The wildlife report says about 45 species of mammal live in the park. Coyotes are indeed one of the apex predators. Bear and porcupine visit occasionally. The gray fox hasn’t been seen in the park since 1990.

80 miles
With more than 80 miles of trails, fire lanes and forest roads, Forest Park stretches for more than seven miles along the eastern slope of the Tualatin Mountains, overlooking Northwest Portland and the convergence of the Columbia and Willamette Rivers.

28.31 km²
Forest Park/Area

Yes, indoors and outdoors, even if you’re vaccinated. This includes meeting halls, visitor centers, and restroom/shower buildings. An outdoor mask requirement is in place at crowded state park viewpoints, trailheads, and any outdoor location where it’s difficult to maintain physical distance.

Most trails and all vault toilets remain closed. Tours at the Oregon Caves National Monument are closed, but hiking trails remain open. Trails and some park sites have reopened at the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, while visitor centers remain closed.

A family’s home surveillance cameras captured footage of a cougar ambling about last week near Forest Park in Northwest Portland. No other recent cougar sightings in the area have made headlines. More than 6,000 cougars live in Oregon, according to the state Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Forest Park is a city in Clayton County, Georgia, United States. It is located approximately nine miles (14 km) south of Atlanta and is part of the Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Marietta Metropolitan Statistical Area….

Forest Park is one of the largest urban natural areas within the city limits of a major metropolitan area and connects the city to the forested Pacific Coast Range. Covering more than 5,000 acres, it is a varied and evolving forest ecosystem.

Forest Park’s trails follow the gentle contours of the Tualatin Mountains. Wildwood Trail and Leif Erikson Drive run roughly parallel and are each marked with distance markers. Wildwood Trail’s blue diamonds mark the distance, every quarter mile, from its southern terminus at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington Park.

Forest Park is located about 2 miles from Jacksonville’s city center and boasts over 30 miles of multi-use trails in the Jackson Creek Watershed. Accessibility by road is excellent by taking Highway 238 west and turning right to follow Reservoir Road for one mile. The park lives up to its name with 1,080 acres of forested hills.

Maps are available at Forest Park kiosks that clearly show trail routes, parking areas, and description of trails. The trails range from an easy 5% grade, to 5% to 12% moderate grade, and to difficult at 12% to 20% grade. Forest Park has a selection of measured trail loops that start and finish at the same parking area.