Park · Oregon
Ardenwald Park
Ardenwald Park is a park in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 47 m. Livingston Mountain stands 595 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Springwater Corridor, a park 0.2 miles away. Mount Hood passes 11 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- North Clackamas Parks & Recreation District
How to reach it
Coordinates45.45919, -122.62499
- 10.6 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 11.3 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 12.1 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 12.9 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
Overlooks nearby
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 17 mi
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 18 mi
- Crown point · 19 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Springwater Corridor: 0.2 mi
- Water Tower Park: 0.5 mi
- Balfour Park: 0.6 mi
- Eastmoreland Playground: 0.6 mi
- Errol Heights Park: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Minthorn North Natural Area: 1.2 mi
- Oaks Crossing Natural Area: 2.0 mi
- Spring Park Natural Area: 2.0 mi
- River View Natural Area: 2.1 mi
- 3-Creeks Natural Area: 2.7 mi
Gardens
- Eastmoreland Garden: 1.2 mi
- Learning Gardens Laboratory: 1.4 mi
- Multnomah County Master Gardener Demonstration Garden: 1.5 mi
- Yamane-Bose Food Forest: 1.8 mi
- Elk Rock Gardens of the Bishop's Close: 1.9 mi
Attractions
- Crystal Springs Rhododendron Gardens: 1.5 mi
- The Spider: 2.0 mi
- Disk'O: 2.0 mi
- Adrenaline Peak: 2.0 mi
- Zero Gravity: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
- Spanish American War Veterans Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Jesse V. Boone: 2.7 mi
- George H. Himes: 3.1 mi
- Robert Delgado memorial: 3.4 mi
- John F. Kennedy: 3.5 mi
Peaks
- Oatfield Hill: 3.1 mi
- Mount Scott: 3.6 mi
- Mount Tabor: 4.0 mi
- Mount Talbert: 4.2 mi
- Kelly Butte: 4.4 mi
Museums: 52
- Portland Puppet Museum: 1.6 mi
- Tryon Creek Nature Center: 2.8 mi
- 510 Museum & Art Space: 3.3 mi
- Oregon Rail Heritage Center: 3.7 mi
- USS Blueback: 3.9 mi
Waterfalls: 25
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 1.5 mi
- Knapp Falls: 3.3 mi
- Hidden Falls: 6.7 mi
- Singer Falls: 7.1 mi
- Willamette Falls: 7.5 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Picnic Area A: 4.1 mi
- Picnic Area B: 4.2 mi
- Picnic Area B: 4.2 mi
- Picnic Area C: 4.2 mi
- Picnic Area A: 4.3 mi
Beaches: 13
- Poet's Beach: 4.0 mi
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 7.5 mi
- North Beach: 10.1 mi
- Lieser Point: 10.3 mi
- Swim beach: 10.7 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Phantom Bluff: 5.1 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 6.8 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 6.9 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 7.0 mi
- Waud Bluff: 9.2 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Fulton: 2.4 mi
- Champoeg: 19.6 mi
- Latourell: 20.5 mi
- Bridal Veil: 22.9 mi
- Roy: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 14.8 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 14.9 mi
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 22.1 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 23.7 mi
Springs: 4
- School District Spring: 15.9 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 16.3 mi
- Giesy Spring: 17.9 mi
- Oliver Spring: 18.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Ardenwald Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston Mountain | NE 39° | 595 m | 19.6 mi |
| Spud Mountain | NE 39° | 576 m | 20.7 mi |
| Bald Peak | WSW 258° | 497 m | 21.4 mi |
| Dixie Mountain | NW 319° | 490 m | 22.0 mi |
| Highland Butte | SSE 150° | 470 m | 17.7 mi |
| Biddle Butte | ENE 67° | 447 m | 21.9 mi |
| Little Baldy | NE 35° | 437 m | 18.7 mi |
| Ross Mountain | ENE 77° | 396 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:44 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:18 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:41 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 45 | 48 | 53 | 59 | 63 | 69 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 47 | 42 |
| Precip in | 6.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 6.6 | 7.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland Kgw-tv, 5 mi away.
- tree-of-heaven765 obs
- Mallard600 obs
- Wood Duck475 obs
- Great Blue Heron364 obs
- Coypu332 obs
- Gadwall293 obs
- Canada Goose274 obs
- Song Sparrow264 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/131503720
Day trips start here
- Milwaukie · 1 mi
- Lake Oswego · 3 mi
- Portland Metropolitan Area · 3 mi
- Portland · 4 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Southwest · 5 mi
- Gladstone · 6 mi
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