WA-OR-CA - Hwy 101 or I-5 in winter?
I'm new to trailering - we have a 30' TT, pulled by an F-250. I've now hauled for maybe 500 miles or so, but have done a variety of mountain passes, rain, miserable roads and night (sometimes with eac...
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I5 is the main divided highway connecting the major cities from Vancouver to LA. Snow is possible anywhere, but most likely on the OR/CA border. But keeping the highway clear is a priority. Ice can be a problem around Portland - for the same reason that Vancouver sometimes gets snow - cold air from the interior flows through the river gap.
US101 is mostly 2 lane, serving small towns and tourists (more so in the summer). And like the outer coast of BC, it gets a lot of rain, and wind when there are storms.
US97 is another option. In Oregon is crosses high desert and Ponderosa Pine forests. Mostly it is straight and flat, but much of it is at 5000ft altitude. So cold is more likely than on the coast. Snow will be present, but not as heavy as the mountain passes.
You could cross from I5 to US101 on most of the Oregon highways.
One option is to stay on I5 to Roseburg. At that point you could take OR42 to the coast. US199 from Grants Pass is another option for crossing to northern California. With either you can see the California redwoods.
CA20 is the most recommended way of crossing the Calif mountains back to I5.
US101 is mostly 2 lane, serving small towns and tourists (more so in the summer). And like the outer coast of BC, it gets a lot of rain, and wind when there are storms.
US97 is another option. In Oregon is crosses high desert and Ponderosa Pine forests. Mostly it is straight and flat, but much of it is at 5000ft altitude. So cold is more likely than on the coast. Snow will be present, but not as heavy as the mountain passes.
You could cross from I5 to US101 on most of the Oregon highways.
One option is to stay on I5 to Roseburg. At that point you could take OR42 to the coast. US199 from Grants Pass is another option for crossing to northern California. With either you can see the California redwoods.
CA20 is the most recommended way of crossing the Calif mountains back to I5.
