Phone: 503-823-7529
1120 SW Fifth Avenue, Portland, OR 97204
McCoy Park
N Trenton Street and Newman Avenue 
General Info
Acreage: 3.82Acquired in 2005
Amenities
Includes
accessible picnic area, accessible play area, accessible restroom, basketball court, Fountain - Interactive, paths – paved, picnic shelter, picnic site – reservable, picnic tables, playground, Plaza, and statue or public art.
Special Information
Park hours: 5:00am-10:00pm
To reserve a picnic area, call 503-823-2525. Picnic Site Maps & Info
Accessibility Information
Parking
- Street parking
- Paved pathway to play area
- 50 feet to play area
Play Area
- Engineered mulch surface
- Ramp into play area
Play Equipment
- Transfer station
- Sensory play elements
Other Amenities
- Accessible restroom
- Accessible picnic table
- Accessible spray feature
Artwork
Granite disks, sculpted by Horatio Hung-Yan Law and embedded in the spiral pathway, represent the moon's phases. Various cultural ideas about the cycle of life are captured in the quotations, proverbs, folk sayings, and myths etched in the disks. Benches sculpted with squirrels and salmon by Mufu Ahmed provide seating in the park.
To reserve a picnic area, call 503-823-2525. Picnic Site Maps & Info
Accessibility Information
Parking
- Street parking
- Paved pathway to play area
- 50 feet to play area
Play Area
- Engineered mulch surface
- Ramp into play area
Play Equipment
- Transfer station
- Sensory play elements
Other Amenities
- Accessible restroom
- Accessible picnic table
- Accessible spray feature
Artwork
Granite disks, sculpted by Horatio Hung-Yan Law and embedded in the spiral pathway, represent the moon's phases. Various cultural ideas about the cycle of life are captured in the quotations, proverbs, folk sayings, and myths etched in the disks. Benches sculpted with squirrels and salmon by Mufu Ahmed provide seating in the park.
Program Information
The splash pad will be turned on the Friday before Memorial Day through the end of September, from 11:00 AM-9:00 PM.
Historical Information
Located in the New Columbia housing development, this park was named in honor of Bill and Gladys McCoy, African-American political leaders who brought attention to the issues of minority and low-income people in north Portland. Gladys McCoy was the first African-American to serve on the Portland School Board in 1970 and as a Multnomah County commissioner from 1979-1984. She was elected as county chairwoman in 1986. Bill McCoy was the first African-American to be elected to the Oregon Legislature in 1973. His senate district covered north Portland and much of northeast Portland.