# Kid-friendly places in Portland

35 listed places in Portland: 21 playgrounds and things to do, 7 restaurants and 7 hotels. Each lists high chairs, changing tables, kids' menus and wheelchair access where known.

Last updated 2026-10-06, from the newest confirmation among these places.

## Narrower lists

- [Kid-friendly restaurants in Portland](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/portland/restaurants) (7)
- [Family-friendly hotels in Portland](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/portland/hotels) (7)
- [Playgrounds and things to do with kids in Portland](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/portland/playgrounds) (21)
- [Hotels with cribs in Portland](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/portland/with-cribs) (3)
- [Hotels with connecting rooms in Portland](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/portland/with-connecting-rooms) (3)
- [Parks and playgrounds with restrooms in Portland](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/portland/with-restrooms) (6)
- [Splash pads and water play for kids in Portland](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/portland/with-water-play) (3)

## Guides

- [Playgrounds for a whole afternoon in Portland](https://ourplayday.com/guides/united-states/oregon/portland/playgrounds-for-a-whole-afternoon): 6 playgrounds in Portland with a restroom and picnic tables right there, so you can actually stay a while. From reviews and published guides.

## Places

1. [Irving Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/irving-park-portland) (playground, Portland). Playground and splash pad in a big park, with a small nature area and picnic tables.
2. [Rose Garden Children's Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/rose-garden-children-s-park-portland) (playground, Portland).
3. [Couch Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/couch-park-portland) (playground, Portland). Inclusive playground with a group swing anyone can ride and two adaptive swings.
4. [Embassy Suites by Hilton Portland Downtown](https://ourplayday.com/places/embassy-suites-by-hilton-portland-downtown-portland) (hotel, Portland). All-suite hotel with an indoor pool, cooked-to-order breakfast included and connecting rooms.
5. [Gateway Discovery Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/gateway-discovery-park-portland) (playground, Portland). A big play area with sensory play, sand and water play, a nature discovery area and a splash pad in summer.
6. [Laurelhurst Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/laurelhurst-park-portland) (playground, Portland). Accessible play area with sensory play pieces, a high-back adapted swing and a ramp up onto the structure.
7. [Mount Tabor Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/mount-tabor-park-playground-portland) (playground, Portland). Hilltop park with several playgrounds, one of them an accessible play area, and picnic spots near the summit.
8. [Sellwood Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/sellwood-park-portland) (playground, Portland).
9. [Wallace Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/wallace-park-portland) (playground, Portland). Ramped play structure on a rubber surface, with sensory pieces, an adapted swing with a high back, and a picnic shelter.
10. [Peninsula Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/peninsula-park-portland) (playground, Portland). Separate playgrounds for toddlers and older kids, a splash pad and a rose garden to walk through.
11. [RiverPlace Hotel](https://ourplayday.com/places/riverplace-hotel-portland) (hotel, Portland). Waterfront hotel with cottages that have full kitchens, bunk-bed suites, and kick scooters and helmets to borrow.
12. [The Hotel Zags](https://ourplayday.com/places/the-hotel-zags-portland) (hotel, Portland). Hotel with a playhouse and sandbox on the garden patio, arcade games, a mini fridge in every room and a kids' dinner menu.
13. [Gabriel Park Inclusive Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/gabriel-park-inclusive-playground-portland) (playground, Portland). Inclusive playground, rebuilt with new soft surfacing, in a large park.
14. [Harper's Playground (Arbor Lodge Park)](https://ourplayday.com/places/harper-s-playground-arbor-lodge-park-portland) (playground, Portland). One of the first fully accessible playgrounds in the area, built for kids of every ability.
