Corvalis area and beyond

We are flying in to Portland and driving to Corvalis for a meeting the second week in August. We want to spend 3 days seeing Oregon after the meeting and fly out on the 4th day again from Portland. We are interested in history and scenic drives.

Would we have time to drive from Corvalis to the Sisters area one day,

then head up highway 22,46, etc. to Mt. Hood for a day,

then back to Portland to spend the last evening there.

Or would the Willamette Valley area have more to offer?

We also like B%26amp;B, so any suggestions there would be appreciated. Thank you.

Corvalis area and beyond

You could drive to Sisters and back to Corvallis in one day and Mt. Hood another but, Hwy 22, 46 etc. would not be the way to go with a rental car.

I suggest driving to Sisters on Hwy 20 or Hwy 126 from Eugene. Since you are coming in mid-August, the McKenzie Pass road (Hwy 242) might be open. This is a very scenic and interesting area. The astronauts trained here for the moon walks. Snow stays late in the pass so check to see if it is open at www.tripchek.com.

You could spend the night in Sisters, some nice B%26amp;B%26#39;s there and then drive to Mt. Hood and Timberline Lodge via Hwy 97/26 and back to Portland the following day.

If you have not been to the Oregon Coast, I would definitely recommend that you spend a day there. One of the most beautiful coastlines in the country IMO.

Take Hwy 20 west from Corvallis to Newport. Tour the area from Lincoln City and then south to Florence and back to Corvallis via Hwy 126 to Eugene.

A very nice day trip. Should also find some nice wineries in that area.

Corvalis area and beyond

Thank you for the suggestions. As I said, we are looking for scenic and/or historial areas, so not wed to the Sisters area at all, just need to be back in Portland in order to fly out after spending 2-3 days in the area.