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Metropolitan area in the northwest US
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The Portland Metropolitan Area is a region in Oregon that includes Portland, Oregon City, Hillsboro and other cities around the Portland area.
By public transit
lists the intercity bus companies and public transit buses serving the Portland Metropolitan area (Multnomah, Clackamas, and Washington Counties) from neighboring counties (Columbia, Clark, Hood…
By bicycle
Many of the suburban areas are not hospitable to cyctlists, but there are a few comfortable routes that cross the metro area:
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The largest city in the State of Oregon and also the county seat of Multnomah County. Portland is the primary interest for most travelers to the region.
Although it is located in Southwest Washington just across the Columbia River, Vancouver is the second largest city in the official "Portland-Vancouver Metropolitan Area". It is home to the historic Fort Vancouver which was a key location in the colonial fur trade of the 1800s.
A rural unincorporated community known for its humorous name above all else.
Bridal Veil and Corbett are communities in Multnomah County, Oregon, at the west end of the Columbia River Gorge, about 25 miles east of Portland.
Shopping and hotels on I-205 southeast of Portland.
Gladstone is a town in the Portland Metropolitan Area guarded by the Clackamas and Willamette River, where this is plenty of fishing. It is a wonderful small community that is surrounded by many other cities so you are never far from anything.
Eastern suburb of Portland and the fourth largest city in Oregon.
A small city just south of Portland. Established to compete with its neighbors along the river, it has become a "mature suburb".
Oregon City is a city of 37,000 people (2019) in the Portland Metropolitan Area. The seat of suburban Clackamas County, it is best known as being the end of the Oregon Trail.
The last stop before the Columbia River Gorge on Interstate 84.
A census designated place wedged between Beaverton and Hillsboro.
Suburb west of Portland which has become an economic powerhouse as the home to large corporations including Nike, Columbia Sportswear, Electro Scientific Industries, & Tektronix.
Forest Grove is a city in the Portland Metropolitan Area region of Oregon.
County seat for Washington County and the heart of the "Silicon Forest". One of Intel's largest fabrication plants is located here, and has driven the growth of Oregon's high tech industry in Hillsboro and adjacent Beaverton.
An affluent city located around a lake.
Tigard is a city of 55,000 people (2019) in the greater Portland area of Oregon. The city has revitalized its downtown with public art, and multiple connections, creating a walkable destination for residents and visitors.
Tualatin is a city of around 30,000 people (2020) in the Portland Metropolitan Area.
Wilsonville is in the Portland Metropolitan Area.
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