Here’s just a few of the myriad of reasons you should you make your plans today.

o Pickathon provides one of the best summer festival lineups of 2008 that represents our commitment to soulful, gritty, unpredictable, and traditional Roots music that is shaping the country’s musical horizons.

o Continuous three day weekend music presented on 5 stages (Mt. View Stage [outdoor], Fir Meadows Stage [outdoor], Woods Stage [Solar Powered - outdoor], the Galaxy Barn [indoor], and the Gallery Barn [workshops]. The indoor Galaxy Barn stage becomes a late-night venue until 2AM.

o Support Pickathon’s efforts in becoming a leader in Green music festivals through a host of initiatives that include; an alternative transportation plan (Local Mass Transit on a Bio Diesel Bus, Travel to Portland without Renting a Car, Bike Routes and Parking, and Carpool Matching), renewable energy carbon offset credits, recycling, green beer, and partnering with a variety of green sponsors.

o Pickathon once again will feature a full array of musical and dance workshops taught by the performing artists and others.

o Kids under 12 are free and a continuous array of planned kid activities will occur throughout Friday, Saturday and Sunday in five venues to help keep the whole family happy.

o Pendarvis Farm includes classic wooded Oregon hiking trails to take a break and enjoy peace and solitude.

o If you are a beginning to advanced musician plan on bringing your instrument as picking will be everywhere.

o Pickathon traces it genesis to Portland’s diverse Roots music scene, and a portion of profits from the festival is donated directly to KBOO to help re-enforce the bond between music and community radio.

Hope to see you there!

2008 Pickathon Staff

PDX International Airport
Amtrak Railway
Greyhound Bus

All of these options are conveniently located close to our partner Hotels.

No matter where you stay you can easily get to Pendarvis Farm by referencing the transportation section.

If you are interested in other adventures you could have while you visit the area we recommend you check out the Oregon Mount Hood Territory website.

For all the folks that want to camp.

Gates open at Noon on Friday and you can remain on site until Mid-Day Monday.

For those coming for the day.

Gates open at..
Friday - Noon to 11PM.
Saturday - 9AM to 11PM
Sunday - 9AM to 10PM

Before you decide on driving to Pickathon please consider one of the many alternative transportation options.

Click on the picture below to calculate specific driving instructions to the festival and various other points of interest (i.e. Partner Hotels, Airports, Train Stations, Bus Station, Gateway Transit Center, etc.).

Gates open at noon on Friday, and we encourage everyone to come early and setup camp before the festivities start!

Pendarvis Farm is a great mix of Doug Fir forests and meadows that we're excited for folks to experience firsthand.

Here's a summary of what one can expect.

We have greatly exapanded the availble Old and second growth forested camping within 150 to 3000 feet of the parking lot. We will have some wheelbarrows available for hauling, but we recommend you come prepared to carry all of your own gear from the parking lot to the woods.
Note: The meadow camping that existed in 2006 will no longer be availbe as it is being converted to car camping, and this means the average distance to camping has gone up by around 500 feet.

Bring shoes in additon to flip flops as you will be some of the first campers every staying at Pendarvis and some brush and blackberries remain scattered throughout the farm.

Due to popular demand Car Camping is expanding into the area where the meadow camping was in 2006. Car caming is very limited and we recommend you buy your pass immediately if this is of interst for you.
Note: Car camping includes vehicles as large as VW vans but does not include trailers of any sort. Note: Much of the car camping options is not on level ground and there is very little shade so be prepared.

RV Parking is located along the wooded edge of the camping parking lot (very limited).
Note: There are no water, sanitary, or electric hookups available on site.

Family Camping will be designated in both the car camping and the woods this year. In general any spot should be suitable for familes.

Car camping for any special needs is availble (must be approved when buying a car pass).

To keep from Overcrowding the Venue we are Requiring:

Every person bringing a car to purchase the appropriate car pass [click here]..

