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This 40-mile tour takes you through Grants Pass and the quaint communities of Applegate, Ruch and Murphy.
Wine tasting is available at Valley View Winery near Ruch.
Jacksonville, known for being a National Landmark City, features over 85 historic buildings and homes. This route takes you back through the countryside and rejoins Interstate 5 at Central Point (Exit 32).
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Culinary & Wine
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Shakespeare, Gold Mining, and Fruit Packing!
Ashland is home to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, with performances from February through October.
Ashland's charming town square is at the town's north entrance, where you can stroll through the landscaping masterpiece of Lithia Park. Enjoy unique shopping and dining all along Siskiyou Boulevard, including the historic Ashland Springs Hotel - an Ashland historical landmark for most of the town's history.
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Family Fun
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The Cow Creek Tour Route is a refreshing break from the steady highway pace; this 45-mile detour wanders with Cow Creek as it dips through the Coast mountain range. The route is spread with quaint farms and ranches, stately forests, massive rock outcroppings, and spring waterfalls. Depending on the season, you can absorb the plethora of wildflowers or the bright reds and yellows of autumn.
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Scenic Drives & Landscapes
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Travel to Winchester, Oakland, and Elkton for glimpses of the past, and access to the Pacific Ocean and the Oregon Dunes.
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Family Fun
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The Land of Umpqua is home to a thriving wine region and a "full tummy" experience. West of Roseburg, country roads lead you through rolling farm lands to great wines and gracious hospitality in communities such as Lookingglass, Tenmile, Melrose, Garden Valley, Umpqua, Winston, and Elkton.
LaGarza Cellars & Gourmet Kitchen, five miles south of Roseburg near Winston, combines great food and fine wines in a relaxed setting. A few miles farther west on Lookingglass Road is Abacela...
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Culinary & Wine
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Explore and discover from Roseburg to Canyonville and the South Umpqua Falls, including covered bridges on the route.
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Cultural/Historical
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You'll be sorely disappointed if you didn't pack a lunch and make the exploration of this route an all-day excursion. The route follows South Myrtle Creek through hills dotted with cattle, sheep, and wild turkeys.
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Scenic Drives & Landscapes
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Explore underground caves, sleep in the trees, and blast through Hellgate Canyon. Southern Oregon is well known for its vast Douglas-fir forests and world-class fishing rivers, but some of the area’s greatest adventures await the families who choose to spend a weekend venturing into its nether regions.
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Family Fun
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The Sounds -- and Colors -- of Silence. In the vast high desert, peace and solitude have sounds and colors all their own. The silence swallows up every noise. And the ever-changing light, even the passing of a cloud turns earthy browns, grays and greens into pastel blues, pinks and purples. Explore this remote, yet easily accessible part of Oregon. And enjoy the silence.
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Scenic Drives & Landscapes
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Oregon's section of the fames Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) from near Siskiyou Summit (elev. 4,310’) in southernmost Oregon to the Washington border, is not only the shortest, but is also the easiest to hike or ride.
Oregon’s Cascade Range is a subdued volcanic landscape, having a gentle crest that is fairly constant in elevation. The highest point in Oregon is an unnamed saddle (elev. 7,560’) north of Mt. Thielson. This, and other ancient volcanoes-
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Outdoor Adventure
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Two Raging Rivers Run Through It. From any Southern Oregon town on I-5, you're only moments from enjoying this spectacular route. Follow the "Wild and Scenic" Umpqua and Rogue rivers through enchanting recreation areas in the heart of the southern Cascades. Plan on a full day to experience all the wonders along the way and a lifetime to fully appreciate them.
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Scenic Drives & Landscapes
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This amazing drive will take you through the many worlds of Southern Oregon, including the coast, high desert, and mountain lakes.
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Scenic Drives & Landscapes
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A short 2 hour drive from Medford on Highway 62, Crater Lake Hwy, is a natural phenomena not found many, if any other place on this planet. The Rogue River flows into a lava tube & makes a huge “s” curve for about 100 yards & flows out in a spectacular gush back into the river bed. The Forest Service has built a platform directly above the vortex where the river sucks into the lave tube so one can look straight down about six feet to see, hear & feel this mighty roar taking place.
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Scenic Drives & Landscapes
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When settlers first came to the southern part of this state, they discovered a temperate land filled with lush valleys that begged to nourish plant stock, agreeably cool in the spring, intensely warm in the summer. Today, Oregon’s “banana belt” is provoking discovery of a different sort — the rich, ripe products of the region’s wineries.
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Culinary & Wine
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We’ve got four really fun vacation ideas for you and your family. This summer, get the kids away from the TV, computer and video games. Take them on a boat trip around Crater Lake, help them learn about ancient fossils, visit a ghost town, experience the Oregon State Fair, or build the world’s best-ever sandcastle.
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Family Fun
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Oregon's abundant wildlife has attracted people for over 200 years -- some for the trapping, some for the hunting, and many just for the watching.
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Family Fun
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The Land of Umpqua offers you a "rushing water" journey to Crater Lake via Highway 138, an Oregon Scenic Byway. You'll be in awe as you explore numerous waterfalls and view some of the finest whitewater rafting and fly fishing waters in America.
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Rivers, Waterfalls & Lakes
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This 80-mile journey takes you from Medford through the Rogue Valley’s scenic Highway 62.
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Scenic Drives & Landscapes
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A National Park, a National Symbol, a Natural Treasure. From Oregon's world-famous Crater Lake National Park to a prime viewing spot for bald eagles, this drive owes its dramatic scenery and abundant wildlife to a rich volcanic past. This All-American Road extends all the way to Lassen Volcanic National Park in California. But the Oregon segment alone...
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Scenic Drives & Landscapes
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Whether you are looking to break in your very first set of golf clubs or your third pair of golf spikes, you're guaranteed to find an ideal course within Oregon's seven beautiful regions. Tee-off and enjoy serene views, warm summer weather and great company.
For more information on Oregon's golf scene, upcoming golf tournaments and where to play golf in Oregon, check out our "Where to Play" special...
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Golf
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