Oregon Country Trails

Start A Trail

Fern Ridge Lake — Veneta, OR

Start A Trail

We like to call it a "Trail-in-a-Box," a process for organizing agricultural producers, entertainment farms, rural entrepreneurs, and the small family farm into friendly tours of country retailers so that they may claim a sustainable rural lifestyle. With our system, trails are up and running within a matter of weeks.

It's Easy.

  1. Gather a group of at least 10 rural neighbors who produce or want to produce products from their country lifestyle, either through agriculture, farming, art, or any other endeavor.
  2. Choose a nearby location for your meetings, preferably a grange hall, a school, a deli, or a neighbor with an indoor space who is willing to be the heart of your trail.
  3. Call us at 541-998-2828. We will attend your meeting, present the concept of Oregon Country Trails, answer your questions, help envision your geographical design, brochures, and website.
  4. You elect a Trail Boss, a Trail Secretary and a Trail Treasurer.
  5. Pay a small membership fee to join the Oregon Country Trails system. (Half the fee will go towards your trail, printing brochures and getting your trail up and running on the website and shopping cart. A 15% fee on purchased items from your shopping cart goes towards your trail's bank account for the cost of printing future brochures, and for managing the trail's website.)

    And that's it! You are a member of the Oregon Country Trails!