Aloha

Aloha is a community of 54,000 people (2020) in Oregon, under 10 miles (16 km) to the west of Portland (Oregon). It is home to the prestigious The Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club, and to the unnervingly creepy Harvey the Rabbit.

Get in
Fly into Portland International Airport (PDX). Then hop on the lightrail, MAX, to either Willow Creek or Quatama / SW 206th Ave. stations. You will be required to change trains, from the Red Line to the Blue Line. This can be done at any station between the Gateway Transit Center, east of Portland through Beaverton.

By car
Aloha is 25-30 minutes from downtown Portland through Beaverton:
 * US 26.svg Sunset Hwy goes NW towards the coast from Portland passing through Aloha/Bethany/Rock Creek. Aloha is accessed from NW 158th/Cornell/Bethany Rd (exit #65) and NW 185th (exit #64).
 * OR 8.svg SW Tualatin Valley Hwy continues from Beaverton to Hillsboro as Tualatin Valley Hwy, locally referred as "TV Hwy" It passes through Aloha between SW 170th & 219th/SE Cornelius Pass. Continues east of Beaverton as SW Canyon Rd.
 * OR 10.svg SW Farmington Rd Connects Beaverton & from SR-219 (in the west) through Aloha as Farmington Rd. Continues east of Beaverton towards SW Portland as Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy.
 * 185th Ave Connects US Highway 26 into Aloha at OR-Hwy 8 (Tualatin Valley Hwy) and OR-Hwy 10 (Farmington) as major north-south corridor without a state or US highway designation.
 * NW Walker Rd Passes through diagonally through the NW part of Aloha between Beaverton and Hillsboro. It is not designated as a state or US highway.

By bus
The easiest way to get around Aloha is by car. However, Tri-Met also makes traveling within Aloha, and the rest of the Portland area, quite easy and affordable, although occasionally time-consuming. Buses run throughout Aloha and connect to MAX stops with the following:
 * 52 Connects Beaverton to PCC-Rock Creek (NW Springville & 185th Ave), along Farmington & 185th, through Aloha. It goes by the major shopping centers listed in the 'Buy' section of the this article.
 * 57 runs between Forest Grove, Cornelius, Hillsboro, Aloha and Beaverton along Tualatin Valley Hwy (OR-Hwy 8).
 * 59 Aloha (Willow Creek Transit Center) to Sunset Transit Center along NW 185th/Walker/Park Way.
 * 88 Hart/198th runs between Willow Creek Transit Center, Aloha and Beaverton)

Buy
A number of establishments (shops, restaurants, banks, etc.) are clustered in strip malls, with the storefronts lined up next to each other, under a single roof, fronting a large parking lot. There are no indoor walking spaces except a single sidewalk to connect the storefronts. Some of the establishments are freestanding single use buildings or kiosks that are separated from the rest of the mall by a huge parking lot. Each business keeps their own hours and are not conformed to mall hours as they have their own separate entries with a separate address at the door.

Sleep
See the Beaverton article, under Sleep, or the Hillsboro article, under Sleep, for listings of accommodations near Aloha.

Go next

 * West. Take Highway 8 (Tualatin Valley Highway). This will take you to the cities of Hillsboro and Forest Grove, the home of Pacific University.  North of Forest Grove is Banks.  Banks is known for fantastic golfing, specifically at Quail Valley and Pumpkin Ridge.  West of Forest Grove, after a few wineries, is the Oregon Coast Range.  The Oregon Coast Range is a haven for outdoorsman; it has fantastic hiking, camping, and fishing.  Further west is the Oregon Coast.  From Aloha, it is very easy to get to the coastal towns of Tillamook, Lincoln City, and Cannon Beach.
 * South. Head South on Grabhorn Road to farm country. Here you can explore Tileflat Treasures and tour fantastic wineries.
 * East. Beaverton is a nice city with lots of parks. Past Beaverton, is Portland, the largest city in Oregon.  Beyond Portland is the Cascade Mountains, the most famous of which is Mount Hood.  There is also fantastic windsurfing in the Columbia River Gorge.