Rainy Day Activities for Kids in Portland
29 indoor and rainy day activities for kids in Portland. Museums, entertainment centers, and indoor play spaces with age ratings and parent tips.
Highest rated: SoGrow House, City Play for Kids, Play and Ponder. 1 listing is free. 25 listings are indoor. Every listing includes age ratings, stroller access, and parent tips.
How to use this rainy day activities list
These are the backup plans worth saving before weather pushes everyone indoors. KidPaths is currently tracking 29 indexable picks for this page in Portland, OR, with details for cost, age fit, stroller access, weather backup, and parent logistics.
Quick fit
8 for infants, 24 for toddlers, 27 for little kids, 22 for big kids.
Weather and access
29 indoor or mixed-weather picks. 4 outdoor or partly outdoor picks. 21 stroller-friendly stops. 29 rainy-day backups.
Cost scan
1 free pick. 27 paid picks. Open the cards for family-of-4 cost notes and savings tips when we have them.
Top Picks
SoGrow House
5 starsSoGrow House earns a perfect 5.0 Google rating in the Pearl District — Portland's premium urban neighborhood. With categories spanning children's part
City Play for Kids
5 starsCity Play for Kids in Vancouver, WA carries a perfect 5.0 Google rating with 287 reviews — one of the most convincingly rated kids' venues in the enti
Play and Ponder
4.9 starsPlay and Ponder has the highest rating of any indoor play venue in this Portland batch — a 4.9 from a venue in the Bethany neighborhood of NW Portland
St Johns Swapnplay
4.9 starsSt Johns Swapnplay earns its 4.9 rating as a beloved community institution in the St. Johns neighborhood of North Portland. It's a nonprofit-run play
Happy Play
4.8 starsHappy Play in North Plains earns a 4.8 rating — exceptional for an indoor play venue — by delivering exactly what families in the rural-suburban NW Po
Parks & PlaygroundsPlayDate PDX
Ages: Best for ages 0-7
Parks & PlaygroundsDiG PDX - Oregon's Largest Indoor Sandbox
Ages: Best for ages 18 months to 10
Parks & PlaygroundsLiggle Land
Ages: Best for ages 2-12
Parks & PlaygroundsThe Wiggle Room
Ages: Best for ages 0-6
EntertainmentThe Monkey King Play House
Ages: Best for ages 2-10
EntertainmentLEKA Playland
Ages: Best for ages 0-10
Parks & PlaygroundsPlay and Ponder
Ages: Best for ages 0-6
EntertainmentAnimal Rides Happy Rides
Ages: Best for ages 1-6
Sports & RecreationK1 Speed - Indoor Go Karts
Ages: Best for ages 8+ (height/age requirements apply)
Parks & PlaygroundsFreeSt Johns Swapnplay
Ages: Best for ages 0-6
EntertainmentSoGrow House
Ages: Best for ages 1-10
MuseumsChildren's Museum & Theatre of Maine
Ages: Best for ages 2-12
MuseumsSeacoast Science Center
Ages: Best for ages 2-14
MuseumsSEE Science Center
Ages: Best for ages 2-13
MuseumsConnecticut Science Center
Ages: Best for ages 2-16
EntertainmentSimons Theatre (New England Aquarium)
Ages: Best for ages 2-16
MuseumsSacred Heart University Discovery Science Center and Planetarium
Ages: Best for ages 3-13
MuseumsChildren's Museum of New Hampshire
Ages: Best for ages 0-10
MuseumsPort Discovery Children's Museum
Ages: Best for ages 2-13
MuseumsMaritime Gloucester
Ages: Best for ages 5-16 interested in maritime history and marine life
MuseumsLong Island Explorium
Ages: Best for ages 2-11
Arts & CulturePartially FreeInstitute of Contemporary Art Boston
Ages: Best for ages 8+ with interest in contemporary art
MuseumsNiantic Children's Museum
Ages: Best for ages 2-10
MuseumsWestchester Children's Museum
Ages: Best for ages 2-11
Sports & RecreationSky Zone Trampoline Park Gresham
Ages: Best for ages 5-17
Parks & PlaygroundsHappy Play
Ages: Best for ages 0-7
Parks & PlaygroundsCity Play for Kids
Ages: Best for ages 0-7
Parks & PlaygroundsOcean Plays Indoor Playground
Ages: Best for ages 1-10
EntertainmentFuntastic Arcade Columbia Gorge Outlets
Ages: Best for ages 5-17
Common Questions
- What can we do with kids on a rainy day in Portland?
- Portland has 29 rainy-day-friendly activities for families. Best options: SoGrow House, City Play for Kids, Play and Ponder, St Johns Swapnplay, Happy Play. All are indoor or covered.
- How many rainy day activities in Portland are stroller-friendly?
- 21 of the 29 rainy day activities in Portland are fully stroller-friendly.
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