Oregon

With a slogan like “Keep Portland Weird,” you can bet there are lots of cool things to do in Portland with kids. Where else can you visit the world’s smallest …

It’s only fitting that our top 10 list for Oregon reflects its geological diversity! Without further ado, here are Trekaroo’s Top 10 Kid-Friendly Places to Visit in Oregon!

My husband travels a lot for work. Every so often, we like to escape the big city and go some place smaller and quieter—a place we can explore! Recently, we …

Can you imagine traveling 10,000 miles just to give birth? Gray whales do it every year. After spending the summer in the Arctic, the whales embark on an epic migration as they travel from Alaska’s Bering Sea to Baja California’s breeding lagoons. As they skirt the North American coastline, us humans hop on boats, kayaks, and peer over cliff’s edge in hopes of catching a glimpse of these peaceful creatures on their incredible journey. We bring our kids with hope that they will join us in collective awe and respect for nature, learning more in two hours on that boat than they could during a week’s worth of science classes. Plus, it’s fun! Ready to go whale watching with kids but don’t know where to start? Trekaroo to the rescue!

From eastern Oregon, we meandered through pristine farmlands and sage covered hills; then climbed windy roads over central Oregon’s Cascade Range, then descended to the rugged coast.