Free Admission Days at World Forestry Center’s Discovery Museum

Photo courtesy of the World Forestry Center

Celebrate World Forestry Center’s 60th anniversary during 2026 free admission days. 

We love our forests in Oregon. The World Forestry Center’s Discovery Museum is located right here in our city, inviting visitors to examine forests and consider all the ways they benefit our lives. 

The museum is located in Washington Park just a short walk from the MAX light rail and the Oregon Zoo. The museum has been a Portland icon since 1971. Step inside a 20,000-square-foot building and be taken on a journey through all things forest. 

Here’s more information about free admission days.

Free Admission Days at World Forestry Center’s Discovery Museum

The Discovery Museum at the World Forestry Center gives visitors a bird’s-eye view of a Northwest forest. Explore the human connection to the woods and learn about the challenges and opportunities facing our critical natural resource.

The first floor covers the roles forests play in our lives. Examine forest habitat, recreation and reflection, and the critical resource.

Then on the second floor offers  a global perspective, exhibiting how people around the world are connected to and dependent on their local forests.

There are also temporary exhibits. Opening March 1, Forest Hope Through Innovation highlights emerging forest-based research—from technology and engineering to design and artist-scientist collaborations.

Other museum highlights include a five million-year-old, 10,000 pound petrified stump and a locomotive you can climb aboard.

Free Admission Schedule

World Forestry Center is hosting a series of free admission days in 2026. 

Here are the upcoming free days at the museum:

• Sunday, February 22
• Sunday, April 19
• Sunday, May 17
• Saturday, July 18
• Sunday, October 25
• Sunday, December 13

The Discovery Museum is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. While you’re there, explore all of Washington Park on the free shuttle. 

The World Forestry Center is located at 4033 SW Canyon Road in Portland. For more information about this attraction, visit the World Forestry Center’s website.

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