25 km around Portland, Oregon

Hills, waterfalls and viewpoints near Portland, Oregon

Portland's list is the shortest of the 50, 73 places within 25 km, and it's mostly hills and water: Mount Tabor at 6.6 km, Rocky Butte at 9 km, Powell Butte at 14 km among 30 peaks, and Willamette Falls at 19.7 km leading eight waterfalls, Cedar Mill Falls and Hidden Falls among them. Poet's Beach on the Willamette is 1.9 km from the center.

Three ruins carry the historic side: the Lovejoy Columns 0.4 km from the center, the Witch's Castle at 3.8 km and the Oregon Iron Company Furnace at 12.6 km. The Nichaqwli Monument at 17.4 km is one of seven monuments. Short list, big hills: the buttes are the quests to plan a morning around.

16 Viewpoints8 Waterfalls7 Monuments6 Beaches and swimming spots3 Ruins2 Lookout towers1 Megalith30 Summits

Where the places are

Each hexagon covers a little over 5 square kilometers. The brighter it glows, the more places are inside it. The numbers mark the highlights listed below; the dot in the middle is the center of Portland, Oregon.

Few places to many

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Worth the trip around Portland, Oregon

The places with the most to tell about. The numbers match the map.

Places by type

A selection for each type, best known first. The number next to each heading counts everything RLQuest knows within the radius.

Viewpoints 16

  • Olmsted View2.2 km
  • Elk Point Viewpoint4.5 km
  • Cedar Mill Creek Overlook8.6 km
  • Rocky Butte9.0 km
  • Bridge Viewpoint9.8 km
  • River11 km
  • Land11 km
  • Viewing Deck13 km
  • The Curve13 km
  • Overlook14 km
  • Mountain Finder14 km
  • Lewis and Clark Trailstop and Viewpoint17 km

and 4 more

Waterfalls 8

  • Jane Martin Waterfall5.8 km
  • Cedar Mill Falls9.6 km
  • Knapp Falls11 km
  • Hidden Falls18 km
  • Singer Falls19 km
  • Willamette Falls20 km
  • Coffee Creek Falls20 km
  • Pothole Falls23 km

Monuments 7

  • Nichaqwli Monument17 km

and 6 more

Beaches and swimming spots 6

  • Poet's Beach1.9 km
  • Lindbergh’s Beach3.8 km
  • North Beach9.2 km
  • Surprise Beach10 km
  • Swim beach18 km

and 1 more

Summits 30

  • Rocky Butte9.0 km
  • Mount Tabor6.6 km
  • Powell Butte14 km
  • Walters Hill19 km
  • Towle Butte19 km
  • Gabbert Butte19 km
  • Hogan Butte20 km
  • Clatsop Butte14 km
  • Mount Scott12 km
  • Mount Talbert14 km
  • Mount Sylvania10 km
  • Cooper Mountain17 km

and 18 more

How Portland, Oregon turns into a game

RLQuest knows these places too. Which means:

1

Places become quests

Some of your daily quests lead to a real place near you. The app uses your location to check you were really there.

2

Being first pays off

If you're the first person in RLQuest to complete a quest at a place, it's your first find. The Place Book shows you which kinds of place you're still missing.

3

The map fills in

Every walk uncovers tiles, each about 350 m across. Over time you can see which corners you know well, and where you've never set foot.

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In the region

Nearby cities

Place data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License. As of 2026-09-30. The list shows the places RLQuest knows and isn't complete. Photos come from Wikimedia Commons; author and license are credited on each photo.