First Drive of the 2025 Season

Please  join us for our first Drive of the 2025 season. Bring any brand or type of vehicle with good tires for lower temperatures.

We will start at a coffee shop in Tigard and meander on mostly backroads to Sherwood, Carlton, Yamhill, Vanport, North Plains and ending up at the cozy Rock Creek Tavern for late lunch. All registered participants will get an email the day before the drive if weather conditions are favorable for the drive or if it has to be cancelled.

The drive is approximately 86 miles with one rest stop. We’ll meet at 10:00 AM with Drivers Meeting at 10:15 AM and departure shortly after.  The end location is the Rock Creek Tavern, close to Hwy 26 for a quick return home.

Severe weather like snow or ice will cancel the event, but otherwise please come prepared for cool wintery weather.

Event Organizer: Heinz Holzapfel

Event Stats:

Number of Groups: 2 groups of 12 cars each
Total Miles: 86
Total Drive Time: about 2 hours 15 minutes

Digital Navigation Support:

Ride with GPS and printable route directions to be sent out 3 days prior to event.

Registration Information:

Registration opens December 12 at 7:00 PM. Volunteers will be needed for Leads and Sweeps. Please volunteer when you register, if you are able and willing to accept the responsibilities.

General Information about this Event:

Registration is by car. Each driver must complete the data collection in the registration form. If you have a navigator, please register that person at the same time. If you don’t have a navigator, just mark the navigator question as N/A.

The start location, time, description of Digital Navigation Support as well a printable PDF file of Driving Directions will be provided two days before the event to all registrants. Please check your Spam folder if you do not see an email with the directions within 24 hours of the event.

Each Participant (Driver and Navigator) is required to sign the “Release and Waiver of Liability” at the start of the drive.

We encourage all participants to take pictures and share the pictures either on our social media sites or upload them to our photo repository using the link provided with the driving directions.

Event Policies Regarding Privacy, Photography and Recordings: Click Here

Questions:  Please contact Drive Team