Park · Oregon
Gammans Park
Gammans Park is a park in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 49 m. Elkhorn Mountain stands 679 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Arbor Lodge Park, a park 0.2 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD passes 4.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Portland Parks & Recreation
How to reach it
Coordinates45.57555, -122.69397
- 4.0 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 10.0 mi off the JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND
- 10.8 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 13.6 mi off the Mount Hood, National
Overlooks nearby
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 21 mi
- Crown point · 22 mi
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 23 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Arbor Lodge Park: 0.2 mi
- North Willamette and Bryant: 0.5 mi
- Kenton Park: 0.5 mi
- The Dog Bowl/Face Park: 0.8 mi
- Columbia Park: 0.9 mi
Artworks
- Paul Bunyan Statue: 0.7 mi
- O Cruceiro: 1.6 mi
- Oddo Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Tree of Life: 1.7 mi
- Robot Alley: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Waud Bluff: 0.7 mi
- Waud Bluff Trail: 1.4 mi
- Harbor View Property: 2.1 mi
- Flyway Wetlands Natural Area: 2.5 mi
- North Crawford Street and North Polk Avenue Property: 2.7 mi
Gardens
- Kenton Neighborhood Rose Garden: 0.7 mi
- Peninsula Park Rose Garden: 1.1 mi
- Learning Garden: 1.3 mi
- Garden 18: Shipstead Hall: 1.5 mi
- Garden 19: Praying Hands: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
- The Broken Wall Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Rob Strasser Field: 1.7 mi
- William V. Owens Softball Complex: 1.8 mi
- LEWIS AND CLARK CENTENNIAL, AMERICAN PACIFIC EXPOSITION AND ORIENTAL FAIR 1905: 2.8 mi
- Gladys Sims McCoy Memorial: 2.8 mi
Attractions
- Grant Street Pier: 3.4 mi
- Vancouver Land Bridge: 3.4 mi
- Portland Center Stage at The Armory: 3.6 mi
- Pittock Mansion: 3.6 mi
- Crystal Ballroom: 3.7 mi
Peaks
- Cornell Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Elk Point: 5.1 mi
- Swede Hill: 5.1 mi
- Council Crest: 5.4 mi
- Rocky Butte: 6.5 mi
Museums: 55
- Portland Museum of Modern Art: 1.4 mi
- The Freakybuttrue Peculiarium and Museum: 2.8 mi
- Northwest Museum of Cartoon: 3.5 mi
- Japanese American Museum of Oregon: 3.5 mi
- Oregon Jewish Museum: 3.6 mi
Waterfalls: 29
- Cedar Mill Falls: 6.1 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 7.2 mi
- Knapp Falls: 9.8 mi
- Jackson Falls: 12.2 mi
- Pothole Falls: 14.2 mi
Picnic sites: 26
- Shelter A: 1.1 mi
- Picnic Area A: 4.9 mi
- Picnic Area F: 4.9 mi
- Picnic Area B: 5.0 mi
- Picnic Area E: 5.0 mi
Beaches: 15
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 1.5 mi
- North Beach: 2.9 mi
- Surprise Beach: 3.4 mi
- Poet's Beach: 4.9 mi
- Lieser Point: 5.7 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Waud Bluff: 1.7 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 6.4 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 6.6 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 6.7 mi
- Tegart Bluff: 11.1 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Fulton: 7.3 mi
- Roy: 18.8 mi
- Greenville: 20.3 mi
- Thatcher: 21.6 mi
- Latourell: 23.2 mi
Springs: 6
- School District Spring: 13.6 mi
- Fern Spring: 20.5 mi
- Oliver Spring: 20.7 mi
- Normandin Spring: 24.4 mi
- Giesy Spring: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 14.0 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 15.5 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 21.2 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Gammans Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhorn Mountain | NE 54° | 679 m | 19.2 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NW 312° | 649 m | 21.3 mi |
| Livingston Mountain | ENE 66° | 595 m | 17.3 mi |
| Spotted Deer Mountain | NE 49° | 594 m | 20.3 mi |
| Spud Mountain | ENE 63° | 576 m | 18.2 mi |
| Rye Hill | NW 305° | 566 m | 19.9 mi |
| Dixie Mountain | NW 307° | 490 m | 14.0 mi |
| Little Baldy | ENE 63° | 437 m | 15.9 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 | 06:59 | 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 | 41 | 43 | 47 | 52 | 58 | 63 | 69 | 69 | 64 | 54 | 46 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 6.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vancouver Pearson AP, 4 mi away.
- tree-of-heaven270 obs
- Cross Orbweaver89 obs
- Bold Jumping Spider80 obs
- Red-flowering Currant74 obs
- American pokeweed71 obs
- American Crow63 obs
- Western Honey Bee63 obs
- Dark-eyed Junco59 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/33047107
Day trips start here
- Portland (Oregon)/Northwest · 3 mi
- Portland · 4 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Eastside · 4 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Southwest · 4 mi
- Portland Metropolitan Area · 6 mi
- Vancouver · 6 mi
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