Truffle Hunting Foray With Dogs - All inclusive Day Trip from Portland

Truffle Hunting Foray With Dogs

Date: [3/1/25]

Location: Start and end in Portland

Join us for an exciting truffle hunting adventure with our furry friends!

At Truffle Connections we hook you up with a dog hunting team for an adventurous day in a beautiful forest, tasting wonderful truffle cuisine. This truly immersive small group tour is packed full of the sites, sounds, smells, and feel of the Pacific Northwest and the forest bounty it provides. You will also get informative and entertaining descriptions about how the trees, truffles, people, dogs, cuisine, and forests all come together to make the Pacific Northwest one of the most special places in the country.

This group daytrip is limited to 10 people. It starts at 10 am when the van picks you up from Sisters Coffee Shop in Portland Oregon. The trip includes your choice of coffee or hot chocolate form the café that we will dollop with black truffle infused wiped cream. We will drive to a secret forest in Estacada about 50 minutes away where you will meet the forest owner. You will learn about the hidden life of truffles and the beautiful forests of the Pacific Northwest.

After we arrive you can participate in a truffle dog hunting demonstration where you will learn how the dogs are trained, what the truffles look and smell like, and how to dig one up for yourself. Then we will head into the forest with the professional dog hunting team and guide who will help you learn and experience a true PNW forest and the unique and important role they play in our ecosystem and climate.

When we arrive at the magical truffle patch the real hunting begins. Since this is not staged we might find a lot or only a few truffles. The dogs will find them for us and everyone will get a chance to dig one up for themselves. There will be plenty of photo opportunities. Hunting will last 30-45 minutes.

We will head back to the van for our final stop at a beautiful winery (Villa Catalana Cellars) for white truffle pizza and other culinary truffle dishes. Wine tasting or other non-alcoholic options is included.

On the drive back to Portland you will learn about truffle care and cooking/infusing with truffles. We will leave you with a bag of truffled popcorn you can share with your friends. If we have enough, you will have the chance to buy the rare truffles for your home kitchens. We will arrive back in Portland around 3pm.

Host or Publisher Truffle Connection PNW