Its so sad and desolate since pandemic hit. I can understand the fountain not running (even though the water drinking fountains are around town) however they dont even bother with lights at night..much less the pretty neon ones. At least the pigeons and skateboarders are enjoying the park. Hope to have better review next time

Great place to sit and eat or just relax and people watch. Located right next to tons of places to shop or restaurants to grab a bite to eat. The fountain makes it a good place to bring kids in the summer. The Blue/Red Max line and the Portland streetcar both have stops a block away so getting there via public transportation is super easy.

Enjoy your food. Secure bike parking in the garage too.

Smokey day delicious wine!

Really great space overall. Lots of seating and a place to bring your lunch.

Loved it! Was visiting a family of mine. Beautiful place to stroll by and it was sunny too.

I ate pizza here. And kind lady gave me a mask cuz I needed it.

A bright sunny place to sit. However theres no longer beverage services at the moment

Its conveniently located for public use. Covered area with seating. A fountain to cool off In during summer. A great rest area while shopping. There is a public library up the street with restroom.

One of my favorite parts in Portland. Its nice to see the kids playing in the formation in the summer. And the entertainment is always good when it happens.

Clean, a good stop to hang out and or rest your feet while visiting. Visitor center has excellent volunteers w great info to share about the area.

Always a beautifully well kept place. Great outdoor seating, plenty of tables and a water feature. The live music is often quite talented as well.

Always a fun place to kick it with my homeboy afterhours

A pleasant stop in the center of downtown. The decision many years ago to build this space has paid nice dividends for locals and visitors alike. Sit for a minute and enjoy the fountain or cut through on your way about town. Its visual impact on the immediate area is significant.

I like this place when I am trying to get my stuff together downtown. They serve free meals. Have WiFi. And put on free shows. I saw one with gymnastic kids twirling from ropes. It made my day.

Nice spot to reflect and gather up your thoughts. Plan your next move and forge on ahead and conquer the day. Okay seriously its an open space in the middle of downtown, but it aint the worst Ive seen, lol.

Well, maintained and patrolled park. Great spot to relax in the city. Play some giant chess or giant connect 4.

A nice little Park located in beautiful Central Portland, or. During the summer, it has a quaint little water feature that children can play in. And year around it has free WiFi.

This park is almost hidden in the middle of downtown Portland, we just met up for a tour couple days ago and got dropped off here at the it s park! Its small but its really cool being located right in the middle if Downtown Portland!!

Aside from city councils Nick fish threatening us for serving soup to old folks, the park is lovely. He used the words Draconian measures please do not vote for Ted wheeler. The two guys are why the rents are so impossible now, why tents are everywhere and why we have 17900 vacant luxury housing units instead of a normal Portland.

One of my favorite city parks. A great place to relax, wade in the shallow waters, watch a performance or gathering on the stage.At night there are lights on the roof/overhang that change and reflect on the water. Its a quick walk to the Max, Pioneer Square, Regal Fox Tower theater(for movies), Elephants Deli, Nordstroms...

This place is great. Free WiFi. Plus I keep seeing random shows I walk by. The last time was little kids doing ariel acrobatics. Very keen. Lots of room too. Not much park in terms of grass or trees or whatever.. that would be great to have, but I guess you take what you can get.

Great park for walking with the dogs and just enjoy the view.. Lovely place!

Nice serene place to sit back relax. The fountian dedicated to Teachers is a nice spot where kids gather to play, splash, & soak up some sun. The area is clean & well maintained. Pet friendly environment with plenty eateries nearby & the Pioneer Square & Mall are in very close walking distance.

This park is a beautiful space. I usually go with friends to relax on our lunch break. It can get pretty full sometimes, but if you can find the time to visit when its not so busy, the nearby fountains help drown out some of the city noise

Nice little city block square with an elephants delicatessen up top and under street parking. Theres also a giant chess board and a wading pool for kiddos. Perfect place to relax and eat.

This park is a beautiful space. I usually go with friends to relax on our lunch break. It can get pretty full sometimes, but if you can find the time to visit when its not so busy, the nearby fountains help drown out some of the city noise.

