Family Trip · July 2026

Mercer Lake

Springville, Utah → Mercer Lake, Oregon

UT → OR → ML
Mercer Lake — dock with floating trampolines and boats
Where We're Headed — Mercer Lake, Oregon
Wednesday
1
July
📦
Day1
Day 1 — Get Ready

Coaching Call & Pack Up

  • AM Dad's 7-Figure Agency coaching call
  • Day Finish all the chores
  • PM Pack the car — completely packed and ready to roll out tomorrow
Thursday
2
July
🚗
Day2
Day 2 — Travel

Driving Day 1

🚗 UT Springville OR Baker City
🕒 7 hr 22 min 📏 512 miles
  • Drive Up through Salt Lake, across Idaho, into Oregon
  • PM Roll into Baker City for the night Hotel TBD
Friday
3
July
🚙
Day3
Day 3 — Travel

Driving Day 2

🚙 OR Baker City OR Salem
🕒 TBD 📏 ~280 mi
  • Drive Across Oregon to Salem
  • PM Settle in for the night Lodging TBD
Saturday
4
July
🎆
Day4
Day 4 — Big Day

St. Paul 4th of July Parade

  • AM St. Paul Parade — 250th 4th of July celebration 🇺🇸
  • After Potluck breakfast at Nathan's friends'
  • PM Hang out, fireworks TBD
Sunday
5
July
⛪
Day5
Day 5 — Sabbath + Drive

Sabbath & Off to the Lake

🌲 OR Salem OR Mercer Lake
🕒 ~2 hr 30 min 📏 ~110 mi
  • AM Church as a family (if it fits the drive)
  • Drive Salem to Mercer Lake
  • PM Board games + scriptures as a family — it's Sunday
Monday
6
July
🎣
Day6
Day 6 — At the Lake

First Day at Mercer Lake

  • Day Kids play at Mercer Lake
  • Fish Fishing
  • Swim Swim in Mercer Lake
🥣
Breakfast
Cereal
🥪
Lunch
Sandwiches
🥗
Dinner
Protein bowls
Tuesday
7
July
🚤
Day7
Day 7 — On the Water

Jet Skis & Nathan's Boat

  • Rent Rent jet skis 🛥️
  • Boat Go boating with Nathan's boat
🍞
Breakfast
French toast
🥗
Lunch
Salad
🍗
Dinner
Chicken cordon bleu & mashed potatoes
Wednesday
8
July
🏜️
Day8
Day 8 — Adventure

Sand Dunes & Four-Wheelers

Multi-seat dune buggy on the sand dunes
Sand Dunes Rentals
  • AM Swimming in the morning
  • PM Drive to the sand dunes
  • PM Ride four-wheelers 🛺
🍳
Breakfast
TBD
🥪
Lunch
TBD
🍽️
Dinner
TBD
Thursday
9
July
🧀
Day9
Day 9 — Day Trip

Tillamook Cheese Factory

Tillamook Creamery exterior with the iconic blue building and script logo
Tillamook Cheese Factory
  • Day Drive up to the Tillamook Cheese Factory
  • Eat Cheese, ice cream, the works
🍳
Breakfast
TBD
🥪
Lunch
TBD (Tillamook?)
🍽️
Dinner
TBD
Friday
10
July
🚗
Day10
Day 10 — Heading Back

Pack Up & Drive to Salem

🏠 OR Mercer Lake OR Salem
🕒 ~2 hr 30 min 📏 ~110 mi
  • AM Pack up all our stuff
  • Drive Mercer Lake → Salem

The trip, on paper

Print it. Stick it on the fridge. Kids can flip to today's page and know exactly what is happening.