Eating your way through a new place is a great way to travel — and Oregon has plenty of bounties to enjoy. **Oregon Food Trails** showcase the freshest local offerings of farmers, fishers, brewers and chefs. Each trail features the signature flavors of the region — from wine and beer to fresh fruit and produce and more. Take a look at how to get a taste of Oregon Food Trails on your next trip.

# Oregon Coast

### North Coast Food Trail

**About the trail:** The North Coast Food Trail is known for seafood, artisan cheese, craft beer and more. The trail stretches north to south from Astoria to Neskowin.

**Eat**: In Manzanita, enjoy farm- and sea-to-table fare year-round at **Offshore Grill and Coffee House**. And **JAndy Oyster Company** serves up oysters fresh from the waters of Netarts Bay at their café and Nursery in Tillamook. The Cloverdale **Nestucca Bay Creamery** sells dairy products from cows that graze on its own pasture. The menu at **Garibaldi Portside Bistro** features meats smoked in-house and decadent desserts that change weekly. Cannon Beach’s **Sea Level Bakery + Coffee** is your spot for scratch baked goods and exceptional coffee. The selection of flavored salts and seasonings at Netarts Bay’s **Jacobsen Salt Co.**’s is worth the trip alone. **Blackberry Bog Farm** in Astoria sells its produce at its farm stand and offers farm tours and other fun events throughout the year. Enjoy the bounty of the ocean with fish, soup and cocktails at **FishStix Seafood Market** in Warrenton, open Tuesday through Saturday.

**Drink:**** ****Twist Wine** in Cloverdale sells its wine, made from grapes at several vineyards, under four labels. You can stop in for a glass of **deGarde Brewing**’s famous wild ales or purchase a bottle to go at their tasting room in Tillamook. **Fort George Brewery** in Astoria is open daily for visitors to try their sudsy craft brews and house-made sausage.

### Central Coast Food Trail

**About the trail: **The Central Coast Food Trail showcases the region’s locally sourced seafood, wild-foraged ingredients, small farms and ranches, and artisan experiences. Stretching from Lincoln City south to Florence, it also includes some of the best restaurants, cafes, breweries and culinary experiences the region has to offer. Travelers are now able to easily find locally sourced meals up and down Oregon’s entire 363-mile coastline.

**Eat: **For those who want to cook their own meal, check out the catch of the day at **Barnacle Bill’s Seafood Market & Annex** in Lincoln City, or order a** DockBox** from **Local Ocean** in Newport, a seafood-focused meal kit that supplies everything you need to make restaurant-quality food at home. Complete your meal with handcrafted specialty bread and pastries from **Pacific Sourdough** in Waldport. Family-owned and operated **Gibson Farms** in Siletz, which has been growing blueberries for three generations, invites visitors in for a one-of-a-kind U-pick experience. If you’d rather someone else do the cooking, don’t miss **Nosh Eatery** in Florence, which appeases vegans, vegetarians and carnivores alike all while offering a stunning view of the historic Siuslaw River Bridge.

**Drink: **To get you properly amped for a day of exploring the Coast, visit **Cape Foulweather Coffee** in Lincoln City, which focuses on delivering a high-quality roast through the use of renewable energy and sustainable practices like composting. For something different, try **Stillwagon Distillery** in Florence, which concocts rums from blackstrap molasses and infuses them with various fruits and spices. For the wine lovers, head to **Flying Dutchman Winery** in Otter Rock where you can taste their small-batch wines at their tasting room perched on a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

### Wild Rivers Coast Food Trail

**About the trail: **On the South Coast, the Wild Rivers Coast Food Trail is known for cranberries, fresh-caught seafood, craft beverages, farm-to-table restaurants and more.

**Eat: **For a thoughtfully prepared, locally sourced meal make sure to visit **Wildflour Public House**** **in North Bend. Stop into **The Rolling Pin,** in Bandon, where everything on the menu is made in-house from scratch. Welcoming customers to its farms every Saturday, shop for your weekly milk and eggs at Port Orford’s micro dairy **Wild Woods Gypsy**. Try the inventive bread flavors, like polenta rosemary from **Leavened** in Gold Beach. When in Brookings, make sure to sample the tasty vegan offerings of **Off the Wagon Food Truck**.

**Drink:** Stop into **Stillwagon Distillery**‘s Bandon tasting room, inspired by ancient sea lore, to taste finely made rums, whiskeys and vodka. In Gold Beach, **Arch Rock Brewing Company** brews up South Coast-style beer, available by the glass, growler or crowler. You won’t want to miss the unique ciders of **Bandon Rain** and Brookings’ **Chetco Brewing Company**, which serves up 16 different beers at its taproom, including house root beer and kombucha.

# Willamette Valley

### Great Oaks Food Trail

**About the trail:** The Great Oaks Food Trail is known for its big-hearted family farms that take pride in the land as well as extensive food and drink makers that highlight the Polk County region’s rich soils and plentiful bounty.

