Tours

Parade Portland will have several tours to help you appreciate the grandeur of our beautiful Northwest. Due to the overwhelming response to the initial tour offerings, we have added additional tours.  The Exotic Car Tour was moved to Thursday August 10.   Most tours are full.  While this is a Porsche Parade, other vehicles are allowed on the driving tours.

Silver Falls With Covered Bridge Tour --$25-- Wed. Aug 9 and Thurs. Aug 10:

Self Driving Tour – Departs Red Lion Hotel 8 am, Returns 4 pm; Lunch Included

Nestled in the lower elevation of Oregon's Cascade Mountains lies a temperate rain forest. It's here that the Trail of Ten Falls (Canyon Trail) can be found. The Canyon Trail and the falls descend to a forest floor covered with ferns, mosses, and wildflowers. 

Self Driving Tour – Departs Red Lion Hotel 8 am, Returns 4 pm; Lunch Included

The tour proceeds East and South from Salem along country roads in Linn County. We will stop and view at least 5 historical Covered Bridges … enjoying scenic, beautiful country roads while driving from Bridge to Bridge.       

Lunch will be catered lunch at Roaring River State Park which is in the immediate vicinity of the Larwood Bridge (circa 1939).  The Park’s large parking lot will provide ample opportunity for group pictures.

Oregon Coast Scenic Tour -- $30 -- Wed Aug 9 and Thurs. Aug 10:

Self Driving Tour – Departs Red Lion Hotel 8 am, Returns 4 pm; Lunch Included

This Tour will proceed directly up Sunset Highway 26 going west to the Oregon Coast. The focal point of the Tour will be a stop in Canon Beach where the sites/sounds of the Oregon Coast as well as the shops and restaurants of this quaint seaside town will be experienced.  The Tour finishes by heading south along coastal roads to towns in the Tillamook area…   looping back onto highway 26, using back roads.  A catered lunch will be served at beautiful Ecola State Park.  


Winery Tour -- $75 -- Wed. Aug 9:

Bus Tour – Departs Red Lion Hotel 8 am, Returns 4 pm; Lunch Included

Oregon is nationally recognized for producing some of the finest Pinot Noir wines. On this tour we will visit some of Oregon Regions finest wineries in the Winery Region Southwest of Portland. Private tasting and tours are planned at five excellent Wineries:

• Ken Wright (tour and tasting to be presented by Ken Wright)
• Panther Creek (barrel tasting and tour by winemaker)
• Maysara (lunch)
• Bella Ponte (tasting presented by winemaker, a 356 owner)
• Dundee (hosted by Joe Dobbs, winery owner and 911 owner).  

The catered lunch to be enjoyed at Maysara will have each course matched to a particular wine.   


Exotic Car Tour -- $30 -- Thurs. Aug 10:

Bus Tour – Departs Red Lion Hotel 8 am, Returns 4 pm; Lunch Included

Lunch is sponsored by Grand Prix Motors.  Grand Prix offers an exciting collection of exotic sports cars and specializes in locating special interest cars for customers though- out the U.S.  

After Lunch, the Tour will stop to view Ron Tonkin’s private exotic car collection in Portland. This Tour includes a wide range of Italian exotics.  Tonkin Ferrari is the first (and therefore oldest) Ferrari Dealer in the U.S.  Ron’s private collection is spectacular and we expect Mr. Tonkin to present his collection along with personal stories about his long relationship with the Factory.


St. Helens Scenic Tour -- $55 -- Thurs. Aug 10: 

Bus Tour – Departs Red Lion Hotel 8 am, Returns 4 pm; Box Lunch Included

This Tour features the famous St. Helen’s 1982 eruption in Washington.  After traveling North on I-5, we proceed East on Spirit Lake Highway up to the Johnston Ridge Observatory (approximately 4500 ft. elevation).  At this location the group will be just 5 miles from Mt. St. Helen’s and in the middle of the “blast zone”.  A film of the eruption will be shown at the Observatory and we will learn how this monumental eruption radically re-shaped the surrounding landscape and the cycle of nature, locally.   There will be short (optional) hikes available as well as views of the lava dome, crater, pumice plain and landslide deposits. 

 

Special Notes:

• Due the very high number of registrations for the Driving Tours, the Tour Chairperson and Tour Managers reserve the right to make changes for the purpose of keeping the numbers per Tour/Day both logistically manageable, as well as to ensure that we provide a safe, high quality experience for the participants. 

• Directions and informational materials will be handed out during Sat./Sun. registration.

•  A “ticket” that allows the holder to check-in on the day of the Tour will be handed out at Registration.  All tickets must be turned in at the start of each Tour.

• All driving tours require that participating cars be given a basic Safety Inspection (provided on Sat./Sun.) 

PCA rules require safety inspection and waiver signatures for all Tour registrants. Participation will be denied if these requirements are not met.