Crater Lake Road Tour - June 16-18

[m3dragon]

Register for the event at club site raddrives.com

Crater Lake Adventure – June 16-18
This trip has been a long time coming. An adventure tour to Crater Lake. This drive will take us through some of the best scenery the Sierra Mountain range has to offer. Each day will include several stops, allowing everyone to take in the major sights in Northern CA and Southern OR .

Day 1 will start in Sacramento, with what will be the only boring section of our adventure. Before we know it, we will be on the fun back roads. Once we hit the back roads, the tour will avoid all the major freeways as much as possible. Stops for the day will include Lassen Volcanic Park, Subway Cave Lava Tubes, and McLoud Falls. We will end the day in Mt. Shasta.

Day 2 will be the run up to Crater Lake. There we will explore the crater, an old Western fort and hotel, and a miniature rail museum. Most of the day will be spent exploring, so bring your camera and your walking shoes.

Day 3 will be the run back home, as we will leave Klamath Falls OR to head back to CA. This day will be a half day. We will make our way along scenic back roads to end at the final lunch stop. After lunch, everyone can make their way home as they see fit.

Day 1: June 16 – Volcanic Run

The planned route will have the best twisty roads of the tour. This day will also have a focus on seeing the Volcanic formations of the region. Remember to bring walking shoes and a good flashlight for the lava tubes.

Day 1: Meeting Location
Address: Starbucks - 3230 Arena Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95834
Time: 7:00am
Depart: 7:30am – Trip begins.

The first leg of the day will have the longest freeway section of the trip.
Lunch stop will be a Wholefoods boxed lunch in Lassen Park.
Time: ~12:30pm arrive with 30 min for lunch.

After lunch, we will head to the lava tubes, followed by the McLoud Falls. The end of the day will be spent in Mt. Shasta.

Hotel Address: Comfort Inn & Suites - 1844 Shastina Dr, Weed, CA 96094
Dinner will be at Mike and Tony’s, serving good Italian food.
Address: 501 S. Mt. Shasta Blvd, Mt. Shasta, CA 96067
Time: 7:00pm
 
Day 2: June 17 – Crater Run

Day two we will make the short drive to see Crater Lake. This will be the low mileage day, allowing us to maximize the time spent seeing the sights of the region.

Address: Comfort Inn & Suites - 1844 Shastina Dr, Weed, CA 96094
Time: 7:30am meet up in parking lot
Depart: 8:00am to head to trails.

Lunch stop will be a Subway boxed lunch at Crater lake. After lunch, the group will head to the local old West Fort to get a taste of the pioneer days. Following the Fort, the final stops will be at a Rail Museum and an old west hotel. We will end the day in Klamath Falls before heading to dinner.

Hotel Address: Cimarron Inn - 3060 S 6th St, Klamath Falls, OR 97603
Dinner Stop, for those who wish to join in some local brews.
Address: Klamath Basin Brewing Co - 1320 Main St., Klamath Falls, OR 97601
Time: 6:30pm

Day 3: June 17 – South Bound Trucking
The last day will be a driver’s day. We will have only one stop, Burney Falls, before we end for lunch in Redding, CA.
Hotel Address: Cimarron Inn - 3060 S 6th St, Klamath Falls, OR 97603
Time: 7:30am meet up in parking lot
Depart: 8:00am depart.
Lunch for those who wish to join will be at a great local restaurant.
Address: From the Hearth Café - 2650 Churn Creek Rd., Redding, CA 96002
Time: `12:30pm

Fees:

The base fee collected is for Decals, Single Club Event Membership, Club Membership Insurance, and PayPal. This fee is collected at cost, as we believe in doing things for fun and not for profit. Organizers also pay this fee to participate. Hotels, lunches and other extra items are also collected at cost under a group rate, allowing us to get the best deals possible.


Register for the event at club site raddrives.com

[XMetal]

This should be FUN! Signing up shortly

Anyone else want to enjoy some great roads/sceneries in their Z's???

