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7-Day Scenic Coast
From Portland to Seattle

(SML) - 673 miles/ 1083 km
Day 1
Portland to Quinault via Astoria
Arrive at Portland International Airport
I-5 North to Kelso; Hwy West to Longview; Hwy 433 South to Hwy 30 West to Astoria; North on Hwy 101 to Aberdeen and Quinault (213 miles/ 342.8 km)
Interesting stops along the way:
· Columbia River Maritime Museum (SML) 
· Astor Column (SML)
· Fort Stevens (SML)
· Fort Clatsop (SML)
· Fort Canby State Park, Lewis and Clark Interpretive Museum (SML)
· Cape Disappointment & Mouth of the Columbia (SML)
· Ilwaco Heritage Museum (S)
· Aberdeen Museum of History (SML)
· Polson Museum (SML)
· Lake Quinalt Lodge (SML)

Overnight: Washington Coast/Lake Quinalt (SML)
[Optional overnight locations: Aberdeen (SML), Ocean Shores (SML)]

Day 2
Olympic National Park to Victoria, BC
Hwy 101 to Port Angeles and Black Ball Ferry to Victoria, BC (128 miles/ 205 km and ferry ride)
Interesting stops along the way:
· Quinalt, Queest and Hoh Rain Forest (SML)
· Pacific Ocean Coastline (SML)
· Lake Cresent (SML)
· Olympic National Park Visitor Center (SML)
· Hurricane Ridge (SML)
· Black Ball Ferry and Victoria, BC (SML)

Overnight: Victoria, BC

Day 3 & 4
Victoria to Vancouver, BC
Hwy 17 North to Sidney; Ferry through the San Juan Islands to Tsawwassen, Hwy 17 North to Hwy 99 North 
(50 miles/80 km and ferry ride)
Interesting stops in Victoria:
· Butchart Gardens (SML)
· Emperess Hotel (SML)
· Royal London Wax Museum (SML)
Interesting stops in Vancouver:
· China Town and Dr. Sun-Yatsen Gardens (SML)
· Grouse Mountain (SML)
· Harbour Center (SML)
· Gastown (SML)
· Stanley Park (SML)
· Capilano Suspension Bridge (SML)
· Side Trip: Whistler Resort (SML)

Overnight: Vancouver, BC (2 nights)
Please contact Tourism Vancouver, 604-631-2830, fax 604-682-1717, www.tourismvancouver.org for more information

Day 5
Vancouver, BC to Seattle
Hwy 99 South to I-5 South to Seattle (162 miles/ 260.7 km)
Interesting stops along the way:
· Peace Park and Peace Arch at the US/ Canadian border (SML)
· Whatcomb Museum of History & Art (SML)
· Museum of Flight Restoration Center (SML)
· Boeing Field Tours and Museum of Flight (SML)
· Boeing Aircraft Assembly Plant (SML)

Overnight: Seattle (SML)
Day 6 & 7
Seattle/ Tacoma/ Olympia
I-5 South to Olympia and return to Seattle (120 miles/ 193.1 km)
Interesting stops in Seattle:
· Seattle/Underground Tour (SML)
· Space Needle (SML)
· Klondike Gold Rush National Park (SML)
· Pike Place Market (SML)
· Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe (SML)
· Seattle Aquarium (SML)
· Tillicum Village (SML)
Interesting stops in Tacoma:
· Fort Nisqually Historic Site (SML)
· Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium (SML)
· Steilacoom Historical Museum (SML)
· Tacoma Art Museum (SML)
· Washington State History Museum (SML)
Interesting stops in Olympia
· Washington State Capital (SML)





Group Sizes
S - 14 passengers or less
M - 14-36 passengers 
L - 36-55 passengers or more


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Last modified: October 17, 2007