Maywood Park: I-205 at Prescott St
Built around a horse-racing track, Maywood Park grew into an independent residential city within the Portland metropolitan area. Incorporated in 1967 to retain local control during Portland’s expansion, it remains one of Oregon’s smallest municipalities and is surrounded by Portland. Interstate 205 passes beside the community near Northeast Prescott Street, while a freight-rail corridor emphasizes the area’s role in the regional transport network. The Columbia River lies to the north, and the low, wooded terrain is part of the wider Willamette Valley setting. Maywood Park’s racecourse, which gave the community its name, closed in 1989. Compact streets, freeway links and rail infrastructure give this enclave a markedly urban character.
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Maywood Park has served as an incorporated residential community in Oregon since 1967. This tiny Multnomah County city is an enclave completely encircled by Portland, set in the metropolitan lowlands of the Columbia River basin. Covering just 0.17 square miles, it is Oregon's smallest incorporated city by area, yet it retains its own municipal government and civic identity. Its streets sit within Portland's northeast-side urban fabric, near transport routes leading toward Portland International Airport. Rather than a separate downtown destination, Maywood Park is a telling example of the patchwork of independent jurisdictions within greater Portland. Browse additional webcams from the Portland area to extend your view of the Columbia River basin.
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