15. [Hilton Portland Downtown](https://ourplayday.com/places/hilton-portland-downtown-portland) (hotel, Portland). Large downtown hotel with connecting rooms and cribs for the room.
16. [Hopworks Urban Brewery Powell](https://ourplayday.com/places/hopworks-urban-brewery-powell-portland) (restaurant, Portland). Organic pizza and burgers, with two play areas inside: a play house and kitchen with dress-up wings, and a train table with books and magnatiles.
17. [Normandale Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/normandale-park-portland) (playground, Portland).
18. [Residence Inn Portland Downtown Pearl District](https://ourplayday.com/places/residence-inn-portland-downtown-pearl-district-portland) (hotel, Portland). Studios and two-bedroom suites, each with a full kitchen.
19. [Hotel Eastlund](https://ourplayday.com/places/hotel-eastlund-portland) (hotel, Portland). Hotel with floor-to-ceiling windows, a lobby coffee bar and a rooftop restaurant serving pizzas with views of downtown.
20. [The Original Pancake House Portland](https://ourplayday.com/places/the-original-pancake-house-portland-portland) (restaurant, Portland). Old-school pancake house known for its Dutch baby, with junior plates for kids.
21. [Boke Bowl](https://ourplayday.com/places/boke-bowl-portland) (restaurant, Portland). Ramen shop with kid-size bowls, starter chopsticks and a steamed bun filled like a PB and J.
22. [Hotel Vintage Portland](https://ourplayday.com/places/hotel-vintage-portland-portland) (hotel, Portland). Downtown hotel with a game room (pool table, shuffleboard, board games), a toy chest at check-in and one-bedroom suites with a sofa bed.
23. [International Rose Test Garden](https://ourplayday.com/places/international-rose-test-garden-portland) (garden, Portland). Terraced garden of thousands of roses with views over the city, free to walk.
24. [Lan Su Chinese Garden](https://ourplayday.com/places/lan-su-chinese-garden-portland) (garden, Portland). Walled Ming-style Chinese garden with free scavenger hunts for kids to play on your phone.
25. [McMenamins Kennedy School](https://ourplayday.com/places/mcmenamins-kennedy-school-portland) (attraction, Portland). Old elementary school turned hotel and pub, with a movie theater and a soaking pool kids can use.
26. [Mother's Bistro](https://ourplayday.com/places/mother-s-bistro-portland) (restaurant, Portland). Comfort food restaurant with a small playroom and a kids' menu of oatmeal, mac and cheese, butter noodles and grilled cheese.
27. [OMSI](https://ourplayday.com/places/omsi-portland) (attraction, Portland). Science museum with a playground for ages 0 to 6, including water play and a zone just for crawlers, and a quiet room for nursing.
28. [Oregon Zoo](https://ourplayday.com/places/oregon-zoo-portland) (zoo, Portland).
29. [Pittock Mansion](https://ourplayday.com/places/pittock-mansion-portland) (attraction, Portland). Early 1900s hilltop mansion with rooms to walk through and wide views over the city.
30. [Portland Art Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/portland-art-museum-portland) (museum, Portland). Big art museum that kids 17 and under visit free.
31. [Portland Japanese Garden](https://ourplayday.com/places/portland-japanese-garden-portland) (garden, Portland). Hillside Japanese garden of ponds, waterfalls and winding paths.
32. [Slappy Cakes](https://ourplayday.com/places/slappy-cakes-portland) (restaurant, Portland). Each table has its own griddle, so kids pour and flip their own pancakes, and breakfast is served all day.
33. [Sushi Ichiban](https://ourplayday.com/places/sushi-ichiban-portland) (restaurant, Portland). Sushi that comes around the counter on a little train track.
34. [Tin Shed Garden Cafe](https://ourplayday.com/places/tin-shed-garden-cafe-portland) (restaurant, Portland). Brunch spot with a kids' menu of cheesy eggs and biscuits, French toast and quesadillas, and a patio where dogs are welcome.
35. [World Forestry Discovery Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/world-forestry-discovery-museum-portland) (museum, Portland). Kids climb aboard a forestry harvester and a historic locomotive, hunt for animals in an indoor forest and curl up in a reading nook.

## About this list

Every place here is a listing on Play Day, and a place is listed only when something positive is known about it for kids. Any page linked above is also served as markdown by adding .md to its address.

Page: https://ourplayday.com/places/in/portland