Cities & Regions

Southern Oregon

Southern Oregon offers some of the state’s most refined and rugged adventures. On the one hand there’s the Tony-Award winning Shakespeare Festival in Ashland and the visits to the nearby vineyards, chocolatiers, and cheese makers, and of course the fine restaurants that serve the fruits of their labor.
But Southern Oregon is also home to Crater Lake, the deepest and possibly bluest lake in the country, the Oregon Caves National Monument, and the raging Rogue River. Which means you better pack something fancy. And something you don’t mind getting so dirty it may not come home at all.
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Featured Things to See & Do in Southern Oregon

  1. ROW Adventures

    Merlin

  2. Toketee Falls

    Idleyld Park

  3. Wolf Creek Inn

    Wolf Creek

  4. Vertical Horizons – Treehouse Paradise

    Cave Junction

  5. The Siskiyou Field Institute

    Selma

  6. Sanctuary One – At Double Oak Farm

    Jacksonville

  7. The Great Cats World Park

    Cave Junction

Find Things to See & Do

  1. Attractions
    1. Amusement Parks
    2. Aquariums & Zoos
    3. Art Galleries & Studios
    4. Casinos
    5. Movies and TV filmed in Oregon
    6. Museums & Interpretive Centers
    7. Outdoors & Nature
    8. Performing Arts
    9. Shopping
    10. Theater
    11. Tour Companies & Guides
  2. Recreation
    1. Birding
    2. Camping
    3. Cycling
    4. Fishing
    5. Golf
    6. Guides & Charters
      1. Back Country Guides
      2. Bicycle Guides
      3. Charter Boats
      4. Fishing Guides
      5. Hunting Guides
      6. Jet Boat Charters
      7. Outdoor Guides
      8. Whitewater Guides
    7. Hiking
    8. Indoor Sports
    9. Jet Boating
    10. Kayaking
    11. Rafting
    12. Snow Sports
    13. Sustainable Travel
  3. Eat & Drink
    1. Artisan Producers
    2. Beer & Breweries
    3. Coffee & Tea
    4. Culinary Experiences
    5. Distilleries in Oregon
    6. Farmers' Markets
    7. Picking & Foraging
    8. Ranches
    9. Restaurants
      1. American
      2. Asian Fusion
      3. Cajun / Creole
      4. French Bistros
      5. Greek
      6. Irish
      7. Italian
      8. Japanese
      9. Latino
      10. Mediterranean
      11. Pacific Northwest
      12. Pizza
      13. Seafood
      14. Southern
      15. Thai
    10. Seafood
    11. Wineries & Wine
  4. Oregon Heritage
    1. Covered Bridges
    2. Ghost Towns
    3. Heritage Areas
    4. Heritage Museums
    5. Indian Country
    6. Lighthouses
    7. Old West & Oregon Trail
  5. Natural Wonders
    1. Bodies of Water
      1. Lakes & Reservoirs
      2. Rivers
      3. Waterfalls
    2. Forests, Parks & Refuges
      1. National Forests & Parks
      2. National Wildlife Refuges and Areas
      3. State Parks
    3. Mountains & Hills
  6. Events
    1. Animal & Agriculture Events
    2. Culinary Events
    3. Cultural Heritage Events
    4. Exhibit & Lecture Events