Join us on yet another fun road trip to check out some new trails and meet up with another great trail organization doing the hard work to bring more trails to their community. The Newport Trail Stewards (NewTS) have been working hard to bring more recreational opportunities to their community. First it started with the Wilder Trails, which was in partnership with a private land owner on some undeveloped land that they had on the south side of Newport. More recently, they have partnered with the City of Newport to add trails at the Big Creek Reservoir. These trails were opened in 2022, and they are they fast, fun, flowy goodness on that reign supreme Oregon coast loam.

Plan for the trip is to travel up on Friday, October 10 and camp at South Beach State Park. You will need to make reservations for a campsite. Let’s try to reserve campsites in the E loop first and then move to the F loop to keep us all together. We can ride over to the Wilder trails right from the campground. It’s a free country, so you can leave whenever you want, but the plan is to stay until Monday, October 13 and drive back. A pitstop at Whiskey Run Bike Trails between Bandon and Coos Bay is a must on the way up and/or back home. There is always a chance of showers this time of year, so be prepared. Campground fills up fast, so grab a campsite as soon as you know you can come.

More itenerary for the weekend is to come, but goal is to keep it all pretty flexible. Check back for more details as they get hatched out. Newport is home to the Oregon Coast Aquarium, Rogue Brewing Company, great seafood and much more. Please register using the button below so that we can get a head count for everyone coming.