The Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, nestled in Southeast Portland between Reed College and the Eastmoreland Golf Course, is one of the most distinctive botanical gardens in the city. At 9.5 acres, the garden is also one of the city’s largest – about 3 acres smaller than the Portland Japanese Garden. Owned by the Portland Parks and Recreation Department but managed privately by the Portland chapter of the American Rhododendron Society, Crystal Springs was opened to the public in 1950 after management of the property was taken over by the Portland Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society. Click on our bio to read more about the garden and see dozens of more photos. -Mark Graves/The Oregonian mark_w_graves #crystalsprings #rhododendrongarden #fallinportland #portland #thisisPortland #fall #pdxweather #pdxautumn #autumnpdx #woodducks