Always a great run on the weekends; sadly a little less bustling with the onset of the pandemic. On the upside, its easy to park and morning runs no longer require weaving amongst wandering tourists.

Attended a Sunday night drum circle, it was definitely the definition of Portland, with the diversity of the crowd accompanied by the friendly atmosphere, I highly recommend checking it out.

It has the best views at night of the city. A lot of people still dont know about it. Ive been going over there for 15+years

A very nice area with amazing views of the city.

I cant even tell you how lucky I feel that Portland has this place. What an awesome opportunity to be able to walk on docks along the river to form a circle with the steel bridge. It is beautiful. If your from here check it out if youre not still check it out its worth it.

It was terrible. Two city sanctioned homeless camps and other homeless tent camper all over the area and today there was a transient vs transiwnt

Great views of the city. We love to bring friends from out of town to the Esplanade. Always a joy to see people skating in the parking lot, lots of talent.The dock is out of commission at the moment but it’s one of my favorite places to hang out in Portland.

One of my favorite walks in Portland! Only 3 miles and great views from all angles!

Great place to put in your kayak

Beautiful view... Pretty girls jogging everywhere... Dont light a cigarette there though... I estimate 3 people ask to bum one for every cig smoked. Homeless everywhere

This was the first time I had riad my bike on this boardwalk and I watched it being built in the late 80s early 90s. It was a peaceful day. Very relaxing.

Place has become overgrown and semi-forgotten... but luckily they have cleaned up some of the camps this area is famous for...

Dangerous entrance under the bridge due to homeless camping and limited people. The location is beautiful especially with a friend. I felt nervous by myself though without many people around and only campers watching me.

Great place to start a walk!Getting a bit sketchy, the more homeless they allow to live here. People urinating, deficating and doing drugs is increasing. Sadly.

Beautiful stretch of path with bikers, joggers and walkers. Great for a slow pace bike ride due to the amount of people on the path with many places to stop. Suggest packing water bottles to fill.

I enjoyed the park very much it was very nice to walk in he was clean it was well policed and very nice place to spend time

Peaceful little area to walk your dog and enjoy the view of Oregon. Not much buildings but the trees and peace def makes up the beauty here. Loving the vibes here ️

The Eastbank offers the freedom to explore the bike paths alongside the Willamette River. This also has a lot of pedestrian foot traffic so be aware of people running and walking if you are on bicycles. Enjoying the view from the other side of the river is unique and fun for everyone to enjoy.

So pretty to see all the bridges here! Its pretty crowded on weekends, but a great walk.

Great place for walking or jogging. Good view of the city skyline. Recently the city cut down a bunch of trees and foliage so now the traffic noise from I-5 is more loud, but with how beautiful the views are you really cant complain. Maybe it would be worth considering building a wall along the highway to block all of the incessant highway noise.

Go for a walk its good for you enjoy our beautiful city

Good location for the start of the Portland to coast walk

My son and I do the Nami walk every year and its so nice to walk along the docks. Ducks are fun to watch and its just great to be on the river.

This place is beautiful year round. There have been some homeless problems recently but the Central Eastside Industrial Council are currently doing there best to make changes and so far they seem to have been successful

Lovely area to walk with several spots with benches and statues.

Great place for a walk, jog or bike ride. Wide, paved sidewalks, drinking fountains, public docks, site of many events.

Beautiful view. Fireworks looked nice in the 4th of July show.

Cute little trail on the waters edge. Nice and peaceful.

Love the walk. Love the Willamette River.

Nice views of downtown from across the river. Good place to watch the sunset over the city.

Nice views of west Portland.

Sunday night drum circle is awesome

Nice to go on Sunday nights. Drimcircle

It was super cool and nice there there was fireworks.

Beautiful views, little dirty on occasion but still worth it

Great walk around the waterfront with a great view of the Willamette river

Another place that gets you a little closer to nature in the middle of the city. Its never to over crowded. Kept clean. Plenty of ways to access it

Perfect for an evening 4 mile run!!

Rangers are inconsiderate and think they have the power to harrass and lie. Dukic is a stalker of the homeless and video of a ranger and his behavior.

