PoorOldCountryBoy
Recycles dryer sheets
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Agree with RB as to Hillsboro. I'd look to stay on the East side. Otherwise you will be in 1-2 hours of traffic to get out to Hood River. Maybe even stay across the river from Hood River in Stevenson/Cascade Locks if looking for cheaper accomodations.
Your itinerary looks much better. Skinny down a bit. I don't know a lot about the south coast. Other than our family did the jet boats on the Rouge river. That was fun. The highway is closed from landslides this winter. Detour is in place but might be some slow going. Not a lot of alternative routes there. Hard to say if that will be repaired by August. Keep an eye on Tripcheck.org. https://tripcheck.com/Pages/Road-Conditions
On your way down to Crater Lake you have several options to go over the Cascades. You probably want to go over the Willamette Pass through Eugene. Very scenic drive. You got very lucky to get a room at the Lodge at Crater Lake in high season. I have tried a couple times and not been able to get in. Congratulations
I don't know the highways & roads in Southern Ore over to the coast.Be aware there are some goat trails (roads) that go over the Coast range. For a few years families would follow Google maps and get up on some bad roads & get stuck. As in not enough room to turn around and go back. Just vet your roads well.
Welcome to Oregon!
edit: looks like Hwy 101 is open to one lane right now.
Thanks for both of your detailed comments - Assuming that the 101 will be fully Open by September but yes we will check the ODOT website etc. for closings. Looked at the jetboat tours - they look very interesting if the temperatures are high enough. We're likely to pick a few activities along the coast only due to the compressed time schedule, lots of good ideas from the discussion here.