Oregon’s Lodging Experiences

1. Three-Day Oregon Expedition to Mt. Hood and The Gorge

   • Flavors:

     Craft Brews

     Farmers' Markets, Farm Stands & U-pick

     Lodging

     Restaurants

   • Region:

     Mt. Hood / The Gorge

   You’re excused if you become distracted by the ancient cliffs that shadow your drive up the Columbia River Gorge, or by Mt. Hood’s graceful lines towering over you. They’re a nice preamble to what’s waiting once you arrive: valleys painted with fruit orchards, friendly bistros, and historic inns and lodges that feel just like home. If you’re inclined for making a few discoveries yourself, head over to the south side of the mountain to the Villages …

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2. Five-Day Oregon Coast Quest

   • Flavors:

     Artisan Producers

     Craft Brews

     Lodging

     Restaurants

   • Region:

     The Coast

   It’s an age-old question: who makes the best clam chowder? Take a trip on these 363 miles of heaven and judge for yourself. Along the way, you might run into an oyster and wine tasting, several craft brewers, and someone just in from the sea bearing a bounty of fresh seafood for you to savor. (download this map) Shipwreck at the beach. Visit Lewis and Clark’s Fort Clatsop. Stay at Gearhart by the Sea. Dig for razor clams in Gearhart. Grab a bite at …

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3. Long Weekend in Portland

   • Flavors:

     Artisan Producers

     Coffee & Tea

     Lodging

     Restaurants

     Wine

   • Region:

     Greater Portland

   Linger in this epicenter of regional cuisine, where chefs, farmers, ranchers growers and producers bring their bounty so you can enjoy what’s fresh and local and ready right now. Yes, it’s hard to walk a block without the aroma of fresh roasted beans wafting from a corner java joint. In the fall, barely a day goes by without a farmers market bursting to life in one of the city’s neighborhoods. Travel just a bit outside of …

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4. Six-Day Willamette Valley Voyage

   • Flavors:

     Lodging

     Restaurants

     Wine

   • Region:

     Willamette Valley

   In the fall, crisp mornings in the Willamette Valley mean it’s time to bring in the crops.   Grab a warm cider, then find a back road where corn mazes, pumpkin patches and farm stands welcome you to the heart of the harvest. It’s been thought of as Oregon’s “promised land” since the mid-1800s, when settlers toiling the Oregon Trail found respite in these fertile fields bordered by two mountain ranges. Cross …

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5. Classic Farm & Ranch Tour

   • Flavors:

     Artisan Producers

     Lodging

     Ranches

   • Region:

     Eastern Oregon

   Wallowa County based Source Tours offers foodies insiders’ access to rural communities and the farmers and ranchers who grow our food This trip is for those with an appetite for an authentic experience. We’ll travel through the picturesque Wallowa Valley to visit a grass fed beef ranch, an organic produce farm that supplies restaurants and farmers markets, a family-run dairy and chicken farm, a flock of sheep that inspired a rural economic development project, wheat fields and more. Meet …

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