We track 1 display in Milwaukie. Every one of them is free to visit.
Displays here switch on around sunset. In Milwaukie that means about 4:29 PM in early December and 4:28 PM by mid-month — the earliest sunsets of the year fall right in the middle of lights season. It is properly dark by about 5:02 PM, which is when the displays look their best. December nights in Milwaukie typically drop to around 36°F.
| Date | Sunset | Fully dark |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 4:29 PM | 5:02 PM |
| Dec 15 | 4:28 PM | 5:02 PM |
| Dec 25 | 4:32 PM | 5:07 PM |
Residential displays have no facilities of their own — no parking, no toilets, nowhere to warm up — so it is worth knowing what is around. Within about three miles of the Milwaukie cluster, OpenStreetMap maps 9 public car parks and 14 public toilets. There is no shortage of cafés and takeaways for a hot drink on the way round.
Freeresidential55,000 lightsanimated light shownew additions each year
This Milwaukie home runs an animated display of about 55,000 lights nightly from 5 to 10 pm. The owners add new elements to the show each year.
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