Weekend trips from Portland
For any of these trips, you could visit just the first or second destination if you want to do less driving and spend more time in the area.
Trip idea #1: Portland → Bainbridge Island → Spokane → Portland
leave Portland on Friday
53 minutes → Kelso
29 minutes → Winlock
1 hour → Mount Rainier
49 minutes → Bremerton
41 minutes → Bainbridge Island (stay Friday night)
53 minutes → Kelso
29 minutes → Winlock
1 hour → Mount Rainier
49 minutes → Bremerton
41 minutes → Bainbridge Island (stay Friday night)
4 hours of driving
Bainbridge Island to Spokane
leave Bainbridge Island on Saturday
49 minutes → Snoqualmie Falls
1 hour → Roslyn
1 hour → Yakima River
43 minutes → The Gorge Amphitheatre
49 minutes → Moses Lake
47 minutes → Ritzville
58 minutes → Spokane (stay Saturday night)
49 minutes → Snoqualmie Falls
1 hour → Roslyn
1 hour → Yakima River
43 minutes → The Gorge Amphitheatre
49 minutes → Moses Lake
47 minutes → Ritzville
58 minutes → Spokane (stay Saturday night)
6 hours of driving
Spokane to Portland
leave Spokane on Sunday
1.5 hours → Ritzville
1 hour → Richland
1.5 hours → Boardman
46 minutes → Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
1 hour → Hood River
58 minutes → Portland (back home)
1.5 hours → Ritzville
1 hour → Richland
1.5 hours → Boardman
46 minutes → Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
1 hour → Hood River
58 minutes → Portland (back home)
6.5 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 17 hours of driving.
Trip idea #2: Portland → Boise → Bend → Portland
leave Portland on Friday
2 hours → Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
1.5 hours → Boardman
1.5 hours → La Grande
48 minutes → Baker City
48 minutes → Huntington
1.5 hours → Boise (stay Friday night)
2 hours → Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
1.5 hours → Boardman
1.5 hours → La Grande
48 minutes → Baker City
48 minutes → Huntington
1.5 hours → Boise (stay Friday night)
8 hours of driving
Boise to Bend
leave Boise on Saturday
55 minutes → Ontario
52 minutes → Harper
2 hours → Burns
59 minutes → Lone Duck Reservoir
1.5 hours → Bend (stay Saturday night)
55 minutes → Ontario
52 minutes → Harper
2 hours → Burns
59 minutes → Lone Duck Reservoir
1.5 hours → Bend (stay Saturday night)
6.5 hours of driving
Bend to Portland
leave Bend on Sunday
32 minutes → Jackson's Corner
36 minutes → Sisters
42 minutes → Sahalie Falls
39 minutes → Detroit
33 minutes → Silver Falls State Park
45 minutes → Salem
43 minutes → Newberg
5 minutes → Portland (back home)
32 minutes → Jackson's Corner
36 minutes → Sisters
42 minutes → Sahalie Falls
39 minutes → Detroit
33 minutes → Silver Falls State Park
45 minutes → Salem
43 minutes → Newberg
5 minutes → Portland (back home)
4.5 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 18.5 hours of driving.
Trip idea #3: Portland → Eureka → Crescent City → Portland
leave Portland on Friday
52 minutes → Salem
1 hour → Eugene
1.5 hours → Wildlife Safari
1 hour → Grants Pass
1.5 hours → Crescent City
1.5 hours → Eureka (stay Friday night)
52 minutes → Salem
1 hour → Eugene
1.5 hours → Wildlife Safari
1 hour → Grants Pass
1.5 hours → Crescent City
1.5 hours → Eureka (stay Friday night)
8 hours of driving
Eureka to Crescent City
leave Eureka on Saturday
12 minutes → Arcata
15 minutes → Trinidad
22 minutes → Humboldt Lagoons State Park
24 minutes → Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
22 minutes → Trees of Mystery
14 minutes → Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park
15 minutes → Crescent City (stay Saturday night)
12 minutes → Arcata
15 minutes → Trinidad
22 minutes → Humboldt Lagoons State Park
24 minutes → Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
22 minutes → Trees of Mystery
14 minutes → Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park
15 minutes → Crescent City (stay Saturday night)
2 hours of driving
Crescent City to Portland
leave Crescent City on Sunday
36 minutes → Grants Pass
51 minutes → Azalea
1 hour → Sutherlin
52 minutes → Eugene
48 minutes → Corvallis
52 minutes → Salem
1.5 hours → Portland (back home)
36 minutes → Grants Pass
51 minutes → Azalea
1 hour → Sutherlin
52 minutes → Eugene
48 minutes → Corvallis
52 minutes → Salem
1.5 hours → Portland (back home)
7 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 17 hours of driving.
Discover weekend getaways from Portland and explore
places that are easily drivable for a short 3-day trip or a longer weekend
if there's a holiday or you can get time off. Once you've picked a
destination, you can search for alternate routes that might have more
interesting stops along the way. If you're looking for all of the
possible destinations, try searching for a radius of
50 miles from Portland up to 200 miles from Portland or anything in between. If you don't have enough time for a
long weekend, try searching for day trips from Portland, or you can make Portland your destination instead. If you have more time, you can plan a drive from Portland to Idaho.
