Vancover Wash.
Tourer
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 411
Likes: 6
From: Portland, OR metro area
Really now: Outside of other foreign/domestic travels, I've lived on the east coast of US, midwest US, Guam, Asia and am now currently in the Pacific Northwest. IMHO it doesn't get any better than this (PNW)...
My
Road Master
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 928
Likes: 0
From: Redmond, WA
If you are a rider and like to put on the miles, you will love the Vancouver area. Head out in any direction and you will find great roads with many beautifully scenic vistas as well as twisties that will challenge your riding skills. There are many great eating places in the Vancouver/Portland area and a vibrant club scene in Portland. There are also a lot of HD owners in the area so you should feel right at home.
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 3,785
Likes: 63
From: Eastern Washington State
And if you get tired of the twisties and rain head east over the Cascade mountains to the central Columbia Basin area. Very hot and dry with a huge irrigation system and thousands of acres of circle irrigated farm land. Also many thousand more acres of wheat. There are also hundreds of orchards growing apples and cherries. Mt St Helens volcano, Mt Ranier and a hundred and one other things to see and places to go. You'll love it out here. Here's a road I was on a few days ago:
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 3,871
Likes: 4
we all love our areas that we live in i have ridden in half the united states and all states have great rides but since i moved to vanc, you can flip a coin and head in any direction and its breath taking i ride the loop up to bend oregon three times a year and you go thru mountains , ride along beautiful rivers, and come back thru twisties and open desert, it really is rider friendly and the cops do not hassel you if you come hope you enjoy
Ultimate HDF Member
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 8,831
Likes: 15
From: Nomad
Vancouver is a nice town. Just over the river from Portland, OR. Between the two, you'll never get bored. But what's really nice about the area is that there is a line between city/town and country, and it's not far away. Beautiful country. In Vancouver, you're right on the Columbia and about halfway between the ocean and the mountains, about 75-90 mins each way). You're also within a 3-hour radius of the Olympic Peninsula, Seattle, skiing in WA, skiing in OR, the OR coast, WA/OR wine country, excellent trout and salmon fishing, great hiking/camping, etc.
I used to live in Seattle and visited friends in Vancouver regularly. Still visit them a couple times a year. Beautiful area.
I used to live in Seattle and visited friends in Vancouver regularly. Still visit them a couple times a year. Beautiful area.
Trending Topics
Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 3,341
Likes: 9
From: Woodinville, WA
Great this time of year. Not so much between November and March.
HD Forum Stories
The Best of Harley-Davidson for Lifelong Riders
7 Surprising Harley-Davidson Products that Are Not Motorcycles
Verdad Gallardo
8 Best Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Worst Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
Killer Custom's Jail Break Is The Breakout That Refused to Blend In
Verdad Gallardo
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Verdad Gallardo
Harley-Davidson Reveals Super Cool Cafe Racer Concept
Verdad Gallardo
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II
Verdad Gallardo
10 Motorcycles You Should Never Buy
Joe Kucinski
10 Things Harley-Davidson Needs to Fix in 2026
Verdad Gallardo
Road Captain
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 541
Likes: 2
From: Clark County, WA
Lived in and around Vancouver my whole life. It's a biker's paradise up here. Mountains, Volcanoes, Valleys, Coast, Desert, Plains, Rolling Hills, Lakes, Rivers, the Gorge. It never gets old! Check out the book Motorcycle Journeys Through the Pacific Northwest. It's also a very nice place to live. Lots of small towns around the greater Portland/Vancouver metro area. Any specific questions about the area, let me know (email or PM).
Road Captain
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 541
Likes: 2
From: Clark County, WA
@BurgundyUltra06. Sig pic... McClellan Viewpoint? Was just up there a couple weeks ago. One of the best loops around here. Love Wind River Rd! And of course, you gotta stop in Stevenson for some ice cream. 