Reno to Portland Oregon Driving Trip

 Here's our driving trip from Reno to Portland with plus trips from Portland.

Flew into Reno & stayed 2 nights.

Full day at Lake Tahoe – drove around the lake – hikes: East Shore Trail, Eagle Rock Trail, Emerald Bay Hike, Cascade Falls, Eagle Falls & Lower Eagle Falls (across the road), Inspiration Point, Sand Harbor

Lassen Volcanic National Park (pleasantly surprised) – Bumpass Hell Hike (favorite), King’s Creek Falls, Devasted Area, Lassen Peak & Reflection Lake

Redding (stayed one night after Lassen) – Whiskeytown Lake – Boulder Creek Falls – needed 4x4, Crystal Creek Falls

Redwoods – we stayed 2 nights in Arcata

Rockefeller Forest, Avenue of the Giants – Drury-Chaney Trail, Trinidad State Beach Sunset, Tidepooling at Luffenholtz Beach (favorite – we went twice), Fern Canyon -requires reservation, Trillum Falls – do the loop counter clockwise, Lady Bird Johnson Trail.

Beautiful drive to Grant’s Pass.  We stayed in a Yurt with a hot tub

Crater Lake – Vidae Falls, Phantom Ship viewpoint Sun Notch Trail, any viewpoint, drive around the lake, We were considering Watchman Peak but it was raining & lightning

Bend Oregon – stayed 1 night. Hikes – 3 in 1 Tumalo Falls, Double Falls, & Upper Double Falls, Paulina Falls, Obsidian Flow Trail

Smith Rock State Park – on the drive to Portland.

Portland Area – Silver Falls State park -10 waterfalls, Columbia River Gorge Falls, Fort Vancouver, Fruit Loop Tour if berry season, Lucia Falls, Moulton Falls

Oregon Coast – Haystack Rock, Bandon and Brookings.

Mt St Helens, Ape Caves at Mt St Helens

Other ideas - Circle of Discovery - Redwood National and State Parks (U.S. National Park Service)

Redwoods National Park - Part 2

 We didn't spend a lot of time on the northern part of the national park.  We had a lot of driving & did a lot the first day in the southern part.  We didn't go to Lady Bird Johnson trail which we probably should have.  We had gotten our reservations for Fern Canyon 2 months in advance.  It was free with our national park pass, otherwise there's a cost.

Trillum Falls - should have done the loop counter clockwise

Drive into Fern Canyon, included a few water crossings on the road.  Glad we had a higher vehicle.

 

Some water crossings on the hike too.

Tidepooling - Luffenholtz Beach - Trinidad CA

 We went for the sunset but the tidepooling was better.  It was so good, we went back the next morning.  Both times we were within 90 minutes of low tide.  There was also a tsunami warning but it wasn't rough where we were.  It was definitely a highlight of the trip for most of us.

Redwoods National Park- Part 1

 Trinidad State Beach Sunset

Avenue of the Giants - Drury-Chaney Trail

Rockefeller Forest