Road trip to Portland

[taylornicky]

I'm taking a road trip to Bend and Portland March 20, 21, 22.

I'm looking for suggestions on things to do and places to see!

Also if anybody wants to meet up, give me a holler!

I'll be car camping, so I'm open to whatever.

Cheers!

 

[OregonDead]

AMA. I love talking about Oregon. Besides ski what do you like to do? We have a little of the best of everything in my opinion.

For example Silver Falls State park is one of the worlds best waterfall trails with multiple waterfalls you can walk behind. Falls will be really raging next week. Not far out of the way if you take the Santiam pass over the cascades.

http://oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=parkPage.dsp_parkPage&parkId=151

 

[taylornicky]

AMA. I love talking about Oregon. Besides ski what do you like to do? We have a little of the best of everything in my opinion.

For example Silver Falls State park is one of the worlds best waterfall trails with multiple waterfalls you can walk behind. Falls will be really raging next week. Not far out of the way if you take the Santiam pass over the cascades.

http://oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=parkPage.dsp_parkPage&parkId=151

I'm honestly down for anything! I'm bringing my bike so anything biking, hiking, walking, driving, site seeing, anything!

I'll for sure check out the falls! Thank you! What else do you recommend? Any bars or night life? Somewhere to car camp?

 

[OregonDead]

Deschutes River Trail in Bend for biking. Really beautiful MTB trail right along the river. Popular for hiking too. Trails in western OR are probably still too muddy to bike this time of year.

Smith rock of course is great for hiking and sight seeing.I forget the name of the place where people usually car camp near smith rock. Google and you will find the popular place where all the climbers camp.

Newberry National Volcanic Monument is like a mini crater lake sort of with a caldera lake. It's really cool and I've car camped there. (My friend swears we were visited by some sort of Squatch but it was probably just a bear).

If you are camping check the weather because sometimes it is dryer in central OR than the willamette valley or vice versa.

As for night life, well I like live music and if you search good chance there is something you'll like in either Bend or PDX since there are tons or local and traveling acts all the time.

Distilleries in Bend and PDX have fun tours tastings. Breweries all over this state, tons in bend and Portland. Wine tasting in the Willamette Valley. Willamette Valley Vineyards is a fun one check out (I own stock in that place lol)

 

[taylornicky]

Deschutes River Trail in Bend for biking. Really beautiful MTB trail right along the river. Popular for hiking too. Trails in western OR are probably still too muddy to bike this time of year.

Smith rock of course is great for hiking and sight seeing.I forget the name of the place where people usually car camp near smith rock. Google and you will find the popular place where all the climbers camp.

Newberry National Volcanic Monument is like a mini crater lake sort of with a caldera lake. It's really cool and I've car camped there. (My friend swears we were visited by some sort of Squatch but it was probably just a bear).

If you are camping check the weather because sometimes it is dryer in central OR than the willamette valley or vice versa.

As for night life, well I like live music and if you search good chance there is something you'll like in either Bend or PDX since there are tons or local and traveling acts all the time.

Distilleries in Bend and PDX have fun tours tastings. Breweries all over this state, tons in bend and Portland. Wine tasting in the Willamette Valley. Willamette Valley Vineyards is a fun one check out (I own stock in that place lol)

Aaahhh rad! Thank you so much!

 

[_Jeffrey_]

Deschutes River Trail in Bend for biking. Really beautiful MTB trail right along the river. Popular for hiking too. Trails in western OR are probably still too muddy to bike this time of year.

Smith rock of course is great for hiking and sight seeing.I forget the name of the place where people usually car camp near smith rock. Google and you will find the popular place where all the climbers camp.

Newberry National Volcanic Monument is like a mini crater lake sort of with a caldera lake. It's really cool and I've car camped there. (My friend swears we were visited by some sort of Squatch but it was probably just a bear).

If you are camping check the weather because sometimes it is dryer in central OR than the willamette valley or vice versa.

As for night life, well I like live music and if you search good chance there is something you'll like in either Bend or PDX since there are tons or local and traveling acts all the time.

Distilleries in Bend and PDX have fun tours tastings. Breweries all over this state, tons in bend and Portland. Wine tasting in the Willamette Valley. Willamette Valley Vineyards is a fun one check out (I own stock in that place lol)

I second Beer

 

[OregonDead]

So how did it go? How do you like Oregon?

 

[taylornicky]

So how did it go? How do you like Oregon?

I am in LOVE with Portland! Considering moving here I like it so much haha and the entirety of the Mt. Hood area is breathtaking! Spent the first day exploring Bend and Deschutes brewery. Stayed the night at Smith Rock and boulders in the morning. Ended up exploring Portland last night and doing a few breweries. Stayed the night and cooked breakfast in Champoeg last night/this morning. Went to some hot springs today and now back in Portland drinking and biking. Thank you so much!

 

[OregonDead]

Awesome! Champoeg is beautiful. Good place for a lazy beer and a bike ride for sure. Glad you are out enjoying the first days of spring!

 

[ALMIGHTYSOSA]

We got enough people here we don't need more tourist. I heard North Dakota is more interesting...