**Eat: ****Bare Farms **in Willamina sells plant starts, vegetables, pork and eggs at its self-serve stand, open daily from June through October. In Monmouth, don’t miss the pizzas at **Yeasty Beasty**, with doughs made fresh daily from stone-ground flour. For a tasty meal at home, check out **Feather Root Farms** in Monmouth which sells their quality pastured meats directly to shoppers online for pickup. For a cold treat, get a scoop from **Dreamies Creamery** in Dallas.

**Drink:** The tasting room at **Bryn Mawr Vineyards** in Salem has sweeping views and delicious wines, while at **Benedetto Vineyards & Tasting Room**, you’re likely to stumble upon the owner while meandering around the Dallas-area vineyard, wine glass in hand. Gilgamesh Brewing’s location in Independence, **The River**, is a family-friendly place to unwind with a full menu of food and large selection of brewed beer. **Parallel 45 Brewing** has creative and original-style beers ample outdoor seating at its Independence brewery.

### Mid-Willamette Valley Food Trail

**About the trail:** The Mid-Willamette Valley Food Trail is known for wineries, breweries, family farms and more.

**Eat:** In Albany stop into **Sybaris Bistro**, an eclectic Northwest bistro in a historic industrial building. In Corvallis **Castor Kitchen & Bar** has a season- and mood-inspired menu that highlights local products. Philomath’s **Eats & Treats Cafe** is a dedicated gluten-free eatery specializing in barbecue. Lebanon’s local roaster, **Mugs Coffee House**, has espresso drinks and smoothies as well as breakfast and lunch offerings. **Gathering Together Farm** sells produce, pastries, eggs and meat at its Philomath farm stand and several regional farmers markets. The farm also takes care of dinner for you with farm-fresh meals to go that can be ordered in advance. Albany’s **Midway Farms** has a farm stand open seven days a week, selling seasonal produce and CSA boxes for pickup. Order seeds through the mail from Alsea’s **The Thyme Garden** to get started on your garden; while other growing supplies can be purchased at Albany’s **Urban Ag Supply**.

**Drink:** In Corvallis **2 Towns Ciderhouse** makes tasty and inventive ciders from 100% fresh-pressed Northwest apples. **Sky High Brewing & Pub** takes beer and pub food to new heights in its 4-story brewpub in downtown Corvallis. Taste the latest musings of **Vivacity Fine Spirits**, located inside the **Calapooia Brewing** pub in downtown Albany or check out the locally crafted offerings of **4 Spirits Distillery**, which aims to make superior liquors while also honoring service members. The regional wineries make for a pleasant afternoon outing. Be sure to check out Philomath’s **Compton Family Wines**, Monroe’s **Bluebird Hill Cellars** and Corvallis’ **Tyee Wine Cellars**, all of which capture the unique terroir of the area through their regular and specialty vintages.

**Sheep Fun**: You can visit Albany’s **Iron Water Ranch** by appointment, and book a tour at **Leaping Lamb Farm** in Alsea.

### South Willamette Valley Food Trail

**About the trail:** The South Willamette Valley Food Trail is known for farm-to-table restaurants, wineries, breweries, cideries and family farms.

**Eat**: **Creswell Bakery** sells their scratch-made artisan breads, plate-sized cinnamon rolls and a decadent lunch menu. Grab all of your baking ingredients or ready-to-eat baked goods from **Camas Country Schoolhouse Bakery** in Junction City, open Tuesday through Saturday. **Provisions Market Hall** in Eugene is a cafe with a menu that includes breakfast offerings, sandwiches and pizza.

**Drink: **Plan to taste your favorite varietals with a visit to the wineries surrounding Eugene, including **Brigadoon Wine Co., Walnut Ridge Vineyard, Bennett Vineyards, Noble Estate Winery** and **King Estate Winery.** Check the websites; in many cases reservations are required or encouraged. Eugene’s **WildCraft Cider Works **harvests wild and rare fruit to craft an array of expressive, naturally aged ciders. **Claim 52 Kitchen **serves up tasty pub food alongside its small batch brews (reservations are strongly recommended). Stop into **Alesong Brewing **which uses patient production, approaching each beer creation as it would a musical composition. Try a cocktail or sample the spirits straight at **Heritage Distilling**, the creator of the cocoa bomb whiskey, and **Thinking Tree Spirits **a women-led distillery.

# Mt. Hood & the Columbia River Gorge

## East Gorge Food Trail

**About the trail: **The East Gorge Food Trail is known for historic orchards, vineyards, farm-to-table restaurants and more.

