Travel Oregon has started the Oregon Food Trails programme which brings together local communities and businesses to create self-guided culinary trails in every corner of the state.
From tasting wines to picking fresh berries and fishing for steelhead, the Oregon Food Trails offer many experiential opportunities for visitors.
North Coast Food Trail stretches 70 miles along the northern coastline from CannonBeach to Lincoln City, and visitors can experience the region?s food by sea and land. Visitors will have the opportunity to learn how small-batch whiskey is made at Cannon Beach Distillery, try kayak clamming in Netarts Bay or take a Tillamook dairy farm tour.
Wild Rivers Coast Food Trail meanders down Highway 101?s southern coastline for 134 miles between Reedsport and Brookings. Along this route, visitors can pick fresh grown cranberries in Bandon, forage for seaweed and barnacles by kayak or sip brews at small-batch breweries.
Great Umpqua Food Trail, located in southern Oregon, takes visitors along a Scenic Byway and a Wild and ScenicRiver from Winchester Bay to Canyonville. Travellers can sample olive at River Ranch Olive Oil, sip sustainable wines at Abacela Winery and enjoy baked goods at Tomaselli?s Pastry Mill & Caf?.
Guests wishing to take the East Gorge Food Trail will get to explore landscapes of the sunnier side of the Columbia River Gorge, offering 30 farm-fresh stops. Known to be one of the best fruit-growing regions in the country, visitors can pick their way through orchards growing everything from cherries, peaches, pears, apricots and plums. There are plenty of wineries, cideries and breweries as well along this trail.
South Willamette Valley Food Trail is situated in the agricultural heartland of the state. The 58-stop trail takes guests to some of the best wineries, family-friendly farms and clear waters. They can also try out fishing with a guided fly-fishing experience on McKenzie River.
To know more about the food trails and how it helps the local economy across the state, visit www.traveloregon.com
