Agri-Tourism in Linn County: 2 Rivers Country Trail
In the bustle and stress of day-to-day life, I find myself longing from time to time for simpler things than I get from my smart phone and iPad. I’m called back to the days when my grandparents threw us kids in the car and we all went for a drive. For fun. That was it: driving in the car. Our entertainment was outside the window. No headphones or Game Boys. No built-in DVRs or cell service. We’d drive, we’d look, we’d talk. Then we’d stop for ice cream and go home.
Pippin and I had such a day recently in Linn County, winding through the countryside outside of Albany/Lebanon on the 2 Rivers Country Trail. The Santaim and Calapooia Rivers wind through this fertile valley, as we passed by fields and farms, and cluster after cluster of wild flowers. Fortunately, we had a map. The Albany Visitors Association turned us on to Oregon Country Trails, a website with maps and legends to farms that are open to the public, as well as wineries, cheese makers, chocolatiers, parks, covered bridges and more.
Highlights of the 2 Rivers Country Trail
There are 39 destinations on this loop and you can download a free map below, which offers specific locations. In the mean time, here is a small sampling of what you can find there:
Fraga Goat Farm
Marks Ridge Winery
Springbank Blueberry Farm
Timeless Gardens
Victorian Chocolate Company
Oregon Country Trails
The good folks at Oregon Country Trails have initiated partnerships with ranchers, farmers, and recreation specialists all over the state “to open their back porches, meadows, and crafts to the public.” Part rural revitalization and part tourism initiative, the Oregon Country Trails website lets you download free maps with designated trails in Lane, Lincoln, Benton, Linn, Crook, and Deschutes counties.
Other Oregon Country Trails in Linn County
Willamette River Country Trail in Albany and North Albany
Pioneer Country Trail in southwest Linn County
Covered Bridge Country Trail in northeast Linn County
Image courtesy of Oregon Country Trails.
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