# Explore Your Park at Mill Park Playground

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

- When: Sat, Nov 21 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- Where: Mill Park Playground, 1949 SE 122nd Ave, Portland, OR 97216
- 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

Portland Parks Environmental Education brings its free, all-ages Explore Your Park morning to Mill Park in east Portland's Mill Park neighborhood. At the check-in station near the playground, staff hand out stamp cards for a self-guided scavenger hunt with stops marked around the park; educators circulate to help small children and talk about what families find. Tables at the start hold hands-on nature activities and creature features, and cider and hot cocoa keep everyone warm. A finished stamp card wins a sticker. There is no registration and no set start time within the two-hour window, which makes it an easy neighborhood outing with toddlers or a quick stop for school-age kids before weekend errands.

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