You really should stick to your original plan. Take your camping gear, rent a car and head south on Hwy. 1, you will be able to stop and sample some of Oregon and Ca. finer breweries. There are awsome state and private campgrounds all along the coast. If you are not into tenting there are cabins available.
Nothing like picking up a couple of 12 paks of the local brew just before pulling into a campground in the Redwoods. Settling down with a warm fire, a bottle of single barrel bourbon and a nice California Pale Ale. jmho.
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