However you get to Pickathon, we’re happy to have you! Here’s a quick guide to help make your arrival at the festival as relaxed and easy as possible!
Are You Arriving by Car or staying in the Welcome Lot Car/RV Camping?
The Welcome Lot will be your arrival point at the festival! It’s right off SE Foster Road in Happy Valley between SE Hemrich Road and SE Troge Road. Here’s the address: (19208 SE Foster Rd, Damascus, OR 97089.
Just pull into the Welcome Lot and we’ll get you checked into Pickathon from the comfort of your car! You can drop your gear with Camp Host if you’re camping, and then you can park in the Daily or Weekend parking lot in the Welcome Lot.
Arriving by Public Transportation – then by shuttle
Whichever direction you’re coming from in Portland, head towards the Green Line to Clackamas Town Center and get off a few stops before at the Lents Town Center/Foster Rd Max Stop. Wait along Foster Road and from there you can take the Pickathon Shuttle!
Arriving by Plane – then by shuttle
If you’re flying into Portland, you can get to Pickathon directly from the airport using public transportation! Just hop on the MAX Red Line to City Center/Beaverton. Transfer to the Green Line to Clackamas Town Center. Get off a few stops before at the Lents Town Center/Foster Rd Max Stop. Wait along Foster Road and from there you can take the Pickathon Shuttle!
Arriving by Train – then by shuttle
Amtrak is a super fun way to get to Pickathon! If you’re taking the train (or the bus) and you arrive at Union Station in downtown Portland, it’s super easy to get to Pickathon. Just head towards the Green Line to Clackamas Town Center and get off a few stops before at the Lents Town Center/Foster Rd Max Stop. Wait along Foster Road and from there you can take the Pickathon Shuttle!
TAKING THE SHUTTLE TO PICKATHON
You’ll need to buy a Pickathon Shuttle Pass to get from Lents Town Center to Pickathon itself. Wait along Foster Road when you get to Lents Town Center. Get the Shuttle Pass on our Ticket Page and you can ride to the festival AND to three hotels on the Pickathon Shuttle Loop. The Pickathon Shuttle will drop you off at the Festival Entrance where we’ll check you in, get you a wristband, and you can walk across the street to enter the festival!
Getting Dropped off at Pickathon
If you’re carpooling or getting a ride from somebody else, tell them to take you to the Festival Entrance: 16581 SE Hagen Rd, Happy Valley, OR 97086. That’s the address for Pendarvis Farm! Once you arrive, they can drop you at the Festival Entrance where we’ll check you in, get you a wristband, and you can walk across the street to enter the festival!
Arriving by Ride Share Service (Uber/Lyft/Taxi)
Ask your Uber, Lyft, or Taxi driver to take you to the Festival Entrance: 16581 SE Hagen Rd, Happy Valley, OR 97086. That’s the address for Pendarvis Farm! Once you arrive, they can drop you off, we’ll check you in, get you a wristband, and you can walk across the street to enter the festival!
Alternatively, we recommend using a local carpool matching site if you can, like Ride Share Online.
Arriving by Bicycle
Biking to Pickathon is the cheapest and lowest climate-impact transportation option available. And it’s fun! The area around Pendarvis is lovely and you’ll get some great views on the way out here. Just bike from anywhere you’d like to the Festival Entrance – 16581 SE Hagen Rd, Happy Valley, OR 97086.
All attendees have the option to add on a free Bike Pass which enables one bicycle to park inside the Pickathon grounds all weekend.
We’ll be planning a Guided Bike Route from Reed College in Portland where you can ride with fellow festival friends to the farm. Our bike guides will be there to help lead the way, we’ll haul all your camp gear to the festival so you don’t have to worry about a thing, and then after the festival ends, we’ll take all your gear back to the starting location of your bike route.
For More Info on Guided Bike Routes to Pickathon:
https://pickathon.com/info/bike-to-pickathon/
OK YOU MADE IT, NOW WHAT?
Once you’re settled in, it’s time to explore our magnificent grounds and choose your Pickathon adventure! Music and activities begin Thursday afternoon and continue through Sunday night. Make sure you bookmark the Pickathon 2022 Map (2023 is coming out soon!), as this will help you familiarize yourself with the Pendarvis Farm layout. This will also give you an idea of what amenities we have to offer at the festival including showers, wellness & medical locations, food and beverage vendors, free drinking water spigots, dish return & washing stations, ADA camping, port-o-potties, ATM, artist & festival merchandise, and locations of available camping options. Please make special note of where the medical tent is located. Blisters, bee stings, and anything more serious should go to the medical tent. We have hand-picked craft vendors and a veritable cornucopia of the finest food and beverage vendors in Oregon ready for you to enjoy, awe-inspiring art installations to marvel at (and interact with!), and so much more. Welcome to “Pendarvia”!
