Events

Check out the AdvenChair in person at one of our events, or join us on an AdvenTours accessible guided hike. Details below.

Soar Activity Day 2025
Jun
20

Soar Activity Day 2025

SOAR is a FREE day of wellness, sport, and outdoor activities specifically created for people with physical challenges and disabilities.

Attendees may have conditions such as: stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, and Parkinson's. Family and friends are welcome to join!

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AdvenTours Accessible Guided Hike Deschutes River Trail: Benham Falls
Jun
22

AdvenTours Accessible Guided Hike Deschutes River Trail: Benham Falls

  • Wanderlust Tours Office, Fred Meyer Shopping Complex (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

This serene trail will take us through a forest of Ponderosa Pine among spectacular lava flows where vistas of Oregon’s backbone, the Cascade Range, stand tall in the distance. We’ll witness the seemingly placid Deschutes turn torrid as it careens over ancient lava rock falls while aspen groves sweep along the river’s edge.

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Overland Expo 2025 Pacific NW
Jun
27
to Jun 29

Overland Expo 2025 Pacific NW

Join us at Overland Expo® —the premier overlanding event series in the world. No other event offers the scope of classes taught by the world’s leading experts alongside a professional-level trade show that brings together all the camping and vehicle and motorcycle equipment and services you need to Get Outfitted. Get Trained. Get Inspired. Get Going.

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AdvenTours Accessible Guided Fort Rock Hike & Stargazing
Jul
18

AdvenTours Accessible Guided Fort Rock Hike & Stargazing

  • Wanderlust Tours, Fred Meyer Shopping Complex (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us for a stunning sunset hike at Fort Rock followed by a night of immersive stargazing! Fort Rock is an absolutely incredible stargazing destination, lying just north of the newly designated Oregon Outback Dark Sky Sanctuary. As a whole, the Oregon Outback is the largest contiguous dark sky shed in the United States, boasting some of the best stargazing in the entire world.

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Ian’s Ride Sea-to-Sound
Aug
22
to Aug 24

Ian’s Ride Sea-to-Sound

Join us at Ian’s Ride Sea To Sound, a a 74-mile, three-day, multi-modal group ride spanning the entire length of the Olympic Discovery Trail. It is also a fundraising opportunity for Ian's Ride, a 501(c)3 non profit in the State of Washington.  The Olympic Peninsula is the farthest northwest expanse of land one can explore along the US coast.

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AdvenTours Accessible Guided Paulina Creek Hike
Sep
6

AdvenTours Accessible Guided Paulina Creek Hike

  • Wanderlust Tours, Fred Meyer Shopping Complex (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Paulina Creek flows from the stunning Paulina Lake in the Newberry Caldera and its surrounding wetlands and meadows, providing habitat for a wide range of fish and wildlife! On our adventure, we will head upstream, watching the creek cascade over one volcanic outcropping after another, learning about the incredible National Volcanic Monument that serves as the starting point for this spectacular body of water.

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Sole Support for Parkinson’s
Sep
27

Sole Support for Parkinson’s

Sole Support for Parkinson's is a day of fundraising and awareness, uniting hundreds of participants from across the region in celebration, support, community, and purpose. At each walk location, we offer a ~1k and ~5k walk route suitable for participants of all ages and abilities. Individuals, families, and teams gather to create a powerful opportunity to raise awareness and support for those living with Parkinson's and PD+, ensuring no one faces this disease alone. 

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TravelAbility Summit 2025
Oct
12
to Oct 15

TravelAbility Summit 2025

Sole Support for Parkinson's is a day of fundraising and awareness, uniting hundreds of participants from across the region in celebration, support, community, and purpose. At each walk location, we offer a ~1k and ~5k walk route suitable for participants of all ages and abilities. Individuals, families, and teams gather to create a powerful opportunity to raise awareness and support for those living with Parkinson's and PD+, ensuring no one faces this disease alone. 

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AdvenTours Accessible Guided Tumalo Creek Scenic Hike: Shevlin Park
Oct
25

AdvenTours Accessible Guided Tumalo Creek Scenic Hike: Shevlin Park

  • Wanderlust Tours Office, Fred Meyer Shopping Complex (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

We will begin our adventure along the crystal-clear waters of Tumalo Creek. During our hike, we’ll experience a magnificent ecosystem filled with burgeoning flora and fauna such as spring migratory birds. Our route will take us through a section of Tumalo canyon where we will immerse ourselves in some of Central Oregon’s finest geologic features.

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Oregon Outdoor Recreation Summit
Nov
6
to Nov 8

Oregon Outdoor Recreation Summit

  • Pendleton, OR 97801 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The 2025 summit will bring together Oregon’s outdoor community to learn, build relationships, and find solutions to the challenges we face in developing and elevating outdoor recreation opportunities to best serve Oregon communities and celebrate and protect our natural, cultural, and historic wonders. The 2025 Summit will take place Thursday-Saturday, November 6-8, in Pendleton, Oregon and surrounding areas. The summit combines fun and high impact in-person networking opportunities with conference programming on the important issues of the day, educational content, trails stewardship work parties, and in-field tours and workshops.

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AdvenTours Accessible Guided Scenic Hike at Smith Rock State Park
May
25

AdvenTours Accessible Guided Scenic Hike at Smith Rock State Park

  • Wanderlust Tours Office, Fred Meyer Shopping Complex (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Upon arriving at the park, our options are many, from a beautiful and flat wander along the canyon rim to a descent into the crooked river canyon, hiking along spectacular riparian habitat and scouting for otters and osprey! Both hikes will enliven the senses and spark wonder at the fantastic geology that shapes this incredible canyon.

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2024 Oregon Outdoor Recreation Summit
Dec
5
to Dec 7

2024 Oregon Outdoor Recreation Summit

SAVE THE DATE! Come see us and demo the AdvenChair! The 2024 Summit will take place Thursday-Saturday, December 5-7, at The Sunriver Resort in Central Oregon. The summit combines fun and high impact in-person networking opportunities with conference programming on the important issues of the day, educational content, trails stewardship work parties, and in-field tours and workshops.

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Destination Rehab SOAR Activity Day 2024
Jun
22

Destination Rehab SOAR Activity Day 2024

Join us for a FREE day of exciting wellness, sport, and outdoor activities specifically created for people with physical challenges and disabilities. Attendees may have conditions such as: stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, and Parkinson's. Family and friends are welcome to join!

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Film Screening: DREAM BOLDLY The Grand AdvenChair at Open Space Event Studios in Bend, Oregon
May
28

Film Screening: DREAM BOLDLY The Grand AdvenChair at Open Space Event Studios in Bend, Oregon

Local Bend adventurer Geoff Babb, a survivor of two strokes, takes years to perfect an all-terrain human-powered wheelchair, culminating in a rigorous 4-day expedition down and back out of the Grand Canyon, with a ripple effect on others from its creation—access to nature previously out of reach. Sometimes one bold dream can change the world for many.

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Film Screening: DREAM BOLDLY The Grand AdvenChair at The Belfry in Sisters, Oregon
May
23

Film Screening: DREAM BOLDLY The Grand AdvenChair at The Belfry in Sisters, Oregon

Local Bend adventurer Geoff Babb, a survivor of two strokes, takes years to perfect an all-terrain human-powered wheelchair, culminating in a rigorous 4-day expedition down and back out of the Grand Canyon, with a ripple effect on others from its creation—access to nature previously out of reach. Sometimes one bold dream can change the world for many.

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