Oregon Region NW Passage
Day 1: Wednesday 9/16/26
Day 1 includes traveling to Lebanon, OR.
We will offer a backroad drive from Oregon City to Lebanon if you want to avoid riding I-5.
3-5 pm Registration for the NW Passage at the Boulder Falls Inn. Receive the goodie bag, the lanyards, door signs and the tour book.
Check into the hotel.1st Night: Boulder Falls Inn, Lebanon OR
5-6:30 pm: Hosted Reception. (Dinner on your own)
6:30-7:30 pm: Two training sessions:
- 6:30 pm: Introduction to the NW Passage for “First Timers”
- 7 pm: Introduction to using our digital Navigation App RidewithGPS
Day 2: Thursday 9/17/26
On Thursday we depart the hotel in Lebanon, and cross over I-5 into the southern Willamette Valley. We will be taking the side roads west of the I-5 corridor and Eugene, and finally diving into the coast range experiencing some truly interesting back roads of the area. Then after returning to more “civilized” roads, we will again divert from “roads most traveled” to the scenic drive along the Umpqua River. This is perhaps one of the most enjoyable scenic and relaxing roads a club member could ask for. From there we will continue south and finally head west over the coast range to our destination in Bandon.
2nd Night: Windermere On the Beach & Best Western Inn at Face Rock, Bandon, OR
5:30-6:30 pm: Hosted Bar.
6:30-8:30 pm: Hosted Dinner.
Day 3: Friday 9/18/26
On Friday we will be driving down the coast into California.
There will be multiple opportunities for points of interest and stops along the way. Further into California, we will be moving away from the coast, and driving into the Redwoods.
Finally arriving at the historic Benbow Inn, where we will be spending two nights.
3rd and 4th Night: Benbow Historic Inn, Garberville CA,
5:30-6:30 pm: Hosted Reception
6:30 pm: Hosted Dinner
Day 4: Saturday 9/19/26
Saturday will be a Navigator’s Day Off. There will be several options for activities. One option will be an easy drive further south to Fort Bragg and Mendocino for lunch and returning by a slightly different route.
We’re also offering a private guided hikes in the Rockefeller Forest on Saturday 6/20. You need to sign up and purchase a ticket during the registration:
- Two approximately 3-hour guided hike in the Rockefeller Forest led by a private naturalist guide.
- One at 10 am and one at 1:15 pm
- The Rockefeller Loop Trail/Bull Creek Flat trail is at the foot of the majestic 10,000-acre Rockefeller Forest.
- The Rockefeller Forest is the largest remaining contiguous old-growth coastal redwood forest in the world.
- Trees soaring to immense heights combined with a relatively open under story combine to create a fairy-book forest!
- Walking through these forests is an exhilarating hike in amazing grandeur.
- Some of the tallest trees in the world are in this forest, and some are thousands of years old.
- Cost: $21/person
- Maximum attendees: 16 per hike
- Time: first hike begins at 10am and the second hike begins at 1:15pm
4th Night: Benbow Historic Inn, Garberville CA
3:30-5:00 pm: Beer Wash
5:30-6:30 pm: Hosted Bar
6:30-8:30 pm: Hosted Dinner
Day 5: Sunday 9/20/26
On Sunday we depart from the Benbow Inn, and head north and east through some interesting mountain roads until finally merging onto I-5 a few miles south of the Oregon border. Then it’s onto Ashland for our final night of the tour.
5th Night: Ashland Springs Hotel, Ashland, OR
5:30-6:30 pm: Hosted Bar.
6:30-8:30 pm: Hosted Dinner.
Day 6: Monday 9/21/26
On Monday, after breakfast at the hotel, we head home to Portland.
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