Editing Portland, Oregon (section)

==Parks and recreation==
{{Main|List of parks in Portland, Oregon}}
[[File:Forest park wildwood trail in early summer P2860.jpeg|thumb|right|[[Forest Park (Portland)|Forest Park]] is the largest wilderness park in the United States that is within city limits]]
Parks and greenspace planning date back to [[John Charles Olmsted]]'s 1903 ''Report to the Portland Park Board''. In 1995, voters in the Portland metropolitan region passed a regional bond measure to acquire valuable natural areas for fish, wildlife, and people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonmetro.gov/public-projects/parks-and-nature-investments/bond-measures|work=OregonMetro.Gov|title=Parks and nature investments|access-date=October 31, 2015}}</ref> Ten years later, more than {{convert|8100|acre|km2|0}} of ecologically valuable natural areas had been purchased and permanently protected from development.<ref>{{cite web|last=Houck|first=Mike|title=Metropolitan Greenspaces: A Grassroots Perspective|publisher=Audubon Society of Portland|url=http://www.audubonportland.org/conservation_advocacy/urbanconservation/metro_greenspaces|access-date=November 7, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928071519/http://www.audubonportland.org/conservation_advocacy/urbanconservation/metro_greenspaces|archive-date=September 28, 2007}}</ref>

Portland is one of only four cities in the U.S. with extinct volcanoes within its boundaries (along with [[Pilot Butte (Oregon)|Pilot Butte]] in [[Bend, Oregon]], [[Jackson Volcano]] in [[Jackson, Mississippi]], and [[Diamond Head, Hawaii|Diamond Head]] in [[Honolulu]], Hawaii). [[Mount Tabor, Portland, Oregon|Mount Tabor Park]] is known for its scenic views and historic reservoirs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mount Tabor Park|publisher=Portland Parks & Recreation|url=http://www.portlandonline.com/parks/finder/index.cfm?action=ViewPark&PropertyID=275|access-date=November 7, 2006}}</ref>

[[Forest Park (Portland)|Forest Park]] is the largest wilderness park within city limits in the United States, covering more than {{convert|5000|acres|0|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite news|author=Korn, Peter|title=Forest Park Fallacy: Boosters' Claim of 'Largest Forested City Park' Is Long Outdated|work=Portland Tribune|publisher=Pamplin Media Group|date=July 18, 2006}}</ref> Portland is also home to [[Mill Ends Park]], the world's smallest park (a two-foot-diameter circle, the park's area is only about 0.3 m<sup>2</sup>). [[Washington Park (Portland, Oregon)|Washington Park]] is just west of downtown and is home to the [[Oregon Zoo]], [[Hoyt Arboretum]], the [[Portland Japanese Garden]], and the [[International Rose Test Garden]]. Portland is also home to [[Lan Su Chinese Garden]] (formerly the Portland Classical Chinese Garden), an authentic representation of a [[Suzhou, Jiangsu|Suzhou]]-style walled garden. Portland's east side has several formal public gardens: the historic [[Peninsula Park]] Rose Garden, the rose gardens of [[Ladd's Addition]], the [[Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden]], the [[Leach Botanical Garden]], and [[The Grotto (Portland, Oregon)|The Grotto]].

Portland's downtown features two groups of contiguous city blocks dedicated for park space: the [[North Park Blocks|North]] and [[South Park Blocks]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.portlandoregon.gov/parks/finder/index.cfm?action=ViewPark&PropertyID=447&searchtext=park%20blocks|title=North Park Blocks|website=The City of Portland, Oregon|access-date=May 11, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.portlandoregon.gov/parks/finder/index.cfm?action=ViewPark&PropertyID=674&searchtext=park%20blocks|title=South Park Blocks|website=The City of Portland, Oregon|access-date=May 11, 2016}}</ref> The {{convert|37|acre|0|adj=on}} [[Tom McCall Waterfront Park]] was built in 1974 along the length of the downtown waterfront after [[Harbor Drive]] was removed; it now hosts large events throughout the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.portlandoregon.gov/parks/finder/index.cfm?action=ViewFile&PolPdfsID=328&/Waterfront%20Park%20Master%20Plan.pdf|title=Waterfront Park Master Plan|website=Portland, Oregon|page=54|access-date=May 11, 2016}}</ref> The nearby historically significant [[Burnside Skatepark]] and five indoor [[skatepark]]s give Portland a reputation as possibly "the most skateboard-friendly town in America."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204119704574238073660408040|title=Skateboarding Capital of the World|last=Dougherty|first=Conor|date=July 30, 2009|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=July 31, 2009}}</ref>

[[Tryon Creek State Natural Area]] is one of three [[Oregon State Parks]] in Portland and the most popular; its creek has a run of [[rainbow trout|steelhead]]. The other two State Parks are [[Willamette Stone State Heritage Site]], in the West Hills, and the [[Government Island State Recreation Area]] in the Columbia River near [[Portland International Airport]].

In February 2015, the City Council approved a total ban on smoking in all city parks and natural areas effective July 1, 2015. The ban includes cigarettes, vaping, as well as marijuana.<ref>{{cite web|last=Andrew Theen {{!}} The Oregonian/OregonLive|date=February 19, 2015|title=No smoking allowed: Portland City Council approves smoking ban for city parks, nature areas|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2015/02/no_smoking_allowed_portland_ci.html|access-date=August 15, 2020|website=The Oregonian}}</ref>
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