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Cathedral Park Picnic

Picnic in Cathedral Park under the Gothic arches of Portland's St. Johns Bridge. Stay until dusk.

Pack a picnic and spread out on the lawn under the Gothic arches of the St. Johns Bridge, right by the Willamette. Each bring one snack the other doesn't know about. Lie back on the grass and take a photo looking straight up through the arches. Stay until dusk, when the arches turn into silhouettes against the sky.

Date
1-3 hours
Easy
Under $20
Outdoors
Spring, summer, and fall
Best in the evening

Cathedral Park, St. Johns, PortlandN Edison St & N Pittsburg Ave, Portland, OR 97203

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Checked November 2026

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Cathedral Park sits at the east end of the St. Johns Bridge in North Portland, and it's named for the soaring Gothic arches that hold the bridge up. The bridge opened in 1931, its green towers rise 400 feet, and it's the only major highway suspension bridge in the Willamette Valley.

Long before the bridge, this riverbank was a fishing and camping spot for Native tribes, and William Clark and eight of his men camped here in 1806.

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