We are happy to report that there will be plenty of shady spots for camping and relaxing but remember to bring anything to limit sun exposure as it will likely be hot, and the most of the actual music venue will have some daytime exposure.

We also ask everyone to come prepared so as to minimize the number of entries and exits made by all the cars since we want to be respectful to the locals from a traffic perspective.

OTHER CAMPING INFO
A variety of independent hand picked vendors will be selling food, drinks, and crafts for the duration of the event. Ice and bottled water will also be available for purchase.

Drinking water will be provided free of charge from onsite water trucks.

There will be an ATM to be onsite.

Portable toilets, Recycling, and Hand Washing stations are located throughout the venue and campgrond.

No telephones are available to the public for local calls but cell phones should work fine.

Please be mindful of your impact on the land and keep up dilegently with your trash. Deposit all trash in the main waste dumpster by the camping parking lot when possible.

There will be a "Pickathon Rate" of $73 + tax on any room booked in affiliation with Pickathon.
*You MUST tell them "Pickathon Rate" when making your reservation*
There is also a free shuttle (Operating Hours - 6:30am-4:00am) that will take folks to and from the airport (PDX), and to and from Pendarvis Farm, all weekend. (this means you can enjoy a car free weekend if flying in and not wanting to camp)..

Here is reservation info - and be sure to tell them that Pickathon sent you and that you want their $73 rate with the Free Shuttle!
(calling in is the way to go):

Best Western Sunnyside Inn
12855 SE 97th Avenue, Clackamas, Oregon, 97015
Toll Free Reservations: 800-547-8400
You MUST tell them "Pickathon Rate"...or they will not credit you with the discount.

Listed below is a summary of the many possible options.

Please Note: We are currently working out details for the 2008 Bio-Fueled Shuttle Bus....when this is solidified, we will post that info.

TRAVEL TO PORTLAND WITHOUT RENTING A CAR

Option #1 - Travel to Portland by airplane, train, or bus and stay at one of our Lodging Partners who will provide free of charge shuttle service between the Hotel and Pickathon.

Option #2 - Travel to Portland by airplane, train, or bus and finish your journey to Pickathon by taxi or our Mass Transit Shuttle (see above) and camp onsite.

CARPOOL TO PICKATHON

One of the simplest ways to make a difference is to carpool with friends.

If you don't know someone carpooling and you live in Oregon, California, and Washington we encourage you to go to the website CarpoolMatchNW and follow the instructions below.

If you are already registered with CarpoolMatchNW, log in as a returning user. When you get to Going To (Destination) click the drop down arrow and select Pickathon, Pendarvis Farm and enter you preferred traveling times.

If you are not already registered on CarpoolMatchNW, then go ahead and register. When you get to Going To (Destination) click the drop down arrow and select Pickathon, Pendarvis Farm, and enter you preferred traveling times.

Note: Remember that being more flexible about your departure and return times and the distance you will travel to meet your carpool will increase the chances of finding a match.

Once your carpool match is created you should automatically get updates when a possible match is found.

TRAVEL BY BICYCLE

We suggest 3 possible bike routes below. We also encourage folks to research their own bike routes because there are tradeoffs (less traffic, less hills, best lighted, etc...) in picking which bike route is best.

Bike Route 1 (Easiest) - From I-205 Bikepath -- Easy riding on good bike lanes, well lit, and mostly flat.

From the I-205 Bikepath, take Sunnyside Rd all the way to 162nd. Bike lanes and good lighting exist the entire way up Sunnyside until you reach 162nd, but consider yourself warned that the intense suburban scenery is less than stunning.

Take a left onto 162nd and continue (.8 miles) until it bends right into Hagen Road. You will see Pendarvis Farm within 300 feet. 162nd and Hagen is the only portion of this journey without designated bike lanes.

Bike Route 2 - Springwater Corridor (Medium because of traffic on 172nd and Foster) - Mostly flat with road traffic and small road shoulders on both Foster (300 feet) and 172nd (~1.5miles)

Take 158th off of the Springwater Corridor trail and take a left on Foster.

