pickleheads.com. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
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