Hogan Butte Nature Park
757 SE Gabbert Road
Amenities
- Bike parking
- Drinking fountain
- Forest
- Walking/jogging path
- Picnic shelter
- Restrooms (seasonal)
- Trail
- Wheelchair accessible
- Picnic table
- Parking lot
General information
Gresham’s newest park sits on 46 acres on top of Hogan Butte
in the Gresham Butte Neighborhood.
At the top elevation of 930 feet, take in a
stunning "Volcanic Viewpoint," a panoramic view of Mt. Hood, Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Adams, Mt. Rainier,
the Columbia River Gorge and city of Gresham. Walk the half-mile paved interpretive loop trail and enjoy
picnic areas with views of the forest. Educational signage is available in Russian and Spanish. An ADA-accessible parking lot has 20 spaces.
Park rules and safety
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Park Amenities
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Hours and Location
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History
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Project Background
Gresham’s newest park sits on 46 acres on top of Hogan Butte. At the top elevation of 930 feet, take in a stunning panoramic view of Mt. Hood, Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Adams, Mt. Rainier, the Columbia River Gorge and city of Gresham. Enjoy picnic areas with views of the forest.
- Interpretive loop trail (1/2 mile), paved and ADA-accessible
- Volcano Viewpoint of Cascade Mountain Range peaks
- Educational signage in English, Spanish and Russian
- Pristine natural area, mature native forest
- Picnic shelter and tables
- Restroom
- Paved driveway
- 20 parking spaces, including ADA-accessible parking lot
- Secure bike parking
For everyone’s safety, please follow
park rules and enjoy Gresham’s parks and recreation areas at your own risk.
Park hours
Sunrise to sunset
For more information, call 503-618-2300.
Directions
Hogan Butte is south of downtown Gresham and west of US 26.
Get directions
Hogan Butte’s rich past has geological significance and pioneer history.
The nature park features educational panels and kiosks throughout to share its story with visitors.
Geology
Gresham is one of the few places in the United States to have extinct volcanoes within city limits. Hogan Butte is part of the Boring Lava Field and “East Buttes,” a cluster stretching from southeast Portland to Damascus. At the park, visitors stand
at the top of an inactive volcano’s vent that once emitted steam from inside the earth.
Native American heritage
The Clackamas tribe once used Hogan Butte’s nearby Johnson Creek watershed for fishing and hunting.
History
Eli Hogan, a turn-of-the-century pioneer, forested land from the butte that now bears his name. Wood harvested from Hogan Butte’s forests helped build Mt. Tabor’s reservoirs in Portland from 1894-1911.
The historic Brite House sits at the base of Hogan Butte Nature Park. Built in 1928, it was once a Prohibition-era speakeasy. The City of Gresham owns the house.
Flora and fauna
Be on the lookout!
Hogan Butte's wildlife includes:
- Red-tail hawk
- Deer
- Fox
- Bobcat
- Western red cedar
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- Red alder
- Oregon grape
- Salmonberry
- Sword ferns
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Hogan Butte Nature Park is
many years in the making. The City started the process for acquiring land on Hogan Butte more than 25 years ago,
passing a 1990 City bond measure and
two later Metro bonds.
Preserved for future
generations
Visitors can enjoy this park today
thanks to considerable effort from Gresham citizens, the City, and many
community partners such as Metro, the Trust for Public Lands, the U.S. Forest
Service and the Buttes Conservancy, who all advocated for the conservation of
Hogan Butte lands over the years.
Special thanks to our funding
partners, who helped build this park:
Metro’s Nature in Neighborhoods
Oregon State Parks