Driving distance
|
Travel hours (each way)
|
Direction
|
Type(s)
|
Attraction
|
Description
|
mi
|
km
|
9
|
14 |
0.25 |
N |
historical |
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site |
Pre-pioneer exhibits, history, reenactments
|
79.3
|
128
|
1.5
|
W
|
cultural, nature
|
Cannon Beach
|
Small beach town with restaurants, shopping, and galleries as well as outdoor activities including Haystack Rock and Ecola State Park. The town hosts a Sandcastle Contest annually.
|
135
|
217 |
2.8 |
SW |
nature |
Oregon Coast Aquarium |
Oceanic wildlife, flora, and fauna, intertidal, touching pond, kelps, jellies, etc.; adjacent to Hatfield Marine Science Center and close to Yaquina Head Light
|
62
|
100 |
1.5 |
E |
nature, historical, sport |
Timberline Lodge |
skiing and snowboarding year round, 1930s Cascadian architecture, easy access to wilderness and mountain climbing
|
61
|
98 |
1.25 |
E |
nature, historical |
Hood River |
professional and amateur windsurfing and kiteboarding on the river, also follow the "Fruit Loop" for a 20+ mile tour of over 30 farms and wineries
|
31
|
50 |
0.75 |
E |
nature |
Multnomah Falls |
impressive waterfalls; Historic Columbia River Highway
|
109
|
175 |
2 |
NE |
nature |
Cascades Volcano Observatory |
Mount St. Helens eruption history, exhibits, education, and convenient viewing of the volcano
|
37
|
60 |
1 |
SW |
nature |
Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum |
|
200
|
320 |
6 |
S |
event |
Hood to Coast relay race |
Late August team charity fundraising race, among longest major relays and the largest with 20,000+ participants, 322 kilometres (200 mi) course from Timberline Lodge to Seaside on the Oregon Coast
|
17
|
27 |
0.5 |
E |
event |
Mt. Hood Jazz Festival |
mid-August celebration of jazz music, usually with live notable performers
|
17
|
27 |
0.75 |
W |
event |
Oregon International Air Show |
largest civilian air show on the U.S. West Coast, July or August
|
13
|
21 |
0.5 |
W |
historical |
Washington County Museum |
|
15
|
24 |
0.4 |
W |
nature |
Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals |
|
72
|
116 |
1.7 |
W |
nature |
Saddle Mountain State Natural Area |
challenging five-mile (round trip) hike to scenic panorama of the Pacific Ocean, Columbia River, and dozens of miles of state forests covering NW Oregon and SW Washington
|
69
|
111 |
1.75 |
SE |
nature |
Bagby Hot Springs |
natural hot springs with rustic private tubs, requires a three-mile (2 km) (round trip) forest hike
|
60
|
97 |
1.5 |
E |
nature |
Trillium Lake |
quiet mountain lake with view of Mount Hood, camping, fishing, and boating in summer, Nordic skiing in winter
|
44
|
71 |
1.0 |
E |
nature |
Wildwood Recreation Site |
picnicking, hiking, guided nature in Mount Hood National Forest, view Salmon River
|
142
|
229 |
3 |
SE |
nature |
Smith Rock State Park |
rugged scenery, rock climbing, hiking, picnicking
|
58
|
93 |
1.5 |
S |
nature |
Silver Falls State Park |
zero to ten miles of hiking to see up to seven spectacular and varied waterfalls; Oregon Garden is on the way
|
87
|
140 |
2 |
SW |
casino |
Chinook Winds Casino |
Oceanfront Native American casino with gambling, food, live entertainment; bus service available
|
25
|
40 |
|
N |
casino |
Ilani Casino Resort |
Native American casino with gambling, food, live entertainment
|
62
|
100 |
1.5 |
SW |
casino |
Spirit Mountain Casino |
Native American casino with gambling, food, live entertainment; bus service available
|
70
|
110 |
2.25 |
SW |
culture |
Sitka Center for Art and Ecology |
artist/ecological colony; advance arrangements required; day workshops or multi-week residency obligation
|
102
|
164 |
2.5 |
SW |
nature |
Whale Watching Center |
staffed state park facility assists visitors see and understand passing whales and other sea life; Depoe Bay also has whale-watching cruises
|
75
|
121 |
1.5 |
W |
agriculture |
Tillamook Cheese |
self-guided cheese factory tour; restaurant
|
75
|
121 |
1.75 |
W |
historical |
Tillamook Air Museum |
Private World War II aircraft collection housed in a WW II blimp hangar
|
79
|
127 |
1.5 |
W |
cultural |
Seaside |
Small tourist-focused coastal city with the Seaside Aquarium, arcades, many motels and rental houses, a 1.5-mile promenade (sidewalk) along the seawall, Miss Oregon Pageant (early July)
|
97
|
156 |
2 |
W |
cultural |
Astoria |
small historical city with the Astoria Column, Fisher Poets Gathering, Riverfront Trolley; close to Fort Stevens
|
285
|
459 |
5.5 |
S |
nature |
Crater Lake |
One-of-a-kind natural feature, focus of Oregon's only National Park
|