The South Clackamas Farm Loop is a self-guided farm tour route that leads you to farm stops in the South Clackamas area. You’ll find things to do and see all year ’round. It’s the perfect outing for family and friends, right in Portland’s backyard.
In just a few minutes’ travel time from Portland, you can gather natural goodness from a farm, pet farm animals, taste hazelnuts and chocolates, sip fine wines produced from the region’s Jory soils, watch a rodeo or shop for western wear.
The community of family farms and value-added operations welcome you to join them for a taste, both literal and figurative, of what the Willamette Valley has to offer. The South Clackamas Farm Loop can connect you to local family farms and country business operators rooted in the rural community and committed to sharing their authentic experience with you.
Farms vary in their open season, depending on what they grow. It’s best to check their website, Facebook and/or call them before you visit.
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South Clackamas Farm Loop Stops 2024
Christopher Bridge Wines
Our timber-framed tasting room offers uniquely styled wines crafted in the tradition of European family estates since 2001. This 80-acre farm is LIVE certified with 100% Estate-grown fruit. Wines served: Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Ehrenfelser, Muscat, Kerner, Sauvignon Blanc, Blaufraenkisch, Zweigelt, and Rosé.
Valley vistas and Special Events (check website).
More info: 503-263-6267, 12770 S. Casto Rd, Oregon City 97045
Hosts: Winemaker/Vigneron Chris and Susanne Carlberg.
HOURS: Open year-round, Sat and Sun 12-5p
Website Facebook Instagram (coming as soon as we get the link)
Hopkins Demonstration Forest
Hopkins is a 140-acre parcel of forestland nestled in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains and is owned and operated by Forests Forever, Inc, a nonprofit 501c(3) organization. Our mission is to provide educational opportunities for students, teachers, and the community about how our forests are managed in Oregon while protecting the water resources we all use, and the clean air we all breathe.
Visitors to Hopkins will find over 5 miles of hiking trails they can use to explore and enjoy the forest. In addition to seeing many different ages of managed conifer forests, you will discover the Molalla Log House. Many believe the Molalla Log House is the oldest remaining log house in Oregon, built around 1799. Here you will find interpretive panels telling the history and some of the mysteries surrounding the log house.
You will also see the historical 65′ Clatskanie Mountain Fire Lookout Tower, which is open to the public every Saturday from 9:00am until 1:00pm May through September.
Hopkins is open daily throughout the year from 7:00am until dusk.
More info: 503-632-2150, 16750 S. Brockway Rd, Oregon City, OR 97045
Hours: Daily from 7:00 AM to Dusk
Puddin’ River Chocolates
Stop in and savor our irresistibly unique confections, chocolates and cheese fondue. Our team, led by Owner and Chief Chocolatier Teresa Sasse, never rests. It’s that look on each customer’s face, a look of overwhelming delight, a stunning ‘WOW!’ factor, that drives the talented staff at Puddin’ River. Teresa uses family recipes unlike any others and produces elegant European-style chocolates.
More info: 503-263-2626, 1438 S Ivy St, Canby.
Host: Teresa Sasse.
HOURS: Tuesday- Friday 9-5:30 pm Saturday 9-4 pm
Swan Island Dahlias
Don’t Miss the Annual Dahlia Festival August 1st through September 30th. Visit the nation’s largest grower only 25 miles south of Portland in beautiful Canby, Oregon. The site of millions of dahlias in bloom is a photographer’s playground and a gardener’s dream. Pick out some favorites and order for spring delivery. Relax among nature’s gifts while enjoying a bite to eat from one of the food trucks or a drink while listening to live music on Saturday & Sundays. Shop the gift shop, take a class, and don’t miss purchasing fresh cut flowers to take home. Free admission & parking. Wednesday -Sunday 9am-5:30pm & Labor Day. Peak bloom Mid-August-Mid-September. Gift Shop also open October-July, Monday-Friday 9am-4:30pm and Saturdays 10am-3pm for shopping year-round.
More Info: (800) 410-6540, 995 NW 22nd Avenue, Canby. Hosts: The Gitts Family.
HOURS: Office and gift shop open year-round, off season hours: Oct – July, Mon-Fri 9a-4:30p; Fields Open Aug-Sept: Wed-Sun 9a-5:30p, Closed Mon & Tues.
TMK Creamery
Come to TMK Creamery to see firsthand how cheese is made! Take a tour of the entire dairy and meet the Cowlebrities and Junior Cowlebrities. See where they live, milk, eat and watch how our cheese is made right on the farm. Purchase incredible cheese and ice cream at the farm store… from the cows you just met! TMK Farm is a small family farm that continues to add new and fun products, including tasty favorites from our TMK foodtruck. You don’t want to miss the chance to pick up TMK “Cowcohol,” (up-cycled whey vodka), and be sure to make TMK a regular stop in 2022. TMK Creamery is building an on-site distillery planned for April, so that you can see Cowcohol being made. Special events and activities are held monthly.
More info: 503-683-3397, 227221 S Dryland Road, Canby. Hosts: Todd & Tessa Koch.
HOURS: Open year-round, Friday 4-7p, Saturday and Sunday 10a-3p
