Reviews of World Forestry Center. (Museum) in Portland (Oregon).

World Forestry Center

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4033 SW Canyon Rd, Portland, OR 97221, United States

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This place has a very good rate, they treat their customers well and you’ll feel welcome, super recommended

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Reviews of World Forestry Center

Adam Chevez

The last time I came to this place was in elementary school I am 31 years old now and brought my 3 year old toddlers. I forgot how cool it was inside! There is lots to learn about our Forests and the worlds forests . A great place to get away on a rainy day

Kirsten H

Went just a couple weeks after it had reopened and had never been there before. Walked in, and the first thing that caught my eye was the super tall tree right in the center that reaches up to the second floor. Tons of interesting exhibits. One of my favorites were the slices of old trees comparing the rings and the different ages. Learned a lot from all of the easy to read informational signage (a good portion were also written in Spanish side by side). There was a small theater playing short documentaries. The art exhibit was interesting and I hope to go back and visit again!

Ed Peterson

Slightly bizarre museum dedicate to the timber industry. Was a great place to cool down on a hot day. Young children will have a blast on the interactive exhibits, but leave ready to start cutting down trees. $5 admission and nearly empty on a July afternoon. Super friendly staff.

Collin Semb

Hands down one of the coolest places in Portland! I learned so much about the world's beautiful forests, and I had no idea how many products have tree origins! I will absolutely be coming back

YinG YinG Yieu

Nice place. Highly recommend if you visit pdx.

nuts and bolts photography

Fun stop to make if you and yours are exploring Washington Park. The old log train is great, and you can hop onboard and check out the “cockpit”

Isaac Parthun

An absolutely amazing facility with many hands on displays and interactive areas. Very informative and fun! Would highly recommend! Great for all ages.

Parisien Mama

Family friendly and very informative. Great for people of all ages. Lots to see and explore for kids and adults

Alex Shin

When I arrived in Portland, I selected this center as my first itinery. This center has a lot of things for children to enjoy.

Rachael Tripp

This place is so cool! My 7 year old loves it! Especially the giant train and the excavator. I hope they are able to make a way to open back up soon 🙂 …

Michelle Faubion

Great meeting & event space! Happy hour in museum is the best!

Dallas Witte

Beautiful museum. Somewhat small but has a decent amount of info. Good for kids, will take less than two hours.

Katie McKalip

We had our wedding at the World Forestry Center's Miller Hall in September 2021. The venue was absolutely gorgeous, reasonably priced, and a great location. The staff (specifically Angie) at WFC are so easy to work with. Angie was very accommodating with all of our questions and changes. We were so happy we chose the World Forestry Center for our wedding!

Moose

Awesome little forestry center. Good for kids

D MG

The event is well planned and everyone is very professional.

Tony Ly

They had some pretty cool exhibit that weren't completely catered to kids. This was a nice change of pace from normal science museums because this was more in depth. They had a really cool petrified wood collection. This museum was definitely worth the visit and admission price. I don't know how often if at all they change exhibits, but I would go back regardless. You could spend 2- 3 hours here reading everything.

Benjamin Yang

Annual mycological society meeting. Got some awesome information and a mushroom log. Would be nice to have a bike rack.

Rhema Neas-Gass

Really enjoyed this museum, and how interactive it was. The grounds around it are great enough for a walk as well, if you happen to be out of towners as well. My partner and I especially liked the animal prints and the facts about how they affected their environment. I also loved that they focused throughout of different cultures and their forestry, and you can "visit" Africa, China, Russia, and the Amazon through different play areas. Great for all ages! We are 28, have no kids, and had a blast.

Danny Grogg

A wonderful and memorable place for those who have interests within earth sciences, the environment & nature in general. I went here for two different field trips, and intended to go again asap (it's literally been over a decade since I last went now). I actually remember prior to them putting this center in up here, along with the Children's Museum. Both epic additions for sure. This is a great place for anyone & everyone to self-educate via all the exhibits and information they have there for all to interact with, engage with & read.

Marizze Pohrebny

We love the place. Very clean , well spaced. We came to volunteer for the Tea Festival. Lots of fun. Of course the parking is quite a challenge. It is locared in the Zoo so 2 in 1. If bringing the family plus events. Great venue for big events. Family friendly mini hikes.

