It features a baseball field, softball field, soccer field, basketball courts, tennis courts, skatepark, volleyball courts, disabled access play area, disabled access restrooms, dog off-leash area, paved and unpaved paths, reservable picnic sites, and WiFi.

The park is located between the Maplewood, Multnomah, and Hayhurst neighborhoods of Southwest Portland at 45th Avenue and Vermont Street.

The Southwest Community Center is located at the Northwest corner of Gabriel Park.

[1][2] In October 1950, the Parks Bureau purchased an 87-acre (350,000 m2) tract of land featuring two small creeks and wooded areas between Vermont and Canby Streets for $120,000.

The Southwest Community Center was funded by Measure 26-10 and opened in June 1999.