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There Really is a Regulation-Size Vollyball Court You Can Rent in Southeast

Chepe's Pupuseria also offers amazing Salvadoran food.

(Emily Joan Greene)

17539 SE Stark St., 503-960-6198, chepespupusas.com, 11am-10pm Mon.-Thur., 10am-10pm Fri.-Sun.

No, you’re not hallucinating—there really is a regulation-size sand volleyball court tucked behind a Salvadoran restaurant on an otherwise desolate stretch of Southeast Stark Street. This man-made beach party started over a decade ago, when the adjacent bar was called Wok’s Up, and the courts remain even after ownership changed hands a few years back, rentable for $50 an hour and $150 for a full day. If your beach bod isn’t quite ready for prime time, you can spectate on the surf shack-inspired patio with a margarita and plate of excellent pupusas—a hidden gem in themselves.
Matthew Singer

A native Southern Californian, former Arts & Culture Editor Matthew Singer ruined Portland by coming here in 2008. He is an advocate for the canonization of the Fishbone and Oingo Boingo discographies, believes pro-wrestling is a serious art form and roots for the Lakers. Fortunately, he left Portland for Tucson, Arizona, in 2021.