Reservations and services | Metro
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Reservations and services | Metro
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Metro offers many opportunities to connect with nature. Have a picnic, camp overnight, join a guided nature activity and more.
Buy a Metro parks annual parking pass
Things to do at Metro parks and natural areas
Picnic shelter reservations
Enjoy a family picnic or celebrate a special occasion at a Metro park.
Camping at Oxbow Regional Park
Leave the digital life behind and wake up to nature at Oxbow Regional Park. Hike 12 miles of trails, put in at the boat ramp, watch salmon spawn, cast a line, or track the trails of overnight visitors to the river’s sandy beaches.
Special-use permits
Get up to speed on hosting special events or projects at Metro’s regional parks, natural areas and cemeteries.
Caterers and amusement providers
Do you want your favorite food truck or a bounce house at your next gathering in a Metro park? Caterers and amusement providers are welcome at many locations with the required permit.
Guided nature activities
From planting and habitat restoration events to outdoor classes, guided hikes and school field trips, Metro offers many ways to connect with nature in greater Portland.
Buy a Metro parks annual parking pass
Enjoy up to two years of unlimited parking at Oxbow and Blue Lake regional parks, Broughton Beach, Chinook Landing Marine Park and M. James Gleason Memorial Boat Ramp.
Nature activities
See more events
Nature activity
City Nature Challenge bioblitz
April 24, 2026
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
In Person
Mount Talbert Nature Park
Nature activity
Reimagining birding II: Engaging in magnification lenses
April 25, 2026
9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
In Person
Canemah Bluff Nature Park
Nature activity
Introduction to birding and wildlife photography
April 25, 2026
10 a.m. to noon
In Person
Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area
Contact
Parks and Nature
[email protected]
503-797-1545
Skip to main content
Metro offers many opportunities to connect with nature. Have a picnic, camp overnight, join a guided nature activity and more.
Buy a Metro parks annual parking pass
Things to do at Metro parks and natural areas
Picnic shelter reservations
Enjoy a family picnic or celebrate a special occasion at a Metro park.
Camping at Oxbow Regional Park
Leave the digital life behind and wake up to nature at Oxbow Regional Park. Hike 12 miles of trails, put in at the boat ramp, watch salmon spawn, cast a line, or track the trails of overnight visitors to the river’s sandy beaches.
Special-use permits
Get up to speed on hosting special events or projects at Metro’s regional parks, natural areas and cemeteries.
Caterers and amusement providers
Do you want your favorite food truck or a bounce house at your next gathering in a Metro park? Caterers and amusement providers are welcome at many locations with the required permit.
Guided nature activities
From planting and habitat restoration events to outdoor classes, guided hikes and school field trips, Metro offers many ways to connect with nature in greater Portland.
Buy a Metro parks annual parking pass
Enjoy up to two years of unlimited parking at Oxbow and Blue Lake regional parks, Broughton Beach, Chinook Landing Marine Park and M. James Gleason Memorial Boat Ramp.
Nature activities
See more events
Nature activity
City Nature Challenge bioblitz
April 24, 2026
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
In Person
Mount Talbert Nature Park
Nature activity
Reimagining birding II: Engaging in magnification lenses
April 25, 2026
9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
In Person
Canemah Bluff Nature Park
Nature activity
Introduction to birding and wildlife photography
April 25, 2026
10 a.m. to noon
In Person
Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area
Contact
Parks and Nature
[email protected]
503-797-1545