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Western Loop Tours Including
Oregon
GROUP ITINERARIES
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6-Day Western Loop
#1
From Seattle
(SML) - 1012 miles/ 1629 km
Day 1
Seattle to Olympia via Everett
Arrive at Seattle/ Tacoma International Airport
I-5 North to Everett; South to Olympia (110 miles/ 177 km)
Interesting stops in Seattle:
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· Seattle's Underground Tour
(SML)
· Space Needle (SML)
· Klondike Gold Rush National Park (SML)
· Pike Place Market (SML)
· Seattle Aquarium (SML)
· Tillicum Village (Blake Island) (SML)
Interesting stops along the way:
· Fort Nisqually Historic Site (SML)
· Boeing Aircraft Assembly Plant (SML)
· Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium (SML)
· Steilacoom Historical Museum (SML)
· Tacoma Art Museum (SML)
· Washington State History Museum (SML)
Overnight: Olympia (SML)
Day 2
Olympia to Olympic Peninsula
Hwy 101 to Ocean Shores (282 miles/ 453.8 km)
Interesting stops along the way:
· Quinault, Queest and Hoh Rain Forest (SML)
· Lake Crescent
· Olympic National Park Visitor Center
· Port Townsend
· State Capital in Olympia (SML)
· Lacey Museum
Overnight: Ocean Shores (SML)
[Optional overnight locations: Aberdeen (SML), Quinault (SM)]
Day 3
Olympic National Park to Astoria via Seaside and Canon Beach
Hwy 101 South (123 miles/ 197.9 km)
Interesting stops along the way:
· Seaside (SML)
· Fort Canby State Park, Lewis and Clark Interpretive Museum (SM)
· Cape Disappointment & Mouth of the Columbia (SML)
· Ilwaco Heritage Museum (SM)
Interesting stops in Astoria:
· Columbia River Maritime Museum (SML)
· Astor Column (SML)
· Fort Stevens (SML)
· Fort Clatsop (SML
Overnight: Astoria (SML)
[Optional overnight locations: Long Beach (S)]
Day 4
Astoria to Portland via Mt St Helens
Hwy 30 East; Hwy 433 North to Longview; Hwy 4 East to Kelso; I-5 North to Castle Rock; Hwy 504 to Mt St Helens, return to I-5; South to Portland (211 miles/ 339.6 km)
Interesting stops along the way:
· Fort Vancouver (SML)
· Pearson Air Museum (SML)
· Vancouver Barracks (SML)
· Cowlitz County Historical Museum (SML)
· Mt St Helen National Volcanic Monument Visitors Center (SML)
· Coldwater Canyon Interpretive Center (SML)
· Hoffstad Bluffs Interpretive Center (SML)
· Johnston Ridge Interpretive Center (SML)
· Eco Park (SML)
Interesting stops in Portland:
· International Rose Test Gardens (SML)
· Oregon Zoo (SML)
· Pittock Mansion (SML)
· Chinese Garden (SML)
· Powell's City of Books (SML)
Overnight in Portland (SML)
[Optional overnight locations: Vancouver (SML)
Day 5
Portland to Chehalis
I-5 North (88 miles/ 141.6 km)
Interesting stops along the way:
· Centralia Outlet Mall (SML)
· Chehalis Antique Stores (SML)
· Cowlitz County Historical Museum (SML)
Overnight in Chehalis (SML)
Day 6
Chehalis to Seattle via Mount Rainier
I-5 South to Hwy 12 East to Hwy 123 North; Hwy 706 West to Hwy 7 and I-5 (198 miles/ 318.7 km)
Interesting stops along the way:
· Northwest Trek Wildlife Park (Eatonville) (SML)
· Mount Rainier National Park (SML)
Group Sizes
S - 14 passengers or less
M - 14-36 passengers
L - 36-55 passengers or more
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6-Day Western
Loop #2
From Portland
(SML) - 1012 miles/ 1629 km
Day 1
Portland to Astoria via Mt St Helens
Arrive at Portland International Airport
I-5 North to Castle Rock, Hwy 504 to Mt St Helens, return to I-5 South to Kelso, Hwy 4 West to Longview, South on 433 to Hwy 30 then West to Astoria (211 miles/ 339.6 km)
Interesting stops in Portland:
· International Rose Test Gardens (SML)
· Oregon Zoo (SML)
· Pittock Mansion (SML)
· Chinese Garden (SML)
· Powell's City of Books (SML)
Interesting stops along the way:
· Fort Vancouver (SML)
· Pearson Air Museum (SML)
· Vancouver Barracks (SML)
· Cowlitz County Historical Museum (SML)
· Mt St Helen National Volcanic Monument Visitors Center (SML)
· Coldwater Canyon Interpretive Center (SML)
· Hoffstad Bluffs Interpretive Center (SML)
· Johnston Ridge Interpretive Center (SML)
· Eco Park (SML)
Overnight: Astoria (SML)
[Optional overnight locations: Long Beach (S)]
Day 2
Astoria to Olympic National Park via Seaside and Canon Beach
Hwy 101 North (123 miles/ 197.9 km)
Interesting stops in Astoria:
· Columbia River Maritime Museum (SML)
· Astor Column (SML)
· Fort Stevens (SML)
· Fort Clatsop (SML
Interesting stops along the way:
· Seaside (SML)
· Fort Canby State Park, Lewis and Clark Interpretive Museum (SM)
· Cape Disappointment & Mouth of the Columbia (SML)
· Ilwaco Heritage Museum (SM)
Overnight at Ocean Shores (SML)
[Optional overnight locations: Aberdeen (SML), Quinault (SM)]
Day 3
Olympic Peninsula to Olympia
Hwy 101 to Olympia (282 miles/ 453.8 km)
Interesting stops along the way:
· Quinault, Queest and Hoh Rain Forest (SML)
· Lake Crescent
· Olympic National Park Visitor Center
· Port Townsend
· State Capital in Olympia (SML)
· Lacey Museum
Overnight: Olympia (SML)
Day 4
Olympia to Seattle via Everett
I-5 North to Everett then South to Seattle (110 miles/ 177 km)
Interesting stops in Seattle:
· Seattle's Underground Tour (SML)
· Space Needle (SML)
· Klondike Gold Rush National Park (SML)
· Pike Place Market (SML)
· Seattle Aquarium (SML)
· Tillicum Village (Blake Island) (SML)
Interesting stops along the way:
· Fort Nisqually Historic Site (SML)
· Boeing Aircraft Assembly Plant (SML)
· Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium (SML)
· Steilacoom Historical Museum (SML)
· Tacoma Art Museum (SML)
· Washington State History Museum (SML)
Overnight: Seattle (SML)
Day 5
Seattle to Chehalis via Mount Rainier
I-5 South to Tacoma, Hwy 7 East to Hwy 706, Hwy 123 South to Hwy 12, West to I-5 North (198 miles/ 318.7 km)
Interesting stops along the way:
· Northwest Trek Wildlife Park (Eatonville) (SML)
· Mount Rainier National Park (SML)
Overnight in Chehalis (SML)
Day 6
Chehalis to Portland
I-5 South (88 miles/ 141.6 km)
Interesting stops along the way:
· Centralia Outlet Mall (SML)
· Chehalis Antique Stores (SML)
· Cowlitz County Historical Museum (SML)
Group Sizes
S - 14 passengers or less
M - 14-36 passengers
L - 36-55 passengers or more
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