Tualatin, Oregon travel guide: things to do, food & where to stay

Overview

Tualatin is a city of around 30,000 people (2020) in the Portland Metropolitan Area.

1 sights · 1 things to do · 2 places to stay

Updated from Wikivoyage on 1 October 2026 · Something wrong or missing? Improve it on Wikivoyage

Best things about Tualatin

Brown's Ferry Park

Tualatin Island Greens

Plan your trip

Best time to visit & weather

Most comfortable: Apr–Oct. Summer highs reach about 82°F; winter lows dip to about 36°F. Wettest: Dec and Nov. (climate data from nearby Portland)

Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).

Getting there

From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
PDX Portland International Airport, Portland — 14 mi away (major hub). Directions
SLE Salem-Willamette Valley Airport/McNary Field, Salem — 37 mi away. Directions

The Tualatin Park & Ride and the Tualatin South Park & Ride serve as bus/train stations for Tri-Met trains & buses in Tualatin. Oregon Point and SMART buses traveling along I 5 towards Portland/Eugene and Wilsonville respectively stop only at the Tualatin Park & Ride:

Full “Get in” guide ↓

Budget & where to stay

No prices are listed for this place yet. See the Sleep guide ↓ for options.

Sample 1-day itinerary

Day 1

Morning Brown's Ferry Park
Afternoon Tualatin Island Greens

Stops are grouped by area so each day needs little backtracking. Check opening hours before you go.

Food for you

What to ask about, for your diet

Diet labels come from each listing's description and cuisine; “likely” means the cuisine usually has good choices, not a promise. Check with the restaurant. Open the food finder

Map

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Get in

By car

Tualatan is accessed from Interstate 5 through Exits 289 ("Newberg Rd") and 290 ("Lower Boones Ferry Rd").
begins and ends at exit #288 of I-5 between Tualatin and Wilsonville.
doesn't quite go through the Tualatin city limits but it is connected east-west through Tualatin via SW Tualatin-Sherwood Rd from OR-99W in Sherwood.
SW 124th Ave more or less serves as the western boundary of Tualatin. It goes north south from OR-Hwy 99W in King City down towards its other end in SW Tonquin Rd

By public transit

WES Train Commuter rail from Beaverton Transit Center to Wilsonville via Tigard & Tualatin. They pick up/drop off at the Tualatin Park & Ride on SW 72nd & Bridgeport Rd.

* A full list of Tr-Met bus routes that serve Tualatin can be found here.

Cascades Point connects Portland, Tualatin, Woodburn, Salem, Albany, and Eugene via I 5.
SMART 2X connects Tualatin and Wilsonville via I 5. Passengers transfer to the 1x bus in Wilsonville to continue to Salem.