Oaks Park has been "where the fun never ends" since 1905 and is among the oldest continually operating amusement parks in America. "The Oaks" first opened its gates to eager visitors on May 30, 1905, as a way of boosting ridership on the area's emerging interurban transportation system. Arriving via streetcar, visitors to the park were thrilled by exotic animals, nightly fireworks, a bathhouse, death-defying amusement rides, and that latest of inventions, electric lights! Oaks Park is proud to have offered safe, wholesome, family fun to our neighbors for over a century. Today when visitors walk through our gates they are delighted by a uniquely Portland blend of modern thrills and turn-of-the-century charm on a midway that has delighted generations of Northwesterners.

In 1985 the Bollinger Family donated Oaks Amusement Park to the non-profit 501(c)(3) Oaks Park Association, which continues to operate the park to this day. The purpose of the OPA is to perpetuate and preserve this piece of Portland's history and to provide affordable family fun throughout the generations. Read our mission statement for more about our organizational priorities and goals.

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