Day Trippin' › Oregon › From Portland › Snoqualmie Falls
The drive from Portland to Snoqualmie Falls takes about 2 hr 56 min (north of Portland), by real roads from ZIP 97205. Along the way we found 80 stops within a short detour: 20 coffee shops, 3 bakeries, 14 ice cream and treats and 26 places to eat.
The list below is the best few of each kind, in driving order, with how far into the drive you reach each one (counted from Portland) and the detour it adds. Stops marked Our pick are chosen by us; the rest come from OpenStreetMap listings, so confirm hours before you count on them.
Photo: Meher Anand Kasam, CC BY-SA 3.0
Waterfall
A 268-foot falls with an overlook a short walk from the parking lot.
Heads-up: Lower trail is steep.
First third Middle third Last third Snoqualmie Falls
About 2 hr 56 min by road, heading north from the middle of ZIP 97205. Traffic and weather change that.
Good ones to start with: Pick-Quick Drive In (Fife) (Fife). The page lists 27 in all, in driving order.
Red Leaf Organic Coffee in Woodland, Red Leaf Organic Coffee in Woodland, The Flipside in Kalama and Kalama Sourdough Bakery in Kalama. Check hours first; they come from OpenStreetMap listings.
Daddy D’s in Woodland, Fat Moose Bar & Grill in Woodland, Lucky Dragon in Kalama and Columbia Inn in Kalama.
Veteran’s Memorial Museum in Chehalis, Fort Borst Block House in Centralia, Vehicle Park in DuPont and Washington National Guard Museum in Fort Lewis.
Drive times are by road on a typical day from ZIP <class 'zip'> (OpenStreetMap data with the OSRM route planner). Stops come from our own picks and OpenStreetMap listings; hours and detours change, so check before you go. We do not store anyone's location.