Best place to have your lunch during a sunny day in the wet Portland. Awesome water fountain and seating around it. Crowded with people working around the place during the lunch hours.

Really enjoy coming here in the summer with the family. We can splash in the fountain, listen to some tunes, grab a snack from the kiosk, then stroll over to the library for story time for the kiddos. The oversized chess board is fun to let the kids play with. Definitely need to keep a close eye on your belongings here. Sometimes kids do get rowdy with the water splashing, which is to be expected.

Directors Park or more accurately Directors Concrete Slab is a popular downtown spot for folks who enjoy playing giant chess, an overflow for a popular Starbucks (Once you finish getting high in the bathroom, naturally), kids wanting to play in the fountain or adults just wanting an excuse to take their clothes off in public view. This and countless other opportunities for fun await in the shadow of Portlands tallest building (Dont get excited, simply Google Portland Oregon Skyline and you will understand).

Violinist presents free concerts here with excellent natural acoustics upon nearly every fair weather weekday midday~ and is pure joy to listen to, makes eating lunch there wonderful and the whole day better.

Good food @elephants in the park. Peaceful atmosphere. Some street performers were singing and playing drums and guitar. I really got the relaxed Portland vibes

Very nice spot to get some sun while lunching. Water feature and jumbo chess board included. Check it out.

Excellent people watching. The Human Zoo...

Special dances held there every year. Its a wonderful experience each time!!I hope the City of Portland sres the value of maintaining our city parks as they bring community together!!

I love coming here. You can bring something to eat and sit down. Buy food from nearby. People watch. Kids can get wet during the summer.

Loved the delicious gluten free soup and other offerings. Convenient find after a walk across Tillicum Crossing on our way to ride the aerial tram to OHSU.

A smaller more secluded park out of the way. Lovely in the summer with the fountain going and kids playing but in the winter its kind of dreary

A delightful spot in downtown. I love the giant chess board.

A Lil sketchy in the early hours but I recommend smoking weed there

Cool little park nestled between two tall building with a fountain and a giant chess board. No grass obviously.

Lovely little downtown urban plaza. And, directly adjacent to Elephants Deli. AND, a public fountain is located right in the park...enjoy!

Free dinner 5 to 6 mon thru fri.

I love that they have meals for homeless here, a huge chessboard and a decently maintained fountain. Its more the ppl going...picture white, middle class ppl who are irritated you brought your kids &/or friends around on a hot day. Usually this type also leaves trash around, so be sure to point out the easily accessible garbage and recycling containers to these folks.

I messed up and accidentally put a one star instead of the 4 that It deserved. Wow, Im sitting here writing this review while two people are talking about where they are going to go to hook up. I mean its all good and all but they just met through a web site and blame there making plans outside in downtown Portlandqrllll,.

Small park in central downtown Portland. 1 block square totally concrete, but has a water sprinkling system for kids to run thru and a giant chessboard with all the chessmen that people can play. Located across the street from Nordstrom

Its tons of fun!!!

Very nice park area with fountai and giant size chessboard...

So pretty. Like out of a Sims game pretty.

Great place to eat lunch and people watch. Good amount of tables and if not plenty of stair or places to sit along the water fountain. Has garbage cans and a water spout to drink out of.

I like directors park because there were people dancing on the dance floor they had set up there and they were playing ballroom music with a mature yet professional-looking dancers.

Saddly this Park is more of a landscape piece for the hotel across the street then a real park. I noticed that there is an odd stone used so I looked into it.Imported from CHINA yup all the stone work is from a quary in China. I couldnt believe it.

Love the water fountain. A good place for kids to have fun. Food places close by.

The park is cute but too small, also near a MAX, so definitely not safe for running children. Also, there is a giant chess set, but it cost money to play. Ridiculous

Clean with good security. Quite. Nice location situated 1 block from Pioneer Courthouse Square

This is a Portland spot that is infamous for its nighttime behavior, as muvh as it slick looking daytime features! It is to be said that during the day their isnt always alot happening here, sometimes even in the summertime, but for a piece of Portlandia you cant find anything quite as iconic, other than the famous Portland statue herself!

