Bike tour/Aug 2018
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Planning page for our bike tour in Oregon to visit hot springs♨️!
Day 0: 🚆 Seattle → Klamath Falls
August 16, 2018
- Stay
- Cheap hotel near train station in Klamath Falls (FIND HOTEL/MAKE RESERVATION)
- Mileage
- N/A
Resources:
Day 1: 🚲 Klamath Falls → Crater Lake
August 17, 2018
- Stay
- Mazama Village Campground (All reservations are filled but (a) 25% are available first-come-first-serve on the day and (b) there appear to be hiker/biker spots)
- Mileage
- ?
Resources:
Day 2: 🚲 Crater Lake → Umpqua Hotsprings♨️
August 18, 2018
- Stay
- Toketee Lake Campground MAKE RESERVE!
- Mileage
- 50 mi to campground; ~4 mi from campground to hot springs
Notes:
- Toketee Campground is a dry campground so we'll need to purify water!
- This page claims that there are two campsites near the trailhead to the hot spring but the FS page on the train suggests that no camping is allowed and that we should set up at Toketee Lake
- SoakOregon Info Page
- Umpqua Hotspring Trailhead USFS Page
- Near Toketee Lake Campground: "There are two spectacular waterfalls within a five-minute drive of the site. Watson Falls is 272 feet high and has a short trail to the base of the falls. During wetter months be prepared to get a cool shower of fresh mountain water. Toketee Falls is an amazing two level falls flowing out of a basalt column wall. The viewing platform is less than a half mile down the trail."
Day 3: 🚲 Umpqua Hotsprings♨️ → McCredie Hotsprings♨️
August 19, 2018
- Stay
- Blue Pool Campground (USFS) (no advance reservations, first come-first-serve; ~0.5mi from springs)
- Mileage
- 53.7 mi (via NF road; check; 70mi otherwise)
Notes:
Day 4: 🚲 McCredie Hotsprings♨️ → Cougar Hotsprings♨️
August 20, 2018
- Stay
- Cougar Crossing Campground (RESERVED Site 10; 50% are first-come-first-serve; ~2.5mi from springs; other USFS camping options are nearby)
- Mileage
- 60.7mi via NF road (other options available)
Notes:
Day 5: 🚲 Cougar Hotsprings♨️ → Eugene
August 21, 2018
- Stay
- cheap hotel near amtrak station and/or ninkasi (FIND HOTEL/MAKE RESERVATION)
- Mileage
- 57mi (as long as the road isn't closed!)
- Do/Eat
- Nikansi Tasting Room at 272 Van Buren St. Eugene, Oregon 97402
Resources:
Day 6: 🚆 Eugene → Seattle
August 22, 2018
