Along Highway 22 between Salem and Detroit there is an easy drive-up summit. The road is passable (with some care) in a passenger car. This summit could be a  back up plan when nearby Rocky Top can't be accessed due to snow.

Here's another suburban SOTA summit with little to offer but a narrow road shoulder for activation space.

Here is an urban 'pavement' activation - the closest one to downtown Portland. The peak proper for Cornell Mountain is on private property with the Activation Zone accessible from a quiet neighborhood street that has no shoulders.

A fairly short hike near Mt. Hood gets you two points - in the summer this activation may be a bit easier - it was too much post-holing (up to my knees!) in February.

A near "drive-up" two-point summit in the Clackamas River drainage with good views. This area is likely busy in the summer but it was mostly quiet on this December day.

Awbrey Butte is a summit in suburban Bend, Oregon.

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Quickly, after Old Scab I activate this plateau as well. So far the most-most easiest "hike", or more like a walk in a park. Driving only a mile further up from Old Scab trailhead I reach the top of the mountain. Here is a big open space. Park the car in the shade and start to collect this giveaway six point.

Yes, yes, I know it's a bit early but here's the 3 major 2014 NA SOTA events for folks who need to orchestrate travel time around summer family vacations, etc.

1)  International SOTA Weekend:   The 3-4th of May this year.  Many European Activators and Chasers will be active so it's a great opportunity for "across the pond" SOTA activity.

A pleasant activation nearly any time of year near Draper, Utah.