# Explore Your Park at Cathedral Park Nature Patch

> Event for families in the Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro area (OR / WA). Times are Pacific Time.

- When: Fri, Oct 30 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- Where: Cathedral Park Nature Patch (along N Edison under the St. Johns Bridge), N Edison Street and Pittsburg Avenue, Portland, OR 97203
- Ages: Free, drop-in program for all ages
- Price: Free
- Organizer: Portland Parks & Recreation Environmental Education
- Official page: https://www.portland.gov/parks/environmental-education/explore-your-park
- Last checked: Sat, Oct 24

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## About

On the Friday before Halloween, Portland Parks' environmental education team sets up in the nature patch along N Edison Street, right under the St. Johns Bridge in Cathedral Park. It is a free, drop-in morning: check in for a stamp card, explore the self-guided scavenger hunt stops posted around the park, and visit the activity tables where educators share nature objects and creature features. Apple cider and hot cocoa are served, and a completed card earns a sticker prize. Stay ten minutes or the full two hours. Being a weekday, it suits preschoolers, homeschoolers and kids on a day off; it goes ahead rain or shine, so bring rain gear for the riverside.

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