[Dalecan]

I did something similar acouple of years ago; returning to. Seattle from Vegas via Yosemite and crater lake. It was a blast.

[Finnegan]

Well organized and run events, highly recommended.

[itdnwiwbp]

Since you'll be so close I highly recommend a stop at the Collier Logging Museum just north of Klamath Falls. It's just a bunch of dilapidated logging equipment but it's a lot of fun to walk around for a little while. I drove past it on trips back and forth from CA to WA several times before finally making the time to stop on one trip and didn't regret it.

[XMetal]

Originally Posted by Finnegan

Well organized and run events, highly recommended.

I did two weekend trips and two 10-day trips with them. Always fun and well organized events. Definitely recommended

Finn, when do I get to meet my twin on one of these drives

[Finnegan]

Originally Posted by XMetal

I did two weekend trips and two 10-day trips with them. Always fun and well organized events. Definitely recommended

Finn, when do I get to meet my twin on one of these drives

Soon perhaps! But I'd probably bring the 480 HP cruiser with the giant trunk! Bet I can still keep up!

[XMetal]

I have no doubt that you can keep up...so, we'll designate you as the Big Mac chase car

[Slickback_Ben]

Sounds like fun, I'm in! Deposit paid

[XMetal]

Originally Posted by Slickback_Ben

Sounds like fun, I'm in! Deposit paid

I signed up a few weeks ago. We can caravan up to the meeting point together on the 15th if you like.

[Slickback_Ben]

Originally Posted by XMetal

I signed up a few weeks ago. We can caravan up to the meeting point together on the 15th if you like.

Sounds good to me. We should probably decide on the time and where to meet up!

[XMetal]

Originally Posted by Slickback_Ben

Sounds good to me. We should probably decide on the time and where to meet up!

Will PM you once I planned out where to stay for Thursday night. Still trying to get some more people to go.

[Slickback_Ben]

Originally Posted by XMetal

Will PM you once I planned out where to stay for Thursday night. Still trying to get some more people to go.

Sounds good to me. I'm in the same boat, trying to get some of my guys to tag along as well!

[Slickback_Ben]

One month away! Super excited! Won't be able to join in on the fun during the final day though, have to make it back in time to attend a wedding.

[m3dragon]

Deadline to sign up with group hotels is May 27th.

Final deadline is June 12th.

Q&A
Who is going?
- This is open to all sports cars. Most trips are BMW, Audi, Porsche, Jaguar and Corvette. Trips always get a wide range of vehicles.

Is it just this forum?
- No the invite is put on multiple forums and groups

Is it family friendly?
- Yes families are welcome to come as this is about seeing sights as well as driving cars.

What do we do on the tour?
- Day is broken up into sections. Some of the day is spent driving fun back roads and the other is spent seeing sights as a group to make friends or catch up with old ones

Why go on the tour?
- This is a organized club event so all the planning is done. All you do is show up and have fun.

[XMetal]

This is gonna be fun! Is the GTR ready to come out to play yet?

[Asianoak]

I relocated to Klamath Falls a couple years ago for work... do I still need to pay the fee to join in if I decide to meet up with everybody just for the Crater Lake and Klamath portion?

[Slickback_Ben]

Amazingly fun trip! Ya'll a bunch of knuckleheads!

Will post pics tomorrow!

[Slickback_Ben]

[XMetal]

Originally Posted by Slickback_Ben

Amazingly fun trip! Ya'll a bunch of knuckleheads!

Will post pics tomorrow!

Glad you had fun and the goofballs didn't scared off Michele (spelling?) on her first road trip? Hope to see you on future events.

[Slickback_Ben]

Originally Posted by XMetal

Glad you had fun and the goofballs didn't scared off Michele (spelling?) on her first road trip? Hope to see you on future events.

Yeah definitely! She had a blast, really enjoyed meeting everyone! Hopefully we'll join everyone on the Valley of Fire tour in October.

[XMetal]

From the hotel balcony