Good looking park, just watch out for then bums!!

Not sure if I would call this a park, since its all paved. But it is a nice place to visit.

The venues are getting better. It is adding more things the senior citizens can attened and that is a big plus.

Its kind of a dirty place... but I mean, it is a city. There was a riot going o when we were there. Interesting, but disturbing.

I love this park in downtown. There is plenty of seating, and a small water area. Perfect for all ages.

BEAUTIFUL park full of many unique trails. Lots of parking, and I rarely see other people even though this park is in the middle of Portland. Theres so much to explore!

Just a great place to sit and have lunch from the no longer existing food carts!

Nice park maybe great scenery for my daughter and son in laws maturnity pictures

Nice little park in the middle of portland. Not much wildlife, but a nice fountain and good places to sit. It has been relatively quiet every time I have been here and has never seemed like a dirty place to me. If you need a spot to rest or eat your food I would recommend this spot. It is worth at least checking out if you are nearby.

Well. There is like quite literally NO grass, and minimal natural to say the least... But its alright. Very corporate. Very adult. Very sterile. A rejection. Of nature.

Great plaza during the daytime, but I’m so sick of being harassed by aggressive homeless people here every evening while they line up for food. I’ve been followed, lunged at, screamed at, had grown men say they’re going to steal my dog or walk ME on a leash. It’s out of control... avoid!

Great place to hang out.

3 foot tall chess pieces and 2 x 2 bricks to chess upon. Way cool. The glass coverage here could use a serious cleaning.

Its convenient and nice location

Beloved by our neighborhood - it might be concrete and not grass but it is our communities Drawing Room

Love this park, the water is nice. Perfect place to eat pizza and sun bathe

Giant chess set and generally interesting events here.

Free supper monday thur friday

Lots of fun for kids and several options for food and shopping nearby.

Play chess on giant board with giant pieces. Sit under the spacious awning or take selfies next to the humongous cement ball in the decently sized fountain.

More seating would be nice. Too many tall buildings now surround the park making it less pleasant than it was.

Nice place to sit (when the weather is nice) and have a takeout lunch or dinner (lot of nice food trucks & restaurants nearby)

Great place to read during lunch hour or enjoy the sounds of the xity after work or on a weekend.

Great place to watch, meet and enjoy people. Food, transportation and entertainment close by.

Wonderful sunny day spot to bask.

Great covered area, amazing fountain that is fun for any age to play in, giant chess, and a nice café. Easy access by car or bike.

Clean water. Laid back. No dogs

The park is beautiful, even if it is not what people traditionally think of as a park. It isnt grassy and sheltered by huge lovely trees like so many other parks in Portland, including the neighboring park blocks downtown. But it is a large area devoted to recreation. There is a board game library and the wonderful Teachers Fountain. There is a giant chess set as well. It is a nice place to hang out with your friends or kids at almost any time. The lights reflecting off the water of the fountain can also be quite romantic.

Only four stars because they always kick you out for skating

Had the greatest mushroom pizza.

I got a free meal and it was actually good food too!!

Nice park place for meals for homeless

Dawn said she loved it

Great place to eat my food from the trucks.

Great place to be in during the summer. Nice fountain and view

Has been and continues to be one of my favorite people watching parks in Portland.Its a gorgeous well-kept place with plenty of tables to eat your lunch from the food carts, a stunning glass overhang that lights up beautifully after dusk, and you can usually find some type of performance here on any given day during the summer which is exciting.Absolutely love this oasis in the city.

My family had a great day here. It was a nice day so it was very lively. Music playing and people dancing. Our kids played in the water and had a blast.

Open space with a seasonal pond.

Not the typical park with grass and trees. This park has a fountain kids can play in, a giant chess board, a dance floor and band pavilion, and places to sit like chairs and benches. Great for events. I was there for tango in the park. Fun!

Perfect place to bring the food you just got at the food carts nearby

I love to sit and listen to random violen players here.

Awesome fountain for kids to run and play. Lots of seating for parents.

Fun for kids, nice place to cool off.

Ive actually never been to Director Park my phone just thinks I have everytime I go by there on max looks cool though