re: Where’s the best place to visit in Oregon?

Who comes to a travel board thread and downvotes every post?

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Thinking about Oregon/Washington state for next year but not sure where to visit. Crater lake maybe? What’s a great place to see in Oregon?

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For Oregon, I’ll break it down geographically:

Central Oregon:

Bend - very cool place, especially in summer when you can float down the river. Many breweries, Pilot Butte, old mill area, all in all a very cool place hence it being the fastest growing place in Oregon for sometime.

Sisters and Sunriver. Sisters a tourist trap, but scenic and Sunriver is a resort community.

Newberry Crater National Monument. - Must see! It should be a National Park. Dual crater lakes, a twin waterfall, highest road in Oregon, hot springs seeping through the sands of a lakeshore beach, massive obsidian flows, petrified forests, , it’s amazing!

Crater Lake


Oregon Coast:

Pacific City and Cannon Beach = must sees. If you golf, Bandon.


Portland/Willamette Valley:

Portland is good, but not as cool as it used to be due to the crime, etc. Certain areas are unaffected, but still sad to see the decline in non-touristy/wealthy areas. Still the strip club capital of USA if you are into that. Tulane LSU should give us a top 10 of the 100 plus establishments.

Pinot Noir county is nearby to the SW towards Dundee and McMinnville. For other mainstream wine varieties, you will want to visit the Yakima Valley area in Washington or the further east Walla Walla valley which straddles the Oregon-Washington state line.

Columbia Gorge and waterfalls are a must visit too, but can be congested during weekends.

[quote]Newberry Crater National Monument. - Must see! It should be a National Park. Dual crater lakes, a twin waterfall, highest road in Oregon[/quote]

Nope but keep spreading that lie after being corrected more than once.

Depending on how much time you have, you can stay in Portland and get to the coast, Hood River, and the wine country within 90 minutes.

If you go to east to Hood River, check out Multnomah Falls on the way. I like to cross the Columbia on the Bridge of the Gods on the way and drive the river on the Washington side. The view of Mt Hood from the WA side is stunning, especially as it provide the backdrop for the town of Hood River as you cross back over on the Hood River Bridge. pFriem is the best brewery in town, IMO, and they serve terrific food and have a fantastic location with great views. Right on the river.

Mt Hood and Timberline Lodge are due south of Hood River. Visit Trillium Lake.



You can go 90 minutes west to Astoria is a historic town at the mouth of the Columbis River. Great town to explore. Visit Astoria Column and the 180 degree view from the highest point in town. Ft George Brewing for a beer and a meal. Drive south past Seaside to:

Cannon Beach. Somebody said to go to Cannon Beach instead of Seaside. Yes to this. Take a walk on the beach and visit Ecola State Park.

South of Cannon Beach is Tillamook. Beautiful Drive, but Tillamook itself is inland a few miles and you can smell it before you see it. Stop at Tillamook Cheese Factory for an ice cream and cheese samples. Fresh Tillamook Ice Cream from the source is worth the stop. You can take OR-6 back to Portland from Tillamook (1 hr 15 minutes) or:

Drive a little further south to Pacific City. Stunning place to watch the sun set. Pelican Brewing is right on the ocean, and the beer and food is secondary to the world class view.

Doing Bend and Cannon Beach late summer. Never been but really excited.

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Seaside is the Walmart of Oregon beach towns.

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I've always enjoyed it.

I'm closer to the people of walmart than I am the people of San Francisco.

Andante

Here now. Great winery!

Castle Rock, OR

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