**Eat:** The farm stand at **Sandoz Farm** in The Dalles features butchered meats and fresh and pickled vegetables. You can find their products at **The Dalles Farmers Market**, one of the many farmers markets in the area. Others include **Mosier Farmers Market** and the **Hood River Farmers Market**. For ready-made meals, swing by **The Riv** for breakfast or lunch inside a 1900s stone church. If you need a boost, stop into **Randonnee Coffee Co** or **Shannon’s Ice Cream** to try their homemade local cherry flavor in a waffle cone.

**Drink: ****Freebridge Brewing** invites you to stop in to try their Northwest ales and German lagers, while **Gorge Wine Library** often hosts live music events. Check out Tierra De Lobos Winery on the banks of the Columbia River. Enjoy a heated tent or picnic while wine tasting the wines of family estate **Idiot’s Grace Winery** in Mosier and take in the stunning views at Mosier’s **Analemma Wines**.

# Southern Oregon

### Great Umpqua Food Trail

**About the trail:** The Great Umpqua Food Trail is known for farms, ranches, bakeries, wineries, craft breweries and more.

**Eat: **The **Umpqua Valley Farmers Market** in Roseburg, held every Saturday, has everything you need to fill your pantry with local products. Bring maximum flavor to each dish you make with Glide’s **River Ranch Oregon Olive Oil**. In Roseburg, the wood-fired pies featuring creative toppings at **Old Soul Pizza** are crowd pleasers. In Elkton, **Tomaselli’s Pastry Mill & Cafe** serves up specialty sandwiches and mouthwatering baked goods.

**Drink: **The terroir of the region’s wineries can be tasted in **Melrose Vineyards**, Roseburg’s **Reustle Prayer Rock Vineyards** and **Cooper Ridge Vineyard**, located on the North Umpqua River. If beer is more your thing, stop in for a flavorful, crisp pint at **North Forty Beer Company** in Roseburg. For something a little different, try the honey-based creations at **Oran Mor** **Artisan Mead**, also in Roseburg.

High season varies per business, but is typically June – October. Check seasonality before you go:

- Cherries: June through August
- Blueberries and peaches: July through August
- Pumpkin patches: September through October

### Rogue Valley Food Trail

**About the trail:** The Rogue Valley Food Trail is known for cheesemakers, farms with fertile fields, chocolatiers, craft beverages and more.

**Eat: **In Grants Pass, **Rogue Creamery**’s cheese shop, dairy and farm stand offers up a wide assortment of cheeses, including Caveman Blue, Jefferson Cheddar and gorgonzola. **Dunbar Farms** has a Medford tasting room to sample its wine, beer and sandwiches. Also in Medford, don’t miss **Buttercloud Bakery & Cafe**, where you can dig into brunch plates, biscuit sandwiches and a wide assortment of baked goods. Stop into **Super Natural Chocolate Co**. in Grants Pass for truffles, hot cocoa mix and more.

**Drink**: Biodynamic-certified boutique Grants Pass winery **Troon Vineyard** is open for tastings by reservation. Also in Grants Pass, enjoy the craft cocktails and locally sourced ingredients of **Steam Distillery**. The small-batch whiskeys of **Pioneer Whisky** in Talent and the historic prosperity of **EdenVale Winery** in Medford are also worthy of exploration.

**Annual events include:**

**Brine, Brew & Barrel Fermentation Festival**| January**Oregon Chocolate Festival****|**March**Oregon Cheese Festival |**April**Rogue Valley Farm Tour****|**July**Southern Oregon Lavender Festival**| July

# Central Oregon

## High Desert Food Trail

**About the Trail: **The High Desert Food Trail is known for its resilient farms and ranches, craft beverage makers and seed-to-table restaurants.

**Eat: **Warm Springs Reservation’s **Twisted Teepee** has everything for a delicious breakfast, including huckleberry pancakes and Indian fry bread. Bend’s **Jackson’s Corner** sources its ingredients from local farms and ranches and serves up many of the city’s quality craft breweries. If you’re craving a sandwich, try the next-level tri-tip at artisanal butchery and eatery **Sisters Meat and Smokehouse**, where you can also buy everything you need for grilling. For a plant-forward meal featuring sustainably grown ingredients, check out Redmond’s **Terra Kitchen****. **

**Drink:** Enjoy a specialty coffee drink and house-made pastry at **Sisters Coffee Company****. **Bend is known for its award-winning craft breweries, so make sure to stop by **The Ale Apothecary** which uses water from the Deschutes as well as Oregon wildflower honey and grain from nearby **Mecca Grade Estate Malt** in Madras. In Terrebonne, visit **Faith & Hope Charity Vineyard**, where you can sip wine with views of the Three Sisters, for which the winery is named. If spirits are more your speed, check out **Crater Lake Spirits** — be sure to try the Prohibition Gin made with high desert juniper berries.

**Annual events include: **

**La Pine Rhubarb Festival**| June**La Pine Coop and Garden Tour**| August**DD Ranch Pumpkin Patch**| October