Getting There
TRAFFIC:
On street parking for several blocks around the school is usually full by 6pm.
Plan to park nearby and walk 4-6 blocks.
PETTYGROVE STREET IS A DEAD END! DO NOT DRIVE UP PETTYGROVE STREET. It creates a congested and potentially dangerous situation.
Blocked driveways and double-parked cars ARE ILLEGAL and impact the safety of children and pets and access for emergency vehicles.
PARK IN OUR COURTESY PARKING AREA:
- Forest Park Federal Credit Union, 2465 NW Thurman offers free off-street parking. See map.
- Allow an extra 10 minutes and forget about the stress of looking for parking!
USE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: The Portland Street Car and bus lines 15 and 17 travel within two blocks of Wallace Park. For planning your route visit TriMet's Trip Planner and enter NW Pettygrove and NW 25th Ave in the “To:” field.
RIDE YOUR BIKE: But be thoughtful and courteous about where you choose to leave your bike. Use the school bike racks. Group your bikes together and lock them out of the way of prime swift watching seats. Ask permission before parking bikes on private property. Don’t be offended if permission is not given, you may be the 100th person to have asked. Do not block the street with bikes.
WALK: Plan your evening, meet your friends somewhere nearby and then walk over. The phenomenon of Vaux’s Swifts is happening ALL OVER Northwest Portland in the hour leading up to sunset. Even a half-mile away, just look up and you’ll see and hear hundreds of swifts making their way towards the school.
