OREGON
Oregon Road Trip Itinerary - Oregon Leg
I thought it might be nice to include a bulleted list of destinations and resources so that if you’re planning your own trip, you can just grab information from here without having to dig through all my journals. Of course, I still recommend looking through the rest of the blog posts to see detailed advice and thoughts plus pictures!
Driving through Oregon, here’s what I did and where I stayed.
- Sightseeing at Samuel H Boardman State Scenic Corridor
- I stopped at Whaleshead Beach & Natural Bridge
- Heceta Head Lighthouse - had to skip stopping here but saw it on the road.
- Camped at Tillicum Beach Campground
- Saw Thor’s Well
- Saw Devil’s Punchbowl
- Ate lunch and shopped at Tillamook Creamery
- Stayed in Astoria
- Astoria for Movie Lovers
- Astoria on a Roadtrip
- Drank at Astoria Brewing Company
- Ate dinner at Tora Sushi
- Drank at Reach Break Brewing
- Stayed at the Hotel Elliot
- Went to the Astoria Column
- Stopped at Bradley State Scenic Viewpoint
- Stopped at Paradise Point State Park
- Stayed in Portland
- PDX Food - blog we referred to for eating options
- A guide to Portland’s food truck scene
- Patrick’s Short Guide to Portland
- Walked through Washington Park and the Japanese Garden
- Ate at Nong’s Khao Man Gai
- Stayed in an Airbnb in the Nob Hill neighborhood
- Ate pasta at Grassa
- Drank coffee at Barista
- Ate at Red Onion Thai
- Visited Powell’s City of Books
- Ate at Bollywood Theater
- Drank coffee at Coffee Time
- Drove through the Columbia River Gorge to see waterfalls:
- Bridal Veil Falls
- Wahkeena Falls
- Multnomah Falls
- Oneonta Falls + Gorge
- Horsetail / Ponytail Falls
- Ate at the historic lodge at Multnomah Falls
- Wahclella Falls
- Stayed in Mitchell, OR
- Ate at Tigertown Brewing, twice
- Had breakfast/coffee at Bridge Creek Cafe
- Stayed at The Oregon Hotel
- Visited John Day Fossil Bed National Monument
- Sheep Rock Unit
- Painted Hills Unit
- Stayed in Bend, OR
- Had dinner & beer at Monkless Belgian Ales
- Had breakfast and coffee at The Sparrow Bakery Northwest