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Oregon_Base
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Jul 28, 2020

Portland OR, St George UT Earliest and latest travel Months?

Next year we will be traveling in a fifth wheel from Portland, Oregon to Salt Lake on I84, then I15 down to St George. Beside summer, what are the safe months to travel this route? March at the earl...
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obgraham
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Jul 29, 2020
Like others, we've driven this route perhaps 30 times, in every month of the year. Some January-March trips have been completely clear (and cold!), and I've also been in heavy snow in Eastern Oregon in October and late April.

I check the forecasts for Meacham OR, Baker City, and Snowville UT. Oregon's highway website is very good, and has cameras in all the critical spots. That's how I choose the actual day.

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