Grant Park is such a marvelous multi use park located in the heart of Northeast Portland. Surrounded by beautiful homes and large trees it shares the location with US Grant high school. There is a track, football/soccer field, a nice playground, and plenty of grassy areas on which to roam and run. Life-size statues of Henry, Ribsy, and Ramona from the famous Beverly Cleary books add a very sweet touch to the authentic experience of a great inner city park. In fact the neighborhood and schools bordering the park are those which Beverly Cleary made famous in her children’s books.

I loved going to this park with my pup, we used to go to the dog park area everyday and enjoyed being with our furry and human neighbors a lot! We miss going there, but we moved to the other side of the country and can't go anymore :/ When we go visit, we are definitely stopping to say hi to everybody!

If you have children or the child in you remembers the Beezus and Ramona books, then you must make a short stop at Grant Park. Besides the usual playground with swings, huge trees and bucolic setting, it has statues (a bit larger than life-size) of Ramona, Henry and Ribsy! Author Beverly Cleary grew up in the neighborhood which she so wonderful depicted in her children's stores. There is also plenty of grass to run or roam around and you can also take a short walk over to view U.S. Grant High School which is where they filmed Mr. Holland's Opus with Richard Dreyfus.

Two of us visited the park on the afternoon of Monday, October 2, 2017. We came to see the statues honoring the characters of Beverley Cleary's books. The area is spacious for a neighborhood park and appears to be well maintained. There is splash fountain dedicated to Beverley Cleary which operates during the summer months. There are benches and a few picnic tables as well as a few more amenities. The park is a good way to spend an afternoon outdoors.

Grant Park is named after Ulysses S. Grant who was a former resident of Fort Vancouver in Vancouver,Washington as well as a historic figure of The Civil War and President of the United States. The park is located at NE Grant and NE 33rd. With Grant High School right next to it at the Northeast section. The Park is about 20-acres in size and has a lot to offer. It has a soccer field with a track running around it making the soccer filed a centerpiece of sport activity. There is a tennis court, bassketball court, picnic tables, a walking path, a dog park,and a children's playground. But the most iconic item that the park has are the life sized Beverly Cleary sculptures from her children's books-- Henry Higgins, Ribsy his dog, and Ramona Quimby. Granit tiles near the sculptures are enscribed with quotes from her books. Beverly Clearly lived in a bungalow nearby this park. It is located only 3 blocks away at 3340 NE Hancock. And happens to be on the market for sale. Her stories are focused around nearby Klickitat Street. It is interesting how a writer can be inspired by their surroundings. It is like they always tell new writers-- Write What You Know!