If you're a golfer, don't forget to bring your clubs along on a trip to Portland. There are plenty of public courses around the area, and greens fees at municipal courses range from $23 to $40 for 18 holes. Municipal golf courses operated by the Portland Bureau of Parks and Recreation include Redtail Golf Course, 8200 SW Scholls Ferry Rd. (tel. 503/646-5166); Eastmoreland Golf Course, 2425 SE Bybee Blvd. (tel. 503/775-2900), which is the second-oldest golf course in the state (this one gets our vote for best municipal course); Heron Lakes Golf Course, 3500 N. Victory Blvd. (tel. 503/289-1818), which has two courses designed by Robert Trent Jones; and Rose City Golf Course, 2200 NE 71st Ave. (tel. 503/253-4744), on the site of a former country club. For more information, log on to www.parks.ci.portland.or.us/Parks/golf.htm.
If you want to tee off where the pros play, head west from Portland 20 miles to Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club, 12930 NW Old Pumpkin Ridge Rd., North Plains (tel. 503/647-4747; http://pumpkinridge.nemexinc.com), a 36-hole course that has hosted the U.S. Women's Open. Greens fees range from $30 to $150 on the one course that is open to the public.
Also west of the city, on the south side of Hillsboro, you'll find The Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club, 4805 SW 229th Ave., Aloha (tel. 503/649-8191; www.reservegolf.com). Greens fees range from $40 to $85 depending on time of year and day of the week.
