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portland | roadtrip guide (northern, central, southern)

unsolicited adviceCar = a must. Things are spread out, and public transit just won’t cut it (MAX = sketchy).Perfect state for a camping trip, cabin getaway, or scenic drive. Think rivers, forests, mountains — not skyscrapers (though Portland has the highest strip clubs per capita)Bend, Sisters, and Sunriver are all dreamy picks for a weekend or full week of exploring, relaxing, and getting outside. They are high desert, so cold snow winer, hot dry summerDT Portland has gotten a bit rough in recent years — not unsafe everywhere, but not the charming urban core it used to be.

portland

EAT

Guero (Mex)
Madador (Mex)
Tusk (Med)
EEM (Thai)
Apizza Scholls
Monty's (Italian)
Urban Fondue
☆ Papa Haydns (Dessert)
Broder Cafe (Brunch)
Screendoor (Brunch)
☆ Elephants Delicatessen (Lunch)
☆ Nicholas Restaurant (Med)
Petitie Provence (Brunch)
Voodoo Doughnuts

DRINK

Double Dragon
Palomar
Prost!
QDs
Scotch Lodge
Rum Club
☆Multnomah Whiskey Library

COFFEE/ TEA

Dutch Bros
Black Rock Coffee
Smith Teamaker

SEE

Diva Den Studio (Pole)
Original Salt +Straw on 23rd Street
23rd Street in DT Portland
Zoo
Day Trip to Cannon Beach or Seaside
Laurelhurst Park
Lake Oswego (fancy neighborhood)

roadtrip guide

NORTHERN

Lost Lake (kayak)
Hood River (wine)
Willamette Valley (wine)
Rowena Crest Viewpoint

Technically Washington

Dog Mountain Trail (Spring flowers)
45°43'33.9"N 121°38'00.9"W (waterfall, sketchy short hike)
Moulton Falls

CENTRAL

Tamolitch Falls (Blue Pool)
☆Terwilliger Hot Springs
Ski at Hoodoo
Black Butte Hike
Sisters, OR (went to HS here, when population was 1800)
Sisters Rodeo
Bend, OR
Smith Rocks
Sunriver, OR

EAT/ DRINK

Sisters Coffee Company
Sno Cap Drive In
Chow (Brunch)

SOUTHERN

Umpqua Hot Springs
Toketee Falls
Crater Lake National Park

CAMP

Lemolo #2 Forebay Forest Camp
Camas Creek Forest Camp

MISC

Abiqua Falls Trailhead
Silver Falls State Park

photos by Tessa Marie Collective
last visited spring 2023

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