Go 300 feet and take right onto 162nd.

Continue down 162nd until you come to the tee of SE Sager and SE Vrandenburg Rd. (Take a left onto Sager)

Sager Intersects 172 where you take a right and continue down 172nd until Hagen Rd.

Take a right down Hagen Rd and you will see Pendarvis Farm within .3 miles

Bike Route 3 - Springwater Corridor (Hard because of the big hills) - The most scenic route through Happy Valley with the least amount of traffic and a lot of big hill climbing.

Take 158th off of the Springwater Corridor trail and take a left on Foster.

Go 300 feet and take right onto 162nd.

Continue down 162nd until you come to the SE Clatsop Rd where you will take a right.

Continue ~4000ft uphill and take a right on 145th.

Continue straight on 145th about 1.5 miles (past King Street) until it merges with 147th and continue straight again for ~.2 miles until you see Monner Rd.

Take a left on Monner Rd. and be careful as this is a steep decent down to 162nd Ave.

Take a left on 162nd and follow it as it bends and turns into Hagen Rd (~.2 miles) and you will see Pendarvis Farm within 300 feet.

Here are two resources for finding your own bike route

Option 1 - Use the Bicycle Trip Planner at to look at routes from any starting address.

Option 2 - Follow the four easy steps to use Google Earth with Metro's Bike There! plug in to show recommended bike routes over a 3D topology.

Step 1 - Download the free Google Earth beta application and install the application on your PC or Mac by clicking here.

Step 2 - Then download Metro's bike routes file "bike_there.kmz" by clicking here.

Step 3 -- Open Google Earth on your computer, and then from within Google Earth, go to file > open and open the Metro "Bike There" file.

Step 4 -- Use the dashboard in Google Earth to fly over the region and have a bird's eye view of the bike routes.

Here are three suggested bike routes you should consider.

You must follow some basic neighborly rules otherwise you could be turned away or be asked to leave at anytime.

Absolutely no pets are allowed. (Sorry!...We really do love dogs...Farm Rules!)

No fires of any sorts (including candles), fireworks, or firearms allowed. You can use campstoves under controlled supervised circumstances.

Respect your fellow festival goers, campers, and Pendarvis Farm neighbors.

No glass our outside alchohol will be allowed in the venue.

Parking Lot Picking is heavily encouraged, but be mindful of places you choose to pick.

Interested in Vending? vending[at]pickathon[dot]com
Be creative, be organic, be just what we are all looking for.....

The Pickathon strongly encourages families to attend, and a specific portion of the campground will be set aside for those that choose to use it.

All kids under 12 get in for free.

This year we will be adding a variety of activities to keep the young ones entertained. We post a full list of workshops, kids shows, and fun activiteis by the end of May or signup on the email list for direct notification through our monthly newsletter.

Other Kids Info

One of the coolest things for parents is that Pickathon will have Pickathon Radio broadcasting all the music so you can listen in anywhere in the campground. So when you're putting the kids to bed or just hanging out back at the campsite you can stay connected the whole time.

Our onsite radio team allows you to relax at camp (day or night) as we broadcast live performances right to your radio.

Tuning to Pickathon Radio is a great way to keep up to the minute with all festival happenings as well as a place to hear some fine archival performances from festivals past.

Don't forget those portable radios!

We are accepting applications for volunteers for 2008, but don’t wait as we are filling up fast.

If you are interested in helping out please let us know about any prior experience (Pickathon or others) and if you can help us cover of our special needs including backstage help (OLCC handling permit needed), full day of pre-festival setup, full day of post-festival teardown (monday), recycling, and late night hangout crew shift. Send all requests to volunteering [at]pickathon[dot}com.

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Interested in applying? Contact: vending [at] pickathon {dot} com to receive info and an application. Please briefly describe you product in some detail within your email request.

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Do you still have a question for us that we didn't answer above?

Contact us at info[at]pickathon.com

BANDS!! Send to bands[at]pickathon.com