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Day Trips/Excursions · Town, lake & Game Day

Auburn/Opelika Town Trips

Shop, eat and wander in Auburn or Opelika, spend a day on Lake Martin, or let someone else drive to the game.

  • Shopping & dining
  • Lake Martin
  • Auburn Game Day

Town trips

Shop. Eat. Pretend you are
not checking the score.

3a · Shopping and Dining

Auburn, Opelika, or both in one day.

Start with shopping and a relaxed walk, stop for lunch, leave time for browsing or coffee, and finish with an optional dinner before heading back to WDR.

Half-day or full-day

Pick an Auburn town outing, an Opelika town outing, or a combined day.

Casual or special occasion

Restaurants are chosen after we confirm group size, dietary needs, opening hours and reservation policy.

Getting around

Self-drive, or a separately quoted group ride with planned stops and a set return time.

Dining spend

Meals are paid separately unless a fixed menu has been agreed in advance.

A pontoon boat cruising a wide, pine-lined Alabama lake

3b · Lake Martin Boat and Dining Day

A day on the water, lunch by the lake.

Planned with Southern Boat Rentals as the proposed boat supplier. Allow about 55 minutes each way; the exact travel time is confirmed once the launch or delivery point and route are set.

Suggested flow

  1. Breakfast at WDR
  2. Drive to the boat handoff
  3. Supplier briefing
  4. Lake cruise and leisure time
  5. Lakeside lunch
  6. Return the boat by the agreed time
  7. Optional dinner in the lake area
  8. Return to WDR

Confirmed with the supplier

The boat, passenger capacity, handoff location, fuel, deposit and weather terms are confirmed with Southern Boat Rentals for your date.

Daylight only

Southern Boat Rentals describes full-day rentals, and boats do not operate after dark.

Captain on request

A captain is an optional request, subject to availability on the date. It is not an included service.

Where to eat

The Landing at Harbor Pointe or Kowaliga Restaurant, chosen to fit the boat route, or a meal by road after the boat is back. Kowaliga does not take reservations, so groups plan a flexible meal window.

Choose self-drive or a quoted round-trip group vehicle. Restaurant seasonal hours and access are confirmed before the day.

Auburn Game Days

Breakfast at the Ranch, kickoff on the Plains.

The itinerary is built around the announced kickoff time.

With transportation

Somebody else drives.

Start with breakfast at WDR, then take a prearranged group ride to an approved Auburn drop-off location. Allow time for the group’s own tailgate, campus walk or pregame meal, then attend the game. Reunite at a clearly identified pickup point after the game and return to WDR.

Without transportation

Your wheels, our plan.

Receive a planned departure window, parking guidance and a suggested pregame itinerary, then travel in your own vehicle. Return to WDR when ready. Parking and game tickets are separate unless specifically included in the quote.

Road restrictions, vehicle access, pickup permissions and postgame traffic are checked for each game. Transport is quoted per group with an agreed waiting time and return arrangement. Pickup is at a designated point, not stadium-side.

See Game Day Planning

Supplier links

Official sites checked October 4, 2026. Packages are Waggle Dance Ranch proposals; supplier details are reconfirmed for your booking date.

Town, lake or the game?

Tell us the date and the plan. We will confirm the suppliers and send one clear quote.