Race Venue Location
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The festival venue will be located at the south end of Tom McCall Waterfront Park, between the Hawthorne Bridge and RiverPlace. Food vendors and the Beer Garden will be located just north of the Hawthorne Bridge; entertainment and merchandise vendors will be located just south of the Hawthorne Bridge.
The Command Center (information, registration, and volunteer check-in) will be located at the south end of the bowl area, adjacent to the RiverPlace Hotel. Team tents will be set up throughout the bowl area. First Aid, adjacent to the Command Center, provided by Kaiser Permanente.
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Team Tents
DragonSports provides all teams with 10x10 canopies (property of DragonSports USA, please do not take home with you). The canopies will be staked and this is your assigned location. You may set up additional canopies, but please do not move from your assigned area.
Parking & Transportation
Public Transportation Options
The Portland Streetcar, MAX, and many TriMet buses run right near the race venue. Visit TriMet's Trip Planner & Interactive Map to plan your route downtown. Enter "WATERFRONT PARK SOUTH" as your destination.
Bike There!
Parking Options
If you must drive, there are several pay lots and parking garages near the race venue. The pay garages at RiverPlace are generally more expensive. We recommend Smart Park (SW 1st & Jefferson) and the parking garage across the street (on SW Jefferson) in the Columbia Square bulding.
Free street parking may be available Sunday morning. Parking meters are monitored Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sundays from 1 to 7 p.m.
The Portland Streetcar, MAX, and many TriMet buses run right near the race venue. Visit TriMet's Trip Planner & Interactive Map to plan your route downtown. Enter "WATERFRONT PARK SOUTH" as your destination.
Bike There!
Parking Options
If you must drive, there are several pay lots and parking garages near the race venue. The pay garages at RiverPlace are generally more expensive. We recommend Smart Park (SW 1st & Jefferson) and the parking garage across the street (on SW Jefferson) in the Columbia Square bulding.
Free street parking may be available Sunday morning. Parking meters are monitored Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sundays from 1 to 7 p.m.
No Smoking!
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Just a friendly reminder that all City of Portland parks, including Tom McCall Waterfront Park, are now smoke and tobacco free! This includes, but is not limited to, "bidis, cigarettes, cigarillos, cigars, clove cigarettes, e-cigarettes, nicotine vaporizers, nicotine liquids, hookahs, kreteks, pipes, chew, snuff, smokeless tobacco, and marijuana."
Violation is a misdemeanor which could lead to citation, the primary method of enforcement will be education. Patrons who refuse to comply with the policy may also be subject to a parks exclusion. Enforcement will be administered by PP&R staff and other Park Officers who have the authority to enforce park rules. |