I agree - Portland is clean and walkable and friendly.
If you do the coast, I would aim for the Ocean Shores area as it has more for young families to do beyond the beach.
I also think Victoria, BC is a lovely destination, very clean, walkable, friendly, easy. They have an AMAZING butterfly garden - most impressive I have ever seen.
I would recommend the San Juan Islands, but I don't know how family friendly that is with little ones. I just want to recommend it because I am homesick!!!!
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A-M
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