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Things to DO

MT.TABOR Towering over Hawthorne Boulevard is Mt Tabor, the world's only extinct volcano that resides within city limits! Mt Tabor is a great park and offers just beautiful views of the city and Mt Hood (our main photo is a snapshot of Mt Hood through the trees at the top of Mt Tabor). If you're looking for some exercise, it's a walk but a long one from any of our vacation rentals up to top. Most choose instead to drive to the parking lot then walk up to the summit. There you'll join other locals there to enjoy a picnic under the trees and breathtaking views.   Just travel East up Hawthorne or Stark Street.... you can't miss it!
Laurelhurst Park
E 39th Ave and SE Stark
Laurelhurst Park is an easy walk from all of our vacation rentals, and won't disappoint. The park offers shade and quiet respite from the city. The large pond... the trees... a slice of Portland Heaven!  Bring a book and relax in the grass, but be prepared to find the dog and people watching more interesting than even your favorite read! The park is a perfect place for a picnic, early evening stroll, or a leisurely jog.
What to do with the KIDS... of all sizes...Washington Park and the Portland Oregon Zoo
  •  Oregon Museum of Science and Industry... this is a MUST! Lots of hands-on-fun. www.omsi.edu 800-955-6674 1945 SE Water Street Portland OR
  •  OMNIMAX Theater and Kendall Planetarium ... lmovies in 3-d, laser light show and astronomy presentations. See the USS Blueback submarine as seen in the film, The Hunt for Red October
  •  Oregon Maritime Center and Museum www.oregonmaritimemuseum.org
  •  Museum of Comtemporty Craft www.museumofcomtemporarycraft.org FREE 724 NW Davis
  •  Portland's Classical Chinese Garden www.portlandchinesegarden.org NW Everett and NW 3rd
  •  Portland's Saturday Market www.portlandsaturdaymarket.com FREE SW 1st , West end of the Burnside Bridge and Natio Parkway
  • OaksPark Amusement Center503-233-5777 www.oakspark.com 7805SE Oaks Park Way - east end of the SellwoodBridge
  • Japanese Garden 503-223-1321 www.japanesegarden.com 611 SW Kingston Ave in Washington Park
  • International Rose Garden503-823-3636 400 SW Kingston Ave in Washington Park
  • Oregon Zooand Zoo Concerts503-226-1561 www.oregonzoo.org 4001 SW Canyon Rd, Washington Park
  • Washington Park and Zoo Railway
  • World Forestry Center Discovery Museum 503-228-1367 www.worldforesty.org 4033 SW Canyon Rd
  • Pittock Mansion503-823-3623 www.pittockmansion.org 3229 NW Pittock Dr.
  • Portland Children's Museum 503-23-6500 www.portlandcm.org
  • Salmon Street Springs Fountain Tom McCall Watefront Park - Natio Parkway and Salmon Street
  • Hoyt Arboretum www.hoytarboretum.org
  • VietnamVeterans Living Memorial
  • The Berry Botanic Gardens 503-636-4112 www.berrybot.org 1505 SW Summerville Ave
  • Crystal Springs Rhododendrn Gardens 503-771-8386 SE 28th and SE Woodstock Blvd.
  • Elk Rock Garden of the Bishop's Close 800-452-2562 503-636-5613 www.dioee-oregon.org/theclose 11800 SW Military Lane
Walk, Run, Stroll the East and West side walkways.... or Cruise the Willamette River-Paddling around the Willamette River, Columbia River or just around the downtown area and Sellwood's Ross Island....it's Wonderful any time of the year.
  • It's not the San Juan's or the Seattle Sound, but Portland the City of Rose and BRIDGES has a lot of water activities to offer. Check with REI @ 1405 NW Johnson- 503-221-1938 or www.rei.com or Portland River Co. 503-229-0551 or www.PortlandRiverCompany.com to rent or purchase equipment. The are also many independentshops that offer tours and lessons too: Alder Creek is one. Check our yellow pages for more information....
  • Don't forget we have Dragon Boat here too;Check them out along with river banks too. There is also a Jet Boat ride that tours the river too.... I hear it is fast, furious and WET.
HIKING, Hiking and more Hiking... we have it here!
We have more than 70 miles of trails within our city!     There are many great trails in our Washington Park area, many that lead you to Hoyt Arboretum. Tryon Creek State Park, Leif Erickson, Dogwood Trail, Forrest Park, Wildwood Trail, Upper NW Thurman and don't forget Mt. Tabor  right in our back yard. FFFOUR....Golf!
We have plenty of public and private courses around Portland and all worth going to! A fee ranges from $23-40  for 18 holes.
  • Redtail Golf Course: 503-646-5166
  • Eastmoreland... the 2ndoldest in theState... 503-775-2900
  • Heron Lakes... 503-259-4744
  • WHERE the pros play... head out to Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club503-647-4747 or www.pumpkinridge.comFees range from $30-150 .
  • The Reserve Vineyards and Golf... 503-649-8191 www.reservegolf.com Fees range from $45 -85
SKIING & Mt Hood... it offer something year around.
Skiing is only an hour's drive away. 
  • v Mt HoodMeadows,SkiBowl and Timberline offer plenty of fun!
  • v Government Camp and Mt Hood SkiBowl evenhas summer activities www.skibowl.com 800-754-2695
  • v Mount Hood Meadows www.skihood.com 503-227-7669
  • v Timberline Ski area 503-622-0717. Snow reports (you can ski here almost all year long) 503-222-2211
  • v Historic Timberline Lodge is worth seeing ! www.Timberlinelodge.com
White Water rafting...just hours away.
  • The CascadeRange produces some of the best white-water rafting in the country and the White Salmon, Sandy, Clackamas, rivers offer plenty of rafting opportunties within an hour or two from downtownPortland. The Sandy and Clackamas are the two closest rivers.
  •  Blue Sky Whitewater Rafting 800-898-6398 www.blueskyrafting.com Offer half-day and full day trips on the Clackamas, North Santiam, Wind and Hood rivers.
  • River Drifters 800-972-0430 or 800-226-1001 www.riverdrifters.com Offer half-day and full day trips on the most popular Deschutes River, the Clackamas,Sandy, White Salmon in Washington,North Santiam, Klickitatand Wind rivers.
  • Zoller's Outdoor Odysseys, Inc 800-366-2004 509-493-2641 www.zooraft.com offer half-day trips on the White Salmon and full day trips on the Klickitat River.
Portland has A LOT of SPORTS to WATCH...Hawthorne is famous for its BIKING community!
Biking is big in Portland and is growing bigger everyday! Cruise Leif Erickson, Portland's waterfront Tom McCall Waterfront Park, cross the bridge to the Vera Katz East bank Esplanade