Northwest Heights is a neighborhood on the west side of Portland

Portland, Oregon

Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...

's West Hills

Tualatin Mountains

The Tualatin Mountains are a range of hills on the western border of Multnomah County, Oregon, United States...

. The neighborhood’s main thoroughfare is NW Skyline Boulevard, which snakes along the spine of the hills, with pockets of residential development cascading down the slopes. The neighborhood is close to the dining, shopping, and entertainment of Northwest. A short distance in the other direction is Forest Park

Forest Park (Portland)

Forest Park is a public municipal park in the Tualatin Mountains west of downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. Stretching for more than on hillsides overlooking the Willamette River, it is one of the country's largest urban forest reserves...

, a vast tract of urban wilderness.

Schools

School district boundaries do not necessarily correspond to neighborhood boundaries.

Elementary

• Forest Park Elementary School, 9935 NW Durrett St.

Middle

• West Sylvan Middle School, 8111 SW West Slope Dr.
• East Sylvan Middle School, 1849 SW 58th Ave.

High

• Lincoln High School, 1600 SW Salmon St.

Parks

Forest Heights Park
2999 NW Miller Rd.

Forest Park
NW 29th Ave. & NW Upshur St. to Newberry Rd.

Neighborhood organizations

Northwest Heights Neighborhood Association meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 7:00PM at Cornell Road Fire Station (8585 NW Johnson St.)

Northwest Heights Neighborhood Association is a member of Neighbors West/Northwest.

External links

• PortlandConnected - A community site, including information about Portland neighborhoods, schools, restaurants, arts and culture
• PDF map
• Crime