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The Portland metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Oregon has a variety of nearby tourist attractions which are suitable for a day trip from the Portland area, in addition to about 80 within the metropolitan area itself (see Tourism in Portland, Oregon).

Generally, there is no public transportation to these destinations, though exceptions are noted in descriptions. The communities have at most small airports serving only general aviation; scheduled airline service is available only to Portland and Eugene.

Driving distance		Travel hours (each way)	Direction	Type(s)	Attraction	Description
mi	km	Travel hours (each way)	Direction	Type(s)	Attraction	Description
9	14^*	0.25	N	historical	Fort Vancouver National Historic Site	Pre-pioneer exhibits, history, reenactments
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

See also