Dallas TX to Portland Oregon route around mtns

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If you take the 10, when you get to Casa Grande take 8 to Gila Bend then 85 back to the 10, that way you'll miss Phoenix

The toughest part of your trip, barring weather, will be at the end: Portland is a miserable city for RV driving. Narrow lanes, shifting lanes. Don't go inside the I-205 perimeter route unless it's your destination.

My personal would be I20 to I10 all the way into CA and then take 210/30 which goes across the top of the LA basin missing most of the traffic, especially mid day or on a Sunday. The 210 to the 118 to the 23 to the 101 north, at San Jose I would take either I**) or I680 to loop around San Francisco as the 101 becomes city streets. Follow the interchanges to get you back to 101 at San Rafael and take it all the way to the Columbia River and then into Portland area. This will miss the most hills and traffic and snow or ice. The 101 is gorgeous for most of it's length in both states.

Thank you all for your responses, even "Old Guy"s suggestion of the panama canal! I enjoyed the history of the areas that some of you shared. I'll take everyone's suggestions into account. Depending on when my house sells will dictate when I head northwest. Perhaps I can avoid bad weather if that occurs closer to spring.

Thanks again, Linda

Z-Peller wrote:


My route would be:
I-10 to west side of Phoenix....take ring route 101 (Agua Fria ) to 93 ....then 93 to I-40 to Barstow....then 58 to Bakersfield then over to I-5.....Don't pass Redding CA with out getting favourable weather forecast and road conditions for Siskiyou summit (4300ft) You should be ok unless a storm is imminent, or has just dumped some snow.....one days drive from Redding will put you easily in Eugene, or Portland if you want to drive further.
Yes, there will be hills & curves along the way, but it is mostly Interstate hwy so you do have a slow lane to drive in....if you run with the trucks on I-5 you will be driving 59 mph and going with the flow.....if possible pick your times for Phoenix and Sacramento to avoid rush hours.... hills and curves will be on I-40 west of Kingman ....58 over the Tehachapi to Bakersfield....I-5 Siskiyou Summit, and Grants Pass to Cottage Grove.......

This is absolutely the best way to go. Have a good one!

Z-Peller is correct.
I did Austin TX to Bend OR in mid november about a dozen years ago .
I got caught in a Texas ice storm about 2 hours west of Austin TX .
That was my first and only WalMart campout because I had to stop driving .
The weather cleared up about an hour before El Paso .
From I-10 near San Bernardino I went north to proceed by Mojave CA over the Tehachapi Pass .
Clear driving past Redding until I got to Dunsmuir on I-5 .
The CHP closed i-5 for 12 hours at Dunsmuir and I spent another night in a snow storm . Redding was still above freezing when I left there .
What did I learn ?
Check the weather conditions ahead .

f you want to avoid traffic, Mountains, curvy roads, and ice/snow I am thinking you don't want to go to Oregon that time of the year. No matter the route you take you can or will see some of all of these. Good Luck with your travels

I agree with the above post. You will have to deal with one thing or the other in order to drive from your location to Portland OR.

My route would be:
I-10 to west side of Phoenix....take ring route 101 (Agua Fria ) to 93 ....then 93 to I-40 to Barstow....then 58 to Bakersfield then over to I-5.....Don't pass Redding CA with out getting favourable weather forecast and road conditions for Siskiyou summit (4300ft) You should be ok unless a storm is imminent, or has just dumped some snow.....one days drive from Redding will put you easily in Eugene, or Portland if you want to drive further.
Yes, there will be hills & curves along the way, but it is mostly Interstate hwy so you do have a slow lane to drive in....if you run with the trucks on I-5 you will be driving 59 mph and going with the flow.....if possible pick your times for Phoenix and Sacramento to avoid rush hours.... hills and curves will be on I-40 west of Kingman ....58 over the Tehachapi to Bakersfield....I-5 Siskiyou Summit, and Grants Pass to Cottage Grove.......

ditto to the I 20 to I 10 to I 5 route. The only pass you will have to worry about is up at Shasta and Grant Pass in OR. Any other way you're going to run into messy slick roads somewhere.