Tired of touch-and-go’s at your home airport? Get out and explore!
Bill Warren was forever encouraging others to “get out there and go flying!” Well, it’s not such a bad idea, you know. Grab a friend and go!
Please let us know about your favorite spot and we will happily add it to the lists below.
Aviation Events Calendar
The $100 Hamburger – and more!
| Salem – Flight Deck | 503-581-5721 | |
| Cowboy Dinner Tree (45S) | Silver Lake, OR | 541-576-2426 |
| Gold Beach | walk to the Porthole Cafe | |
| Chiloquin | walk across Hwy 97 to Molita’s Cafe | |
| Klamath Falls / Kingsley Field | The cafe is upstairs at the terminal. A great spot to watch the fighter action! | |
| Happy Camp, CA | Frontier cafe downtown – easy 3/4 mi walk | 2nd Ave & Hwy 96 |
| Montague, CA | The Dutchman cafe downtown – easy 3/4 mi – 1 mi walk | |
| Powers, OR | Cruiser Cafe – easy 3/4 mi walk 541-439-3100 | Named after the town’s school mascot. a fantastic cheeseburger! |
| Powers, OR | Jack’s cafe downtown – easy 3/4 mi walk | Possibly the best hand-dipped onion rings ever! Great homemade soup, too. |
Airports with hiking / Day Trips
| Prospect (64S) | Nice hiking loop to a waterfall and through town. Bring a picnic lunch and your camera! | |
Airports that allow overnight camping
| Powers Hayes Field (6S6) | Beautiful grass strip along the Coquille River. No facilities on the field, but a nice diner in town. Rich logging history. | |
| Toledo State (5S4) | ||
| Prospect (64S) | Nice wooded area for tents. Outhouses on site. Bring a blanket – it’s cool in the evenings! | |
| Crescent Lake (5S2) | ||
| George Felt (5S1) | ||
| Lakeside (9S3) | grass – walk to town | |
| Toketee (3S6) | Airport camping is permitted. Outhouse toilet. Trout fishing, wildlife area and national wilderness recreational area. Caution elk. | |
| Grants Pass | picnic area / fire ring & camping spot | |
| Cave Junction | camping in front of the Smoke Jumper Base |
Fly-in Lodging
| Lands Inn Airpark | 45457 D.C. Lane | Kimberly, OR 97848 | 541-934-2333 | |
| Flying M Ranch | 23029 NW Flying M Rd | Yamhill, OR | 503-662-3222 | |
| Surprise Valley Hot Springs (059) | Cedarville, CA | 530-279-2040 | ||
Destinations
| Oregon Aviation Museum | 2475 Jim Wright Way | Cottage Grove, Oregon 97424 | on the airport | 541-767-0244 | Sat 10-4 May-Sept |
| Evergreen Museum | 500 NE Captain Michael King Smith Way | McMinnville, Oregon | across the road from the airport | 503-434-4185 | M-Sun 9-5 |
| Oregon Smokejumper Base | Illinois Valley (Cave Junction) Airport | on the field | |||
| Oregon Air & Space Museum | 90377 Boeing Dr. | Eugene Airport | on the field | 541-461-1101 | Summer- Apr to Oct Wed to Sund 12-4pm |
NOTE: George Felt Field, west of Roseburg, has few airplanes left on site and no longer hosts any aviation events.
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