The '''Willamette Valley''' is a region of the U.S. state of Oregon. Centered around the Willamette River, and home to the state's three largest cities and much of the state's agriculture industry and the Oregon Wine Country. This area of the Pacific Northwest was one of the first Western areas to be settled, thanks to the Oregon trail that ended in Oregon City near Portland.
Regions
'''Clackamas County'''
'''Washington County''' - contains part of Metro Portland and some hilly areas.
'''Multnomah County''' - contains the City of Portland as well as some nearby towns.
Cities
Albany - Home of World Timber Carnival.
Aloha
Corvallis - In the Willamette Valley, the home of Oregon State University.
Creswell - Home to Foster Farms and Luke Jackson of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Eugene - At the southern end of the valley, the home of the University of Oregon.
Lorane
McMinnville - This is another city that has a high concentration of wineries in the area.
Portland - At the northern end of the valley, where the Willamette and Columbia rivers meet.
Salem - State Capital of Oregon, located south of Portland.
Other destinations
Understand
Talk
Get in
Interstate 5 runs the length of the Willamette Valley from south of Eugene to Portland. The valley is also located along US 99, including both US 99W and US 99E.
Eugene is a two hour drive south from Portland, and approximately a 5 hour drive south from Seattle. The Bay Area is a nine hour drive south.
Get around
See
The '''McKenzie River''' corridor (fly fishing, rafting)
'''Hendricks Park Rhododendron Garden'''
'''Mt. Pisgah Arboretum'''
Bike paths along the '''Willamette River'''
'''Cape Perpetua Interpretive Nature Center''' (on coast north of Yachats)
Itineraries
Do
Sunshine Limo Service and Wine Tours. ttp://www.sunshinelimoservice.com/wineTours.html. Tours of the Willamette Valley's wineries
Eat
A Nose For Wine Tours. 425 NE Stile Drive. 03-314-2041. ww.anoseforwine.com . 50 - $75. Providing unique and entertaining wine tours throughout the Willamette Valley designed for your desired wine experience. Recently celebrating 500 tours and highly recomended by wineries
Drink
Stay safe
Get out
Bend in the central Oregon high desert. Mt. Bachelor is located here. Good location for hiking, biking and fishing.