[1] The park includes recreation areas and a community garden added in 1975.

In the southwest corner of the park, there is a large rock with Colonel Owen Summers plaque attached.

It was renamed to the current name in 1938 in honor of Colonel Owen Summers who was a former Oregon Legislature member.

[3] In May 2013, complaints about crime, underage drinking and drug activity at the park prompted a community meeting,[4] before which the parks department issued a statement that it had been working with the Oregon Liquor Control Commission and the Portland Police Bureau.

[5] At the meeting, Portland Parks & Recreation, the police and Buckman residents discussed eliminating the outlaws and maintaining the community appeal.