Wallace Park

Wallace Park Nature Patch Created in 2025, the nature patch at Wallace Park is a stormwater-focused series of garden spaces.

Several areas around the park were converted to natural landscaping with stormwater swales and rain gardens, flowering native plants, logs, boulders, and split-rail fencing.

Capturing rainwater in the park helps keep our watershed clean and reduces the burden on the public sewer system.

This project is funded by a Percent for Green grant provided by Portland's Bureau of Environmental Services .

Stormwater facilities will help capture the large volume of rain that flows off the park.

Learn more about Nature Patches in Portland Portland Parks & Recreation adds nature patches to underutilized areas of neighborhood parks to provide natural experiences for people and habitat for wildlife.

Nature patches are natural-themed garden spaces that support native pollinators and offer fun opportunities for education and exploration.

This park is named for Hugh W. Wallace, the city councilman responsible for getting the property allocated as a city park. A search of the park and school yard will reveal a curious collection of 11 bronze objects tucked away in unexpected places. Entitled Eleven Very Small Sculptures , they were created by artist Bill Will in 1998. Another art installation in the park is a 1980 sculpture by Manuel Izquierdo called Silver Dawn . Izquierdo is professor emeritus of Pacific Northwest College of Art.