Park · Oregon
Dawson Park
Dawson Park is a park in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 54 m. Elkhorn Mountain stands 679 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Fargo Forest Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD passes 6.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Portland Parks & Recreation
How to reach it
Coordinates45.54422, -122.66748
- 6.0 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 11.0 mi off the JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND
- 12.0 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 12.1 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
Overlooks nearby
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 20 mi
- Crown point · 20 mi
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 21 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Fargo Forest Garden: 0.1 mi
- Children's Healing Garden: 0.1 mi
- Boise-Eliot Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Jesuit Volunteer Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Ariadne Garden: 0.7 mi
Parks
- Lillis-Albina Park: 0.3 mi
- Unthank Park: 0.5 mi
- Irving Park: 0.6 mi
- Two Plum Park: 0.7 mi
- Overlook Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
- Gladys Sims McCoy Memorial: 0.3 mi
- The Dream: 1.0 mi
- The Merchant's Hotel: 1.4 mi
- Japanese American Historical Plaza: 1.4 mi
- Lovejoy Columns: 1.4 mi
Artworks
- Sluto: 0.5 mi
- Phipps Rexall Drugs: 0.7 mi
- Streetcar Stop for Portland: 0.7 mi
- Robot Alley: 0.7 mi
- Stone Water and Heaven: 0.8 mi
Attractions
- Portland Walking Tours: 1.4 mi
- Bill Naito Legacy Fountain: 1.5 mi
- Portland Center Stage at The Armory: 1.5 mi
- Crystal Ballroom: 1.7 mi
- Portland Spirit Dock: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Waud Bluff: 2.4 mi
- Pittock Acres Park: 2.8 mi
- Waud Bluff Trail: 3.3 mi
- Catkin Marsh Natural Area: 3.3 mi
- Uhtoff Sanctuary: 3.3 mi
Peaks
- Council Crest: 3.7 mi
- Mount Tabor: 4.2 mi
- Cornell Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Elk Point: 4.5 mi
- Swede Hill: 4.8 mi
Museums: 55
- Portland Museum of Modern Art: 1.2 mi
- Japanese American Museum of Oregon: 1.3 mi
- Northwest Museum of Cartoon: 1.4 mi
- Portland Chinatown Museum: 1.4 mi
- Oregon Jewish Museum: 1.5 mi
Waterfalls: 32
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 4.7 mi
- Cedar Mill Falls: 6.5 mi
- Knapp Falls: 7.4 mi
- Hidden Falls: 11.9 mi
- Singer Falls: 13.2 mi
Picnic sites: 25
- Shelter A: 1.7 mi
- Picnic Area A: 2.5 mi
- Picnic Area F: 2.5 mi
- Picnic Area B: 2.5 mi
- Picnic Area E: 2.6 mi
Beaches: 14
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 1.7 mi
- Poet's Beach: 2.6 mi
- North Beach: 4.2 mi
- Surprise Beach: 5.1 mi
- Lieser Point: 5.9 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Waud Bluff: 3.4 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 4.9 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 5.1 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 5.1 mi
- Phantom Bluff: 9.6 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Fulton: 5.1 mi
- Roy: 20.4 mi
- Latourell: 21.8 mi
- Greenville: 21.9 mi
- Thatcher: 23.0 mi
Springs: 5
- School District Spring: 13.4 mi
- Oliver Spring: 19.9 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 22.3 mi
- Fern Spring: 22.6 mi
- Giesy Spring: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 16.1 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 17.6 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 19.4 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Dawson Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhorn Mountain | NE 47° | 679 m | 19.6 mi |
| Livingston Mountain | ENE 57° | 595 m | 17.2 mi |
| Spotted Deer Mountain | NE 42° | 594 m | 21.0 mi |
| Spud Mountain | NE 56° | 576 m | 18.2 mi |
| Bald Peak | WSW 242° | 497 m | 21.4 mi |
| Dixie Mountain | NW 311° | 490 m | 16.4 mi |
| Little Baldy | NE 54° | 437 m | 15.9 mi |
| Ross Mountain | E 94° | 396 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:44 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:18 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:41 | 16:30 |
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, 2 mi away.
- Mallard505 obs
- Canada Goose497 obs
- Song Sparrow466 obs
- American Crow439 obs
- House Sparrow413 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle362 obs
- Western Honey Bee308 obs
- Dark-eyed Junco298 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/33090106
Day trips start here
- Portland (Oregon)/Northwest · 1 mi
- Portland · 2 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Eastside · 2 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Southwest · 2 mi
- Portland Metropolitan Area · 3 mi
- Milwaukie · 7 mi
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