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Columbia Children's Arboretum
Columbia Children's Arboretum is a park in East Columbia, Portland, Oregon, at 10040 NE 6th Drive. Offers a kid-friendly room and reservations.
About
In 1900, the area along the Columbia River northeast of Portland was primarily farmland. It flooded every spring with heavy rainfall and melting mountain snows. In the dry summer and fall, water remained in shallow lakes and narrow sloughs. The land between the waterways formed great meadows surrounded by massive cottonwoods and other riparian plants. John Charles Olmsted looked at this land with foresight. Although most considered it valueless for any other purpose than farming, he proposed acquiring a large acreage in the Columbia Slough region for future parkland. He wrote about the potential of this landscape as a contrast to the hills and river frontages in other parts of town to provide ".
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- Takes Reservations
- On site
- Nature Play AreaPicnic TablesRestroomsStep-Free AccessWalking Paths
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