Harper's Playground

Mission

Harper’s Playground inspires, empowers and designs environments that foster play, inclusion and belonging for everyone.

Bottom Line

Help make Portland more inclusive! Harper’s Playground wants everybody to play! Play builds strong bodies, curious minds, confidence, and empathy, and the United Nations recognizes it as a right of every child.

Yet most playgrounds leave kids and families experiencing disability on the sidelines. Our radically inclusive playgrounds change that, welcoming families at Arbor Lodge Park, Couch Park, Gateway Discovery Park, Dawson Park, CHAMPS at Marshall Park, Anna & Abby’s Yard, and beyond, all the way to Tokyo.

Your gift helps build more places where every child belongs. Join us in making Portland a place where everybody gets to play.

Quote

"Play can change a life & Play can save a life...Play is serious business & Play is serious in the business of belonging.” 

—Kevin Carroll; Creative “Katalyst,” Best-Selling Author of A Kids Book About Belonging

Incentives

• * Give $25+, get an Oaks Park skate pass: Give $25+ at any point between November 1- December 31 and you will get one free Oaks Park Skate Pass. 

• *11/11- Big Cruise Day: We’re teaming up with Oaks Park and the Rose City Rollers for Cruise. Roll. Give. Make a gift of $50 or more to any of our three organizations and you’ll receive two passes to a private skate party this January or February celebrating all of us.

*11/18- Big Garden Day: Harper’s Playground and Adventures Without Limits are teaming up to celebrate nature, play, and getting outside together. Give $50 to each organization and we’ll send you a premium swag bag packed with goodies from both, so you can share your love of the outdoors wherever you go.

Partner(s)

Oaks Park is a nonprofit dedicated to keeping this historic amusement park on the Willamette safe, affordable, and fun for families. Admission is free, and the park is home to the only free-to-ride carousel in the country, the longest continuously operating roller rink in America, and the last rink in the world with a live pipe organist at select skate sessions. It’s a great spot for birthday parties, group outings, or just a fun day out, with plenty of local history along the way.

Adventures Without Limits is a nonprofit out of Forest Grove that started in 1995 because there weren’t enough adaptive recreation options in the area for people with disabilities. Now they help anyone get outside, regardless of ability, income, or background, and they tackle the stuff that usually gets in the way, like transportation, gear, training, and cost. Their guides and volunteers take folks rafting, kayaking, snowshoeing, skiing, hiking, and camping all over the Northwest, with a big focus on building confidence and community along the way.