Originally Posted by darthbimmer

Another ^ for Crater Lake. The season there is short, though. Check with the park to find out which areas will be open during your visit.

There are plenty of scenic drives. Basically anything other than I-5 is really nice. And even I-5 is not that bad; it's dull by comparison to the byways in the area but it's still a world apart from the are-we-there-yet tedium of I-5 through the Central Valley.