How to Spend 3 Days in Portland, Oregon: A Detailed Guide, Portland, Oregon

Portland, Oregon. Funky, weird, arty, green, incredible food, eclectic neighborhoods - everything you have heard about Portland is true. I have visited Portland several times now and the more I see, the more I love about this quirky city.

I recently visited to buy a car after my little van finally died (RIP Casper!). It was an unexpected visit but I definitely made the most of it, ticking some more donut shops, restaurants, and cute neighborhoods off my Portland bucket list.

I am no expert and I haven’t lived in Portland but I have visited enough places now over four visits that I feel like I can put together a pretty good three-day itinerary.

There aren’t a ton of tourist attractions in the city so this itinerary focuses on the things I enjoy when visiting Portland including trying different restaurants, visiting local neighborhoods, hiking, and drinking craft beer. To me, Portland does all of these things really well. As well as donuts.

Hoyt Arboretum, Japanese Garden, Rose Test Garden, Pearl District, Willamette River Walk, SE Portland

Today is going to be a busy one so start the day off right by grabbing a coffee and pastry or breakfast sandwich from Portland’s most iconic coffee roaster - Stumptown. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).