Skiing and Snowboarding
- Mount Hood Meadows (1-hour drive from Portland)
- Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood (1-hour drive from Portland)
- Mount Bachelor (3.5-hour drive from Portland)
- Whistler Mountain (In Canada, 8-hour drive from Portland)
Visiting the Oregon Coast
Cultural Events
- The Portland Rose Festival
- Portland’s Rose Quarter Arena (Sports and major concerts)
- Portland Center for the Performing Arts
- White Bird Dance
- The Oregon Shakespeare Festival (in Ashland, OR)
- Other Cultural Events
Sports
- The Oregon State Beavers
- The University of Oregon Ducks
- The Portland Trail Blazers
- The Portland Timbers (2015 MLS Cup Champions)
- University of Portland Women’s Soccer (National Champions, 2005)
- The Prefontaine Classic (See the world’s fastest runners every May)
Visiting Seattle (3-hour drive)
Visiting Central Oregon
- Central Oregon Visitors’ Association
- Sun River Resort (Near Bend, OR)
- Eagle Crest Resort
Visiting the Columbia River Gorge
- Columbia River Gorge Visitors’ Association
- Gorge Explorer
- Skamania Lodge (less than 1 hour from Portland)
- Windsurfing in the Gorge