Take a Starker Forests Tour and tour a gorgeous working forest!
Forest Tours: July 3, July 17, July 31, August 14, August 28
GP Mill tour and Forest Tour: July 10, July 24, August 7, August 21
Free guided tours of beautiful Starker Forests are available in July and August. Starker Forests Tours are about three and a half hours long. The tour involves, among other activities, a 1/4-mile walk, where you will learn about the different practices of forest management that Starker Forests applies.
Special, all-day tours happen three times this season. On these days, you’ll tour the Georgia Pacific Mill in the morning, followed by the guided tour of Starker Forests in the afternoon.
The Starker Forests and Georgia Pacific Mill Tours are free. Reservations are required. Call Visit Corvallis at 800-334-8118 or 541-757-1544 to make reservations. For those signing up 10 or more people, please call to make arrangements to take tour on a different day of the week. (We like to leave the Wednesday tour available for those reserving for smaller groups, pairs, or by themselves.)
Afternoon Tour Details
- Meet in the lobby of the Corvallis Comfort Suites Inn (1730 NW 9th St.) at 12:45pm. The tour leaves at 1pm.
- Tour returns to the Corvallis Comfort Suites Inn about 4:30pm.
- Remember to dress appropriately for the weather and wear comfortable walking shoes.
- If you need to cancel, please call Visit Corvallis to let us know. Call by the Tuesday before your tour, by 5pm, if you need to cancel.
Georgia Pacific Mill Tour Details
- Meet in the lobby of the Corvallis Comfort Suites Inn (1730 NW 9th St.) at 10:30am. The tour leaves at 10:45am.
- No children under 12 are allowed on the Georgia Pacific Mill Tours because the mill is a working mill.
- Guests on this tour must remember to wear closed-toed shoes like sneakers or hiking boots, and long pants. No open-toed shoes like sandals, or shorts or skirts, are allowed.
- Tour returns to the Corvallis Comfort Suites Inn about 4:30pm.
- Remember to dress appropriately for the weather and wear comfortable walking shoes.
- Bring a sack lunch to enjoy between the mill tour and forest tour in the afternoon.
- Unfortunately, it’s not possible at this time to sign up for only the Mill tour or only the Starker Forests tour on these all-day tours.
- If you need to cancel, please call Visit Corvallis to let us know. Call by the Tuesday before your tour, by 5pm, if you need to cancel.
2019 Complete Starker Forests Tour Schedule
Forest Tours: July 3, July 17, July 31, August 14, August 28
GP Mill tour and Forest Tour: July 10, July 24, August 7, August 21
Barte was born in Corvallis to Bruce and Betty Bond Starker. He graduated from Corvallis High School in 1968 and from Oregon State University in 1972 with a degree in forestry. At age 22, he entered the family business, Starker Forests, and worked there until his retirement. In 1978, he married Patricia Lemon. They raised two daughters and hosted several exchange students from around the world.