Portland is lucky to have such a lovely multi-use path like the esplanade. It can be a little crowded on days when the sun is out, with all the runners, walkers and cyclists, but the proximity to the water and convenient location more than make up for that. The Vera Katz statue is a great landmark for meeting up with cyclists before going on a big ride. Its central, and super easy for bikes to get to. My only recommendation to anyone who goes there is please dont listen to headphones to loud, youll want to hear someone warning you on your left.

Beautiful! This path can take you south all the way to Sellwood (4 miles plus some).and beyond. I ride my bike and there was lots of people riding as well; commuting.The view was awe inspiring and I encountered a wide variety of animals, including a deer.

Great place to take a walk and take in the views of downtown Portland on the other side of the river.

Fireworks over Rose Festival

Great walking/biking space thru Portland waterfront.

Nice boardwalk.

This is a beautiful waterfront walk park. I take my Service Animal here, he loves it too. Whats with all the padlocks on the metal fencing?

Besides all the homeless and yes a lot of drugs being sold and used there the place is not too bad.

I went to the Drum Circle and it was a wonderful experience. However I wasnt impressed with all the homeless people that now live there. Thank God Im blessed with a roof over my head.

This location is a perfect viewing spot for taking selfiesin front of downtown as a backdrop.

Great place for a run. Or a walk. Or a sit. But it smells bad in the summer. Sorry VK, I dont blame you.

Lots of poop on the walkways, hoping it is animal.... Porta potties are so gross, should be cleaned more often and a lot of homeless people on the sides of the path or on the benches, the scenery is nice when youre looking out to the river

Great place for a bicycle ride, walking, and viewing the river.A mixture of tourists, locals, and homeless.

Great place to watch fireworks

Nice path, lots of gross.

Its a nice place. Good for walks, runs, jogs, even pet walking

Good place for a walk!

This place has a great view at night! Also God loves you!

I have mixed feelings about the Esplanade. On one hand, its nice to walk/run/bike along the water and there are some great views of downtown. On the other, its right next to I-5, so theres no escaping the noise or fumes. Add to that that theres a growing transient population in the area can make the place a little shady at night. Still, there is plenty of lighting.

Its a great walkway along the beginning of Eastern Portland that links notable landmarks such as the Portland Opera Company, OMSI, and Burnside Skatepark with the vibrant cultural streets of Hawthorne, Belmont and Grand Ave. The Moda Center is located just North of one side and many avenues across the river lend to easy travel while pushing some wheels or walking.

Overflowing with sewage from the portapotties. But the area away from that is perfect for the Sunday weekly Drum Circle and Portland Saber Circle (lightsaber dueling)

Wow thanks Christina for something positive. Some of the other reviews seems the folks need a sensitivity training class. Thats the problem with a lot of runners is the elitism and entitlement attitude. Bums! Transients! They are homeless human beings! Maybe we should bring a blanket or some food for the humans surviving outdoors.

The Sunday evening drum circle was great.

What a great amenity, I love riding my bike here day and night.

Brings the river to the public

The place to go in Portland to see bike shinanagans, tweakers, street performers and some very disgusting port potties

Love running by the water

Feel so awesome to see myself in the middle

Homeless camps everywhere.

Simply wonderful...especially north of Burnside.

Wonderful. Amazing

PDX drum circle sat sun evenings. Come create participate rejoice.

Awesome bike and foot path

Rick. some people are sle ial and just need to say negative stuff. Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade is great. especially if you are a runner

Its mostly closed right now, and its almost always swarming with campers who harass people walking or running along the path.

Beautiful place for a walk or slow bike ride.

Nice bike path

Great place for events

Chun place to take a walk

Best view in town

Its a nice place to have a look at Portland

Incredible views

Pretty good as far as esplanades go

Pretty chill spot aside to the occasional homeless or crazy person. They drum here on Saturdays and Sundays sometime during the evening

Beautiful

Sunday night drum circle. In the groove, but not in the pocket.

Hawthorne Bridge waterfront (Drum)

Ok

Nice place to go and watch the river flow

Wilamette river walk

Cool

Its beautiful.

Race for cure..

Pretty!

Cool spot

Its home

Great

Love the place

Cool place

Used to be home

Too many hobos