Matt Morrison

This is a fantastic educational resource for children and families ! As an adult I found it a bit dull, only because I didn’t realize it’s geared towards children. The museum is a broad overview of forestry, with great emphasis on types of forests around the world, the basic structure of a forest, and a history of the logging industry in Oregon. There is also a big emphasis on sustainability in logging which is great. Lots of interactive exhibits that kids will find exciting, and lots of illustrative exhibits. I’d say kids from 6 to 12 would probably enjoy this place most. I would pair this museum with a walk in the arboretum for some for a hands-on experience! Take the MAX, it’s steps away from the Washington Park station!

Jon Schwarz

We went with a field trip and lots of kids. It was ok for the older kids and more mature people. The younger kids lost interest. However for the forestry center its a really cool place. By far the favorite was the antique train. Its set up so you can climb up and explore the train. They also liked the elevator. If you are visiting the Portland area this is a neat place to spend the afternoon.

Angie Marie

A beautiful little museum! It's full of great information on all things forest and forestry. Appropriate for both kids and adults. Interactive exhibits and gorgeous wooden building. You could probably spend 1-2 hours here and get plenty out of it, or you could pay the full day parking rate and explore all of Washington Park. There's a cafe across the street by the zoo that you do not need zoo admission to eat at.

Hayley Sullivan Davidson

A cool place if you like museums and forests! The front desk people were very nice. It's small but there is a lot of interesting and hands on stuff packed in. It was a great, un-crowded option for us to take our 9 month old.

Valentin Uzunov

Outstanding!. Cost of admission is about $7 for adults, free for toddlers <2. There is a cool forestry tree cutter simulator machine and game inside. There is a tone to learn about forestry, wood, wood materials, architecture and construction. There are also many interactive, closed-play, educational, activities. Sparking a kids imagination about forestry will require adult intervention, but the tools are there. Great place to bring kids, our 13mo old was into for sure, but older kids seemed to have fun too. Bathrooms have changing tables. Best of all aside from a tiny gift shop there is a sales feeling to the experience. Well worth the visit, will do again

chels ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ

Really nice building, but the exhibits are lacking. We took a handful of our kids from daycare here and there just wasn't enough to do. Its too bad because there's so much potential here. But the kids loved how the place looked.

Dylan Saito

I am lucky enough to be invited to some amazing conferences and events at the Miller hall of the Forestry center. It's beautiful. Nestled in between the zoo and the Hoyt Arboretum, it has an amazing discovery center for all to enjoy. It sparks the imagination and creativity of any who enter. Plenty to see and do while parked only feet away! I highly suggest going once, twice, or dozens of times!!

Paul Reichow

Beautiful facility that is surprisingly interesting for both older children and adults because of hands-on exhibits. Younger children (under ~6?) might not understand the subject matter of many of the exhibits, but will still be entertained because of the hands-on nature. The parking situation is completely out of control. We had no interest in using the shuttle because it was bitter cold and we were formally dressed. After circling and circling, we finally found an open spot in front of the zoo entrance. The spots are so narrow that we had to let the passengers out before parking. There was only about 10 inches between cars. We have no idea how the people next to us were able to get into their cars and leave. We have an older car so we were OK with our doors getting banged up. My advice: Use lightrail to save yourself many headaches.

Jennifer Naumann

What a gem! My kids are under 5 and love this place! There is lots for them to do, it's a great price, and never as crowded as the children's museum or zoo. Would be great for older kids too, activities for all age levels.

Joshua Kiefer

This was initially a pit stop during a road trip and turned out to be a wonderful surprise. The exhibits were engaging and interesting and facility clean and well maintained. Overall, a fun and worth while stop.

Olegario Gonzalez

Great place to visit with the family, fun for all ages. Plenty of exhibits and activities to keep you busy. My three year old loved "planting trees" and climing on the giant logging tractor, and my wife and I even learned some interesting facts about the forest.

Jonathan Brown

Under-rated Portland museum. I take young grandkids here, one at a time, because there are relatively few visitors so you can have a quiet adventure with a lot of talk and play. The exhibits are quite good, actually, and there is enough physical stuff to please the youngest children (trains, logging equipment, 4WDs, animal puppets, river raft, outdoor waterfall...)

