Portland is a very friendly city in many ways. We’re traveler friendly, bike friendly, lesbian-gay friendly, tree friendly, green friendly, dog friendly and panhandle friendly, among other friendly ways. Today the important way is the dog friendly way.

Portland has many parks and there are 51 of them that either allow dogs to run freely and play at certain times or they are dedicated dog parks, meaning your dog can run free and play all the time. It’s important to have these parks because dogs are active animals who love to play, wrestle and chase, and exercise is important for their good health and happiness. Especially if they’ve been cooped up all day in the house waiting for their people to come home from work. They are all wound up and excited to see you as if they’ve been storing it up all day. And, they have.

Downtown Portland is where I see the most dogs, besides the ones in my own neighborhood, at least. All kinds of dogs, from a Bull Mastif walking his owner to a Tea Cup Chihuahua being carried along the streets of town, the nice weather in Portland brings out as many dogs as people, just about.

Below you’ll find an alphabetical list of the dog friendly parks in Portland, and under that is a slide show of the dogs I’ve seen out in Portland recently. Did you take your dog downtown, maybe there’s a picture of you!

1. Alberta Park
2. Arbor Lodge Park
3. Argay Park
4. Ash Street Dog Park
5. Brentwood Park
6. Brush Prairie Dog Park
7. Cathedral Park
8. Champoeg State Park
9. Cherry Park
10. Chimney Park
11. Couch Park
12. Council Crest Park
13. Creston Park
14. Dakota Memorial Dog Park
15. East Delta Park
16. Fernhill Park
17. The Fields in the Pearl
18. Frazer Park
19. Gabriel Park
20. Grant Park
21. Happy Valley Park
22. Hazelia Field Dog Park
23. Hazeldale Park
24. Hillsdale Park
25. Hondo Dog Park
26. Irving Park
27. Laurelhurst Park
28. Lents Park
29. Lynchwood Park
30. Mary S. Young SP
31. Memorial Park
32. Milo McIver State Park
33. Molalla River State Park
34. Mt. Tabor Park
35. Normandale Park
36. North Clackamas Park
37. Overlook Park
38. Potso Dog Park
39. Rooster Rock State Park
40. Ross Park
41. Sacajawea Park
42. Sandy River Delta
43. Sellwood Riverfront Park
44. Sewallcrest Park
45. Stevenson Dog Park
46. Summerlake Park
47. Wallace Park
48. West Delta Park
49. Willamette Park
50. Wilshire Park
51. Woodstock Park