Hogan Butte Nature Park is a small park in Gresham, Oregon. It is part of the ‘East Buttes’, a range of extinct volcanoes in the east side of the Portland Metro Area.
This is a smaller city park tucked away in a neighborhood in Gresham. It has a paved trail that goes around the main field in the center, and past a large water reservoir structure that overlooks the park.
There is a small parking lot with a few spaces at the bottom of the park. Parking and entrance are free. You can drive up to the top area, where the actual park is, but parking up there specifically is for buses and ADA only. There is a restroom at this location.
After the main parking lot, the way up is a paved road that leads to the park area and the ADA/Bus parking lot. There is a fair amount of incline up this road, but it is relatively short.
This park is surrounded by wooded areas, but there are no forest paths at this park. This park is based around a green field area at the top of the butte, and is much more like a city park with benches, paved paths, and many different informational and educational plaques about Hogan Butte and the surrounding area.
Besides the initial incline, this park is a very short and easy walk. This is not a nature trail, but a nice place to go to for a picnic, short walk, birdwatching, or other peaceful park activities.
Like its other siblings in the East Buttes, Hogan Butte does not resemble a volcano – it is very green and surrounded by forests. The only giveaway is the elevation.
The town and the surrounding area can easily be seen from Hogan Butte. It is definitely a place to go for a great view of the landscape.
This park does not usually have many people in it. Due to the fact that it is hidden away in a neighborhood in Gresham, and the size of the park and the small parking lot, there are never many people. It is typically a very quiet place to go to for a short walk and a nice view.
If you want to take a short but pretty walk around a hill park that is actually a small extinct volcano where you can get a nice view of the surrounding area, check out Hogan Butte Nature Park.