Suzanne Richard

Fascinating displays of the wonder of trees! The cross-sections of petrified wood were beautiful abstracts created by Mother Nature. True works of art. Trying to jump as a firefighter was challenging and fun. Brought home how difficult it is, and how courageous our fire jumpers are. My one complaint - there is a lift to see what is like to go to the treetops. I was saving the best for last, but it CLOSES at 4pm, 1 hour before the museum closes. That should be told to customers. All other hands-on parts are open till museum closing. I HIGHLY recommend this for anyone. Educational, informative and fun. Just what a learning experience should be

Amberlea Rose

Small museum about forestry and some cultural information. Interactive exhibits, but mostly video presentations. Inexpensive: $7 adults & $5 kids. There is senior pricing and free for tiny tots.

Christopher Lawrence

One of the best places to explore Oregon's nature. Near the zoo and a must see! I highly recommend a visit and for those that embrace mother nature; I think you will leave with a smile! Children will love this place!!!

Ashley LaForge

Nice enclosed space with cool things to look at. A big train just outside you can stand in, a large tree harvester you can sit in, a simulated atv ride (video screen), and other fun activities for littles to enjoy.

Benjamin Hong

My son loves the outdoors and nature in general. So when we took him here, he loved all the different exhibits and things to learn about not only nature but how we as people interact both past and present. I wouldn't say this place is for everyone. But those that really love want to get in depth with the land around us and how man works with the land and not against it, the Foresty Museum does a good job. There is something here for both kids and adults. The parachuting simulator is pretty cool as you try and copy the precise jumping skills that forest workers have to make. Also, another cool simulator is the tree feller. You get to cut down a series of trees with the feller within a specific time frame. There are discount days so be sure to check their website for up to date information.

Mackenzy Wonder (Mac)

Went to view the Sitka art exhibit. Hadn't been back up into the buildings, usually just went to the zoo. Parking was easy, and the buildings were cute and well maintained.

Mac Native 66

This is very educational. Went here back in the '70's, and took my daughters here when they were young. For anyone who wants to give an educational place a low rating, don't bother. It just means that your a gamer and can't enjoy the finer things in life.

Ziggyaig

Great two story museum dedicated to forests and wood. Lots of interactive exhibits. Quite a few short movies to watch and learn about different forests all over the world. Love coming here!!

Lisa MacKay

Quite informative centre, however, definitely geared more towards school groups and school age than adults. Could do with a little upgrading but still very much worth a visit to spend a few hours in.

Roberta Souza

Attended a wedding and reception here. Just beautiful! Will be back to see more if tnis beautiful area. The grounds look absolutely amazing! Well maintained and VERY clean.

Karen Swenson

Great especially for school groups, and also fun and informative for adult visitors. Located in an area with many more things to see, and easy to visit via public transit.

Kelly Dwight

We love the forestry center!

J

Good place to learn forestry for kids and adult. Many different interactive display panels to understand our relationship with forest and connect visitors to nature. It takes around 1.5 to 2 hours in there.

Cheryl Malmsten

Loved this place...... just excellent for kids and adults... Affordable and parking I think was cheaper to the left than right of area... could spend 3 hrs here. But we spent closer to 2.

Pyrena Luhur

A lot of interactive exhibits are out of order

Irina K

Fun museum with lots of opportunities for interactivity. I wish there was more of a giftshop! Heavy on videos, which are not the most effective way to convey information at a museum.

Leslie Ramey

This was a very cool find. While it is geared for school aged kids, I stilled learned a few things. It's pretty small so if you were short on time you could be done in under an hour.

Nikki DeBuse

It's a forest museum with interactive exhibits like those found at OMSI. About 90 minutes to complete. Combine with visit to zoo or children's museum, or just the zoo restaurant and gift shop (and mountain goat) which you can visit without zoo admission.

J Hull

Neat place. Forestry/logging simulation was worn out and not working correctly so that was a disappointment. Enjoyed it more than I had though. Good information and a learning opportunity. Doesn't look like exhibits change much so after you've seen it once ......

ThePapaOfThree

This place is SO underrated! My daughters love coming here and I am humbled everytime. Plus zero crowd compared to the Zoo which is in same parking lot.

