July 4: Where to Watch Fireworks on July Fourth in Portland | Many Suggestions
July 2, 2009 — PDXPIPELINE
July 4th is coming up quick. For those of you who have not experienced a this event in Portland, all bets are off and this place lights up 'Bombs over Baghdad'. I saw on the news that they will take your fireworks if they catch you, so be careful kids. I can't tell you about my secret location, but I can give some suggestions (and others have as well below).
Fireworks start at PGE park, Waterfront and Oaks between 9:50PM & 10PM.
- Hawthorne Bridge
- Mount Tabor
- Rose Test Gardens
- Pittock Mansion
- Top of PSU parking garage on 6th and Harrison
- Portland City Grille
- PGE Park
- Sellwood Park (website) you can see both Oaks Park and downtown from here
- West Hills: Terwilliger near OHSU has many spots.
- Blue Lake Park, (NE 223rd Ave and Marine Drive), fireworks begin at dusk. $10 per vehicle or $15 for large vans.
The picture above is from Bite of Oregon, but you get the idea. This is a good place to watch fireworks and it is just on the East side of Morrison Bridge.
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Suggestions from Twitter of where to watch July 4th fireworks in Portland after the break…
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PdxPipeline: Twitter Question: Where is the best places(s) to watch fireworks on Fourth of July in Portland? Events here: http://pdx.be/july-4-2009 -
RainWorld:
@PdxPipeline At Waterfront Park, IMO -
bryanrhoads: @PdxPipeline Mt Tabor – outside of my house – the best place to watch fireworks on July 4th! -
yogazelle:
@PdxPipeline Neighbor's deck on Alameda Ridge. -
ShiloInnsHotels:
@PdxPipeline on the sand in front of the Seaside Turnaround -
JMasin: @PdxPipeline -Best fireworks show: City of Stevenson, WA in Columbia Gorge -1st fireworks festival ever is this week! cityofstevenson.com -
mklprc: . @PdxPipeline Best place to watch fireworks? Any high place that lets us see how many people refuse to obey the anti-fireworks laws.
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mumblyjoe: @PdxPipeline Oaks Park has fireworks too. So, Selwood or John's landing area are good viewing locations. - Cora B Conzoner heading to the nice air conditioned Ladd's for 4th of July! We're open, fireworks viewable from the patio, and I am working! Plus, karaoke @ 10pm! Come see me!
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malamar:
@PdxPipeline lame view from mt. Tabor -
grumpysnore:
@PdxPipeline Can you see fireworks from the St Johns bridge? -
kboo: @PdxPipeline Great spot to watch the fireworks right here at Waterfront Park with tunes from the Blues Festival! -
joshh347: @PdxPipeline where do you go at the rose test gardens to see the fireworks? I've never been there b4. #pdx4th #pdxevents
Please comment with your suggestions…
July 3, 2009 at 17:19
[...] July 4: Where to Watch Fireworks on July Fourth in Portland | Many Suggestions July 4th is coming up quick. For those of you who have not experienced a this event in Portland, all bets are off and [...] [...]
July 4, 2009 at 09:37
Ah! The naked bike-riding Portland peeps are back! I’ve never been to Portland…..but, (doing my best Cartman impersonation here) I love you guys.
Have a Great, Great Time!!!
July 5, 2009 at 00:14
I remember my first big firework almost blew my hand off.
July 5, 2009 at 15:28
[...] PDX Pipeline’s fireworks viewing question got me thinking about 4th of July this year. In the past, the plan has always been to go to a friend’s house in North Portland to watch fireworks that may or may not have been obtained in the fun places in Washington. Since said friend is out of town, the responses to the question were quite illuminating and useful. The two times I cared enough to watch the waterfront fireworks show were both from the east bank esplanade — both times fairly crowded (although one of those times we lucked out and set up a picnic blanket in what was effectively a large grassy planter). Going to Mount Tabor never even occurred to me. [...]