Hwy 395 Oregon border to border .

it's slow going for one thing. once you get to the northern part of eastern Oregon you can always find a place to park in the mountains.

Have been through numerous times. Yes, it is a bit slower but the state parks along the Columbia river are incredible.

Wow, that looks a little ruff on MS S&T's. I think I would stay on 97 North of Klamath Falls. Be sure to go Visit Lava Beds National Monument.

Chris

We have dry camped at a Forest Service campground north of Burns, and at a State Park just south of Hwy 84. Don't have to worry about too much traffic.

Mootpoint wrote:
Have been through numerous times. Yes, it is a bit slower but the state parks along the Columbia river are incredible.

Not worried about slow going I'm not much of a speedster as Long as the road condition are good I can cruise and enjoy life

That's one of the least populated areas on the west coast, as others mentioned no traffic. I personally love driving through that area. Oregon roads are generally pretty good, especially when compared to CA so you should be fine in that respect.

395 north from CA would be a great trip. From CA border it is mostly high desert and sparse traffic till junction with hwy 20 then east to Burns for a short distance. North of Burns to John day is really nice. Nothing too severe in any of this route and traffic will be light. North out of John Day to the Columbia is more forested but again not bad driving. I would choose this over hwy 97. Hwy 97 is a heavy truck route and lots of traffic.
How big are you towing?

driveandfish wrote:
395 north from CA would be a great trip. From CA border it is mostly high desert and sparse traffic till junction with hwy 20 then east to Burns for a short distance. North of Burns to John day is really nice. Nothing too severe in any of this route and traffic will be light. North out of John Day to the Columbia is more forested but again not bad driving. I would choose this over hwy 97. Hwy 97 is a heavy truck route and lots of traffic.
How big are you towing?

Towing a 31' 5th wheel we are looking for an area to call coyotes of course the wife wants to stumble through a few antique shops and do some fishing on the Columbian river then head to Idaho.

The one big problem I have found going to Oregon is that you might not want to
leave.

I'm not sure of your timing and all but there is not a lot between Lakeview and Burns but open high desert. Thats about 200 miles.
Once you get to Burns, if you have time double back south on Hwy 205 towards the Malheur refuge. 25 miles south of Burns is The Narrows. It is a place where the hwy crosses the isthmus of Malheur Lake. There is an RV park there that while I have not stayed there it looks nice. Open high desert near the wildlife refuge should give you lots of coyotes to talk with. Spend a day driving around the refuge looking at birds. Very neat area to explore. Then you can double back to Burns and continue north on 395.