Portland Parks & Recreation maintains a variety of sports fields - soccer, football, baseball, and softball - throughout the city. PP&R also issues permits for Portland Public School District fields. Applications for field permits are processed and issued continually throughout the year. Call the Customer Service Center at 503-823-2525 for more info.

Athletic Field Conditions

UPDATED THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2018

FIELD CONDITION ALERT

These instructions are for Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) baseball/softball fields and grass athletic fields (for soccer, lacrosse, ultimate frisbee, etc.)  All synthetic fields remain open for use.

BASEBALL/SOFTBALL FIELDS: OPEN for normal use. Games and practices may be held as usual on all fields, if on-site conditions are satisfactory.

GRASS FIELDS for soccer, lacrosse, ultimate frisbee, etc.): OPEN for normal use - games and practices are ok on fields where conditions are satisfactory.

About playing conditions: please remember that safety is the most important priority. We know it can be hard for players and coaches to have to call off a game or practice due to field conditions. BUT if your field is visibly soaked, muddy, and/or you sink down an inch or so when standing on the grass, you're required to postpone your game until conditions are favorable. Otherwise, you risk injury to yourself and other players - and it creates ruts and lousy conditions on the fields for the rest of the busy playing season ahead! The conditions of fields will vary across the city and may change. Please use your best judgement when arriving at park fields for scheduled games. These protocols are in effect from now (Tuesday, April 17, 2018) until the weather dictates that we need to again reevaluate field status.

For Portland Metro Adult Softball League, you may also go to Portland Metro Softball Association for information on softball rain-outs.

Athletic Field Permit Fees

PP&R recognizes its responsibility to provide athletic field facilities for use by a variety of sports at many levels of competition. PP&R subsidizes use of city athletic fields to provide lower cost access to its residents. Portland City Council policy calls for a tiered subsidy for city residents based on need, and full cost recovery for other groups. To that end, additional fees will be included on the following specific athletic field uses: commercial, non-resident, and secondary season use.

The number of sport leagues requesting use of Portland athletic fields has increased exponentially in the past ten years. Primary and Secondary Season designations allow PP&R to focus on sports during their primary season by helping to manage overall costs. Secondary season fees have been added to assist in recovering the costs of maintaining fields beyond primary season play.

If you have questions regarding these fees and how they may affect you, your league or sport, please use this online comment form.