Knot Stranded Getaways

Weekend getaways from Portland

6 places within about 4 hours of Portland, closest first. Locals go to get out of town, and visitors can add one to a city trip. Every trip here is by car.

Columbia River Gorge45 minWillamette Valley1 hrCannon Beach1 hr 30 minMount Hood1 hr 30 min

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6 getaways, closest first

  1. 45 minby car Columbia River Gorge Dozens of waterfalls, including Multnomah Falls, in a basalt gorge east of the city.
    • Adventure
    • Mountains
  2. 1 hrby car Willamette Valley Oregon's Pinot Noir country, with hundreds of family wineries in rolling hills.
    • Wine
    • Food
    • Romantic
  3. 1 hr 30 minby car Cannon Beach Haystack Rock, tide pools and a gallery-lined town on the Oregon coast.
    • Beach
    • Romantic
    • Relaxing
  4. 1 hr 30 minby car Mount Hood Oregon's tallest peak, with year-round skiing at Timberline and alpine lakes below.
    • Mountains
    • Adventure
  5. 3 hrby car Seattle Pike Place Market, the Space Needle and Puget Sound ferries.
    • Food
    • Culture
  6. 3 hr 15 minby car Bend Sunny high desert, Mt. Bachelor skiing, river floats and more breweries per person than almost anywhere.
    • Adventure
    • Mountains