Getting Around Happy Valley by Transit from Clackamas Town Center

The transit center is at 9225 SE Sunnyside Rd, beside Clackamas Town Center. It brings together bus connections and the MAX Green Line, so you can choose a local bus or rail depending on where you’re headed.

For a closer look at its bus routes and connections, read this guide to the transit center’s routes and connections.

TriMet’s Line 156-Mather Rd is a weekday link between Clackamas Town Center and Happy Valley. Its route runs via Sunnyside, 97th, Mather, Summers, 122nd, Hubbard, Highway 212/224 and 152nd Drive.

Line 156 does not run on Saturdays or Sundays, so check the service pattern before relying on it for a weekend trip. Other connections at the center include bus lines 29-Lake/Webster Rd, 30-Estacada, 31-Webster Rd, 33-McLoughlin/King Rd, 40-Tacoma/Swan Island, 71-60th, 72-Killingsworth/82nd, 79-Clackamas/Oregon City and 155-Sunnyside.

The center also lists the CCC Xpress Shuttle and Sandy Area Metro (SAM) among its connections. Routes and service can change, so check the official site before you go.

The MAX Green Line runs from Clackamas Town Center to Gateway Transit Center, where you can connect with the MAX Red and Blue lines. For trains toward Portland City Center and PSU, look for Stop ID 13132, identified as the Clackamas Town Center TC MAX Station.

TriMet describes the Green Line as running every 15 minutes or less for most of the day, every day. It publishes separate schedules for weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays, so match your trip to the right day. The guide to Southeast Fuller Road Station and MAX connections covers another rail connection in the area.

For a bus route toward Oregon City, Line 79 connects Clackamas Town Center and Oregon City Transit Center along 82nd Avenue, 82nd Drive, Arlington, McLoughlin and Main.

From the transit center, Scott Creek Farm is about 11 minutes by car or about 41 minutes on foot. For another local point of reference, Southeast Fuller Road station is about 11 minutes by car or 67 minutes on foot from the farm.

If you’re planning to travel by transit from the farm, first account for getting to the transit center; the times above describe the trip from the farm to the center, not a bus or rail journey.

Check the service schedule for your travel day, especially if you plan to use Line 156, which operates on weekdays only. The Green Line has separate schedules for weekdays and weekends. The center has a Park & Ride and structured parking, but confirm current transit and access details with TriMet before setting out.