Lyle Ring

Very interesting and interactive museum. It's fun for children. Could stay and be entertained 2-3 hours.

Jack Sung

Very clean, well maintained and uncomfortable. The architecture is splendid, and there's a fossilized tree trunk outside.

Andrea Conway

Couldn't find Big Foot, but enjoyed looking

Abbie Lu

Excellent place to visit, really fun and informative!

Gaston Porterie

An excellent place to learn about forests, history and see some really spectacular slices of petrified wood. Also nice for our International Society of Arboriculture Tree Academy on tree risk assessment.

Shelley DesJarlais

Very interactive for adults and children! I would highly recommend this for all families... you could spend several hours here!

Michael Daugherty

Loved it, especially since I was in Portland for a forestry convention. More directed at kids and families but I had fun anyways.

Andrew Dinh

So much to do in the area, children's museum, the zoo, Japanese garden, rose garden, the list goes on. Great views of the city and downtown.

Indiana1616

Museum about forests and how people use them. Some exhibits are dated, but I thought the museum was good. I spent 2 hours here.

Jim Wagemann

A great place but sometimes hard to get a parking spot in the summer because of the zoo next door, limited parking

Cayce Salvino

Great exhibits. It's perfect for younger kids with lots of hands on things.

Thomas Cornish

One of the most different museums I've been to. There is a lot of interactive things to do with the family.

Dean Montgomery

The forestry center has fun exhibits and if beautifully crafted. A must visit for families.

Emily Sager

I was here for my cousins wedding and loved it. It’s SO beautiful and the food they catered for the wedding was AMAZING!

Joe Cochran

Great place to take the kids They always enjoy climbing on the train out front

Caitlin Hanson

Such a fun interactive museum. It was a great place for a wedding reception!

Allen W.

Installations are quite dates but very good info on forestry in OR. Definitely swing through the Hoyt Arboretum on your way out!

Don Graham

This place is amazing, it is easy to forget because it is next to the Zoo and Children's Museum.

Denise Ackerman

Many of the exhibits were out of order, but it was still an interesting field trip!

Shannon Hagerman

Fun little place for kids, and great to go before stomping around the woods outback.

Pablo Grabiel

Nicely done. Could emphasize forest ecology a bit more. Good explanation of forestry practices. Overall, a nice blend.

Christine Kiernan

It was a neat way to spend a couple of hours. We also learned some cool facts and a little history about Forestry.

Tammie Young

Great place to take adults and kids. Sad.several exhibits were closed.

P Kent Louscher

Our daughter celebrated her wedding in Wilson Hall. It was a very nice venue

Jadon T

Not a whole lot to do, but what's there is neat and the young ones enjoy their time there

Jesse Davies

Fun, interactive museum.

Quincy Powers

Awesome new exhibit on mass timber and cross laminated building products for a sustainable future.

Martina Childers

It was nice but I felt like the displays were a little outdated

Adam Wozney

If a tree falls in the middle of a forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? If there is any place on earth that would know the answer to that single question, it's this place.

Michael Napodano

It was a good time! There are many interactive exhibits.

Felicitas Gutierrrz

Kid friendly! Lots of cool stuff to see and do.

Korin Schmitz

Came here for a funeral and it was lovely. I haven't been to the actual forestry center in a long time

Mike Collins

Great place for kids but not much for adults.

Cameron Savill

Nice Building. Interactive Displays.

Melynda Brown

Wonderful exhibits, a great way to learn about the world's forests.

Lola Bichler

Friendly attentive staff, ample parking, easy access from freeway and mass transit.

Nicole J

Half the price of the nearby children's museum, and at this place you'll actually learn something!

mushtaq elahi

Great informative place, very pleasant experience, it's cute.

Amanda Bertino

Very informative! Some exhibits seem a bit outdated.

Mark Knell

A big indoor experience about the outdoors. More interesting than I expected

Ivan Cauldwell

Super educational. Nice and helpful staff

Matthew Krunglevich

Very cool place to take the family and learn about the PNW forests.

olya s

Cool place to visit in Portland area Wish you didn't have to pay tho

Evan "Skwid" Langlinais

Educational and interesting! Cool stuff in the gift shop, too!

Kevin Holman

A great time for the family and right next to the Oregon zoo

Paul Schroeder

Interesting place for kids but many of the hands on activities were broken.

