Spectator Sports

Tickets to events at the Rose Garden arena and Memorial Coliseum are sold through the Rose Quarter box office (tel. 503/797-9619; www.rosequarter.com). The Rose Garden arena is home to the Portland Trail Blazers and is the main focal point of Portland's Rose Quarter. This sports-and-entertainment neighborhood includes the Rose Garden, Memorial Coliseum, and several restaurants and bars. To reach the Rose Garden or adjacent Memorial Coliseum, take the Rose Quarter exit off I-5. Parking is expensive, so you might want to consider taking the MAX light-rail line from downtown Portland (the Rose Quarter stop is in the Free Range Zone).

Auto Racing

Portland International Raceway, West Delta Park, 1940 N. Victory Blvd. (tel. 503/823-RACE [7223]; www.portlandraceway.com), hosts road races, drag races, motocross and other motorcycle races, go-kart races, and even vintage-car races. February through October are the busiest months here.

Baseball

The Portland Beavers (tel. 503/553-5400 or 503/224-4400 for tickets; www.portlandbeavers.com), the AAA affiliate of the San Diego Padres, play minor-league ball at PGE Park, 1844 SW Morrison Street. Tickets are $8 to $16.

Basketball

The NBA's Portland Trail Blazers (tel. 503/797-9600; www.nba.com/blazers) do well enough every year to have earned a very loyal following. Unfortunately, they have a habit of not quite making it all the way to the top. The Blazers pound the boards at the Rose Garden arena. Call for current schedule and ticket information. Tickets are $35 to $225. If the Blazers are doing well, you can bet that tickets will be hard to come by.