• Champoeg to Willamette Mission is a great 30-mile round trip. Both state parks have group camping facilities that allow inexperienced bicyclists to try an overnight bike tour. Carry your camping equipment on your bike the short distance of 15 miles to the next campsite.
• Albany to Thompson's Mills State Heritage Area is a flat and very scenic 42-mile round-trip. Albany has an active downtown with restaurants, bed and breakfasts, and can be accessed via Amtrak from Portland.
• Armitage County Park to Coburg is a 13-mile round trip.

Take the train 
  
There are two types of Amtrak trains on this route. Cascades allows for unboxed bikes. You will need to make a reservation for your bicycle. Coast Starlight requires bikes be boxed. 

Amtrak reservations for passengers and bicycle storage space are required. Tandem, recumbent, or other unusual bikes must be boxed. Folding bikes are sometimes allowed as a carry on.  For more information, call Amtrak at: 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) or visit the website. Train routes include the Amtrak Cascades and the Coast Starlight. For additional information, visit Bring Your Bicycle Onboard.

Start your ride with ice cream at the Butteville Store.

The seasonally open historic Butteville store has sandwiches, pie and ice cream. 

Keizer/Salem
Keizer has restaurants, grocery stores and hardware stores. Downtown Salem has many restaurants and three bicycle shops. Grocery stores are outside of the downtown area. The bikeway passes a large convenience store south of Salem near the entrance to Minto Brown Park.
 
Independence
Independence has a beautifully preserved historic downtown with a wonderful city park, several restaurants, an ice cream parlor, a post office and large convenience store. Independence is 13 miles south of Salem,  less than one mile from the bikeway from River Road South. Cross the Willamette River on the Independence Bridge, then turn right. 

Jefferson/Albany/Brownsville
Jefferson has several restaurants and a large convenience store. Albany has a bicycle shop located directly on the bikeway, and many restaurants and a smaller grocery store in downtown.  Brownsville has a hardware store and several restaurants.
 
Local produce at roadside stands  
Many towns in the Willamette Valley have farmers markets May-October. Most markets are held on Saturdays, with a few of the larger towns hosting mid-week markets.  Directory of  Oregon Farmers Markets.
 
The Willamette Valley is Oregon's leading wine region and home to two-third of the state's wineries and vineyards -- close to 200 wineries dot the valley and surrounding hills. The region is recognized as one of the premier pinot noir producing areas in the world. Directory of Willamette Valley Vineyards.