Visitor Information
Are you a visiting team? Need hotel accomodations? It's all here
Host Teams
Please indicate on your registration form if you would like a host team (and if you have already made arrangements with a local team, let us know that as well).
Visiting teams will be contacted individually about host team arrangements in August.
Visiting teams will be contacted individually about host team arrangements in August.
Visiting Team Practices
Visiting teams are encouraged to schedule a free one-hour practice anytime on Friday, September 6th.
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Host Hotels for 2026
Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront
1401 SW Naito Pkwy, Portland, OR 97201
1401 SW Naito Pkwy, Portland, OR 97201
Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront is ideally located along the Willamette River just steps from the race venue. Discounted guest rooms start at $179/night and provide teams with a convenient and comfortable stay close to all race activities.
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The Porter by hilton
1355 SW 2nd Ave, Portland, OR 97201
1355 SW 2nd Ave, Portland, OR 97201
The Porter Portland, Curio Collection by Hilton offers a convenient downtown location just a couple of blocks from the Waterfront Park race venue. Discounted King rooms are available for visiting teams with rates starting at $130/night. Discounted valet parking is available for $35/night
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Hi-lo hotel by marriott
320 SW Harvey Milk St, Portland, OR 97204
320 SW Harvey Milk St, Portland, OR 97204
The Hi-Lo Hotel, Autograph Collection offers a stylish downtown stay just minutes from the Waterfront Park race venue. Guest rooms are available at a discounted group rate starting at $139/night. Please note charges may include a daily $26 resort fee.
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Royal Sonesta Portland
Royal Sonesta Portland Downtown offers a vibrant downtown location with easy access to the Waterfront Park race venue. Guest rooms are available starting at $89/night, and are available up to three days before and after the race weekend.
CALL - 1-800-SONESTA and use code 091126PORT - OR Click the link below
Register hereCALL - 1-800-SONESTA and use code 091126PORT - OR Click the link below
Other Options
If these hotels are don't work for you (or are completely booked), there are a lot of other options in and around Portland, especially in the Downtown area and Convention Center/Lloyd Center area (a short MAX ride away).
Overnight Parking
Valet parking is expensive! Marriott provided this handy summary of options:
Local Area ParkingGetting to and Around Portland
No need to spend big bucks on a town car when you arrive! MAX, Portland's light rail system, runs right from the airport to Downtown Portland and from the train and bus stations through Downtown.
A note for air travelers: Most airlines will make you check your paddles. A protective golf bag or other sports equipment bag may work for your paddle, with some extra bubble wrap. If you prefer not to travel with your paddle, there will be paddles at the race venue to borrow.
A note for air travelers: Most airlines will make you check your paddles. A protective golf bag or other sports equipment bag may work for your paddle, with some extra bubble wrap. If you prefer not to travel with your paddle, there will be paddles at the race venue to borrow.
Getting Around Portland
Getting around Portland is lot easier when you know the city is divided into four "quadrants," with a North and now a South (rivers make things interesting) where the race is located.
The Willamette River divides Portland into east and west sides. North/south running streets are generally numbered, starting at the Willamette River and going up in number as you head east or west. Burnside Street divides Portland into north and south halves. East/west running streets in the NW quadrant are in alphabetic order with Burnside representing "B" on the southern end and Yeon representing "Y" on the northern end (Ankeny for "A" is in SW; there is no "Z"). The fifth non-quadrant is North Portland, which has less distinct boundaries, but is generally the peninsula between the Willamette and Columbia, west of I-5. The new South non-quadrant is the densly-populated area east of Naito Parkway to the Willamette River and most street addresses start with a "0." Street names are preceded with an N, NW, NE, or S, SE, SW corresponding with the "quadrant."
Bridges crossing the Willamette are also a reference point. From north to south, the bridges are: St. John's, Fremont (I-405), Broadway, Steel, Burnside, Morrison, Hawthorne (our finish line), Marquam (I-5, our start line), Tilikum Crossing, Ross Island and Sellwood.
The festival venue, host hotels and Downtown are all in S and SW; the airport is in NE. Nothing is really that far away from you, wherever you are in Portland.
The Willamette River divides Portland into east and west sides. North/south running streets are generally numbered, starting at the Willamette River and going up in number as you head east or west. Burnside Street divides Portland into north and south halves. East/west running streets in the NW quadrant are in alphabetic order with Burnside representing "B" on the southern end and Yeon representing "Y" on the northern end (Ankeny for "A" is in SW; there is no "Z"). The fifth non-quadrant is North Portland, which has less distinct boundaries, but is generally the peninsula between the Willamette and Columbia, west of I-5. The new South non-quadrant is the densly-populated area east of Naito Parkway to the Willamette River and most street addresses start with a "0." Street names are preceded with an N, NW, NE, or S, SE, SW corresponding with the "quadrant."
Bridges crossing the Willamette are also a reference point. From north to south, the bridges are: St. John's, Fremont (I-405), Broadway, Steel, Burnside, Morrison, Hawthorne (our finish line), Marquam (I-5, our start line), Tilikum Crossing, Ross Island and Sellwood.
The festival venue, host hotels and Downtown are all in S and SW; the airport is in NE. Nothing is really that far away from you, wherever you are in Portland.