Amy Musgrave

Attended the Portland Tea Festival here. Great location. Great place.

penpen h

Really fun and interactive exhibition loved it!

Joshua Mosley

Amazing place

Patrick Thiel

The manager here, Morgan, does such an incredibly good job!

Mobile-Video Team

Located just across from Oregon Zoo this is a place for learning about nature preservation

Joseph Brown

A great family experience to learn the importance of the world's forrest.

Ryan Burdic

Hours are incorrect. "Winter hours" may leave you paying for parking with nothing to see.

Maria Perry-Crawshaw

Great Concept events... I love the coffee fair

Beki Safar

Cool place. Loved it. Great place to educate.

Eden

Really nice small museum for children.

Scott Likely

Educational displays focused on Pacific Northwest forestry, ecology and wildlife

PrincessBabi Taz

Great space to let your kid explore.

Michael Lunney

Well done. Interesting gallery on old logging town.

Paul Janovicz

Outstanding place to visit with family including small children

Sabrina Bartholomew

Great interactive museum that highlights how wood is used.

John Williams

This was a lovely and peaceful center reserved for a memorial service.

Hilly

Cool museum

Emily ONeal

Was here for a wedding and it's a lovely venue.

Jerald Lim

Friendly staff; not a whole lot to see inside for $7 though

Sandra Langen

A lot to discover inside - great with children.

Wyatt Freda-Cowie

Great place for kids, and right by the arboretum

Andrea Albanese

Fun and interactive displays all about trees.

David Deaderick

Teaches sustainability without a political agenda.

Kimberly Wisotsky

VERY unexpectedly cool, for people of all ages!

Hiroki Miura

amazing if you like woods or forestry.

Nick Wobbrock

A great place for dialogue on forestry issues.

J. Paul

Great space, perfect for our event.

David S Legg

Always a good place to attend a community even't.

rvestalmd

Boring overall, but not bad for seven bucks.

Fran Peirce

Went to an event at Cheatum hall nice place

Sing PaPa

Fun and games... good for kids...

Kamiko

I went to the TeaFest. Very fun

Chris Booth

Good learning experience for all ages

Kevin Onorato

Beautiful room good audio.

Pearl Dunn

Loved all the petrified wood samples

Paul s

Just a cool place to go!

Bill Christ

Beautiful location for the wedding I attended

Bill Drinkwater

Not large but well put together

Colt Fry

Beautiful venue for a wedding.

Judi Bezzant

So much fun!

Amanda Judd

Lots of great information.

Marti Tate

Fun place

Chris Barrett

Beautiful place for a wedding

Suzanne I

Really cute and informative

just-in Mountains

Beautiful spot for a conference

Clyde McDermid

Good educational opportunity

Tricia Pahner

Cool place, interesting

Robert

Was fun

Richard Padilla Jr .

Love It!

Ron Curtis

Grate time Mushroom class

Fancy Pat Klimas

Just love this place

Oak Miller

Good museum

Alfred Dimas

Very interesting!

Robert Crawford

Great place!

John Vervoort

Was okay, not what I expected

Travis Wineinger

Fun for family

Adolf Valdez

Trees!

Easy Softonic

Nice Great!

Amber Sylvester

Fun and educational

Anthony Williams

The Jerasic Park of Trees!

B W

Relaxing

Josh Purkiss

Beautiful location

Cooperación Cambio Climático Centroamérica

Amazing people

K Mathison

Great place

Alex Rodriguez

Dope

miguel rodriguez

Was a blast

Robert Hoiberg

Everything

Sam Getchell

Wonderful place to get a broad understanding of the forestry industry in the PNW. Great place to bring kids and plenty of interesting exhibits for adults!

Janice Chau

Mostly geared towards kids but worth a visit when you're at Washington Park. Cheap admission and a beautiful building.

東京立川・ほまれ屋

(Translation) The staff was kind and polite to guide and explain. When you experience kindness abroad, it touches your heart~ (Original) スタッフの方が優しく丁寧に案内、説明をしてくれました。 海外で優しさに触れると心にしみるね〜

Lilo Neugebauer

Super interessant, mit Kindern perfekt (Translation) Super interesting, perfect with children

Fergie Leung

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