Health and Safety

• Please review our 2026 Respiratory Health and Safety Guidelines for the 2026 Minidoka Pilgrimage. By registering for the pilgrimage, you acknowledge you read our policies and agree to them.

• Bus riders from Seattle to Twin Falls will be required to test negative immediately before boarding.

• Participants on the bus from Seattle to Twin Falls must arrive at the departure site by 5:30am to take COVID-19 rapid test prior to boarding the bus.

• Any participant who tests positive will be given a second test to confirm the test. Any participant who tests positive will not be allowed to board the bus. A registration refund (less the Eventbrite fees) will be provided. Participants will need to contact the hotel themselves to cancel their lodging reservation.

 

Transportation

• We will run one bus from Seattle. If you choose this option, you must meet the bus on Beacon Hill in South Seattle by 5:30am on Thursday, July 9th to take a COVID-19 rapid test and produce a negative test result prior to boarding (see above). Bus will depart at 6am sharp. All subsequent transportation will be provided until the bus returns to Seattle around 11:59pm on Sunday, July 12th.

• For those who choose the Twin Falls package, you are required to arrange your own transportation to/from and around Twin Falls, Idaho. Transportation will be provided within Twin Falls only for Saturday programming to the Minidoka National Historic Site.

• Twin Falls is a 9.5 hour drive from Seattle, and an 8.5 hour drive from Portland.

• There are many daily flights in and out of Boise, ID. From there, it is a 2.0 hour drive to Twin Falls. Rental vehicles are available right at the airport.

• There is also a small airport in Twin Falls that is 15 min. from our base hotels.

• Please consider rental car sharing with friends and family.

 

What to Bring

• The following items are just a few of the things we suggest you may wish to bring.

• Comfortable shoes and long pants for walking around the Minidoka National Historic Site

• Sun hat and sunglasses

• Sunscreen

• Light-weight jacket for cool evenings

• Minidoka family stories, poems, photos to share

• Camera

• Notebook