Elk Rock Gardens of the Bishop’s Close

Elk Rock Gardens of the Bishop's Close is a historic 13-acre hillside estate garden in Dunthorpe, Oregon, just south of Portland, perched on cliffs above the Willamette River.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wiley’s Seaplane Port and Milwaukie/Main St station.

Wiley’s Seaplane Port

Airstrip

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Wiley’s Seaplane Port is an airstrip, which is situated 3,300 feet south of Elk Rock Gardens of the Bishop’s Close.

Milwaukie/Main St station

Railway stop

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Milwaukie/Main Street is a MAX Orange Line station located in downtown Milwaukie, Oregon. It is the second northbound station on the Orange Line, preceded by the terminus at SE Park Ave. Milwaukie/Main St station is situated 3,000 feet east of Elk Rock Gardens of the Bishop’s Close.

Aubrey Watzek Library

Library

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The Aubrey Watzek Library is a library on the Lewis & Clark College campus, in Portland, Oregon. It is named after attorney and lumber baron Aubrey R. Watzek, whose papers are stored at the library. Aubrey Watzek Library is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Elk Rock Gardens of the Bishop’s Close.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dunthorpe and Milwaukie.

Dunthorpe

Suburb

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Dunthorpe is a census-designated place and unincorporated suburb of Portland, Oregon, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 1,704.

Milwaukie

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Milwaukie is a city mostly in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States; a very small portion of the city extends into Multnomah County. The population was 21,119 at the 2020 census.