Newport Oregon to Fort Collins Co

Due east across Oregon to Ontario pick up I84

I'll tell you the route we'd take if we were going thru Oregon this month.
Newport to Lincoln City
Lincoln City to Salem (hwy 20)
Salem to Bend (Hwy 20)
Bend to Ontario and then catch 84

The further north the passes thru the Cascades the more snow ...USUALLY

Best, to figure a further south route just in case)

From Salem, I5 South to Eugene, catch Hwy 58 and go east. Take the Crscent Cutoff road (knocks off 20 miles) and hit Hwy 97.....go north to Bend, then east on 20 to Ontario (If you choose this route, let me know by PM and I'll give you the way to get around Bend without going thru the town -- only works when coming from the south).

SO.....that being said....ALWAYS ALWAY when going from the west side of Oregon to the east side this time of year......check the TripCheck for road conditions. We were surprised yesterday....wearing tshirts on Monday outside....then 5-6" snow the next morning......so even check the morning you leave the coast!!!!
The link is: LINK

At least you will have a TAIL wind across Nevada and Wyoming!

Thanks very helpful... I would like the way to go thru Bend without going thru the town amandasgramma thanks

swanson808 wrote:
Thanks very helpful... I would like the way to go thru Bend without going thru the town amandasgramma thanks

I drove that route last January, Bend, Boise, and then for weather reasons south to 70, then across. The drive across Oregon was beautiful.

donn0128 wrote:
Due east across Oregon to Ontario pick up I84

This is my preferred route too. Hwy 20 across eastern Oregon is quite a bit quicker than 26, although 26 has some nice sights.

IF you don't hit Portland traffic, the driving time is the same even though Hwy 20 saves ~80 miles. If you don't like Tombstone pass, take 22 from Salem to Santiam Pass. Much gentler climb and only adds a little more distance, and no extra time if Tombstone would slow you down.

BTW - gas is usually a little cheaper once you get to about Nampa. And 85 octane works just fine in the V10 as long as you don't drop elevation during that tank of fuel. If I know I'll be dropping out of the mountain on the way home, then I fill with 88 (there is no 87 in most mountain states).

We are headed out to Seaside first week in June from Rigby Idaho to a Ham Radio convention. We are going to stop at McMinnville to see the Spruce Goose. From Bend we are going to take 20 into the mountains where the road splits, 20 to the south and 22 to the north. Which route is best. I have heard that even at that time of the year either route could be closed from snow. We will be driving a 23 foot MH V-10, is one route better then the other for steep passes.

WA7NDD wrote:
From Bend we are going to take 20 into the mountains where the road splits, 20 to the south and 22 to the north. Which route is best. I have heard that even at that time of the year either route could be closed from snow. We will be driving a 23 foot MH V-10, is one route better then the other for steep passes.

22 is a much easier route. You actually go over Santiam pass before the split (heading West) but after the split 20 then goes up Tombstone pass, which is much higher, narrower, and has about 7 miles of 15-35 MPH curves coming down the west wide, plus a couple small landslides you cross over. Those sections are sometimes filled with new asphalt, sometimes gravel is pushed over, and sometimes its an abrupt ledge into a large dip.

Also, 20 is not plowed as regularly, as Hwy 22 gets plowing priority after a big storm.

Thank you Carringb, that helps a lot. Several years ago I took 20 to Newport and I thought my arms would fall off before we got there. I just did not know at the time it was 20, but I do now.
Thank You again.