Main City Park Picnic Shelter (City of Gresham)
Gresham, OR
| Venue type | Park & Pavilion |
| Location | Gresham, OR |
| Published price | $50 to $100 |
| Capacity | Up to 100 guests |
| Setting | Outdoor |
| Event type | Ceremony and reception possible |
What the venue publishes
City of Gresham Parks Reservations page, Picnic Shelters: "Resident: $50 per session / Non-resident: $100 per session." A session is either the morning block (9:00 am - 2:30 pm) or the afternoon block (3:30 pm - 9:00 pm); the page notes that to get the entire day you "make two reservations, one for each time block," i.e. $100 resident / $200 non-resident for a full day. Main City Park is listed under "Maximum capacity of 100 people per shelter."
The source publishes a range of $50 to $100, so which end applies depends on the options the source lists.
Reservation season is May 1 - Sept. 30; shelters are first-come, first-served Oct. 1 - April 30. Booked through CommunityPass, where you select the shelter, accept the parks policies and pay. Gresham's other reservable shelters are Red Sunset Park (capacity 100), Nadaka Nature Park (50), Gradin Sports Park (35) and Shane T. Bemis Nature Park (25), all at the same per-session rate. If your event rises to the level of a city special event, a separate special event application ($60, non-refundable) plus a refundable $250 security deposit and a $50/$100 half-day park reservation fee apply - confirm with the city which applies to your wedding.
Published on greshamoregon.gov, checked August 2026. Fee schedules change, so confirm before booking.
Where this price sits in Portland
$50 is the 1st lowest published starting price of the 30 venues listed in the Portland metro. The metro median starting price is $374, and 24 of the 30 listings publish a higher starting price than this one.
Among the 19 park & pavilion listings in the metro it ranks 1st lowest, against a median of $358 for that type.
What the capacity costs per guest
The source publishes a capacity of 100 guests. At $50, filling the space works out to $0.50 per guest for the site fee alone, before the license, an officiant, food, or rentals. The median published capacity across the 25 Portland listings that publish one is 100 guests, so this space is exactly at the metro median.
Other park & pavilion listings in Portland
Same venue type, prices closest to this one.
| Venue | Published price | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Chinook Shelter A at Blue Lake Regional ParkFairview, OR · Park & Pavilion | $50 to $215 | 125 guests |
| Shahala Shelter A at Blue Lake Regional ParkFairview, OR · Park & Pavilion | $50 to $215 | 125 guests |
| Celilo Shelter A at Blue Lake Regional ParkFairview, OR · Park & Pavilion | $50 to $135 | 60 guests |
Marriage license in Multnomah County, OR
The venue fee above does not include the license. Gresham sits in Multnomah County, OR, and these are the terms that county publishes. Checked September 2026.
| Issuing office | Multnomah County Assessment, Recording and Taxation (County Clerk), Marriage LicensesMultnomah Building, 501 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Suite 175, Portland, OR 97214 |
| License fee | $60'$60 (cash, credit/debit card, or cashier's check or money order made out to Multnomah County Marriage Licenses)'. The county charges $65 instead if you also want the three day waiting period waived, and waives the extra $5 in the event of a military deployment. |
| Waiting period | 3 days |
| License valid for | 60 days |
| Who must appear | Both parties, in person |
| ID required | photo identification for both parties, such as a driver's license, state ID card or passport |
| Appointment | Not required |
| Apply online | Application available online |
| Same-day issue | Issued the same visit |
| Witnesses | 2 required by statute |
Source: multco.us, oregonlegislature.gov
'Appointments are not needed to get a marriage license.' Applications can be completed online in advance at multcomarriage.org. 'Both parties must be in our office, with a completed application, by 4pm in order to purchase a marriage license that day.' The license takes effect three days after the application is signed unless the $5 waiver is bought, then it is good for 60 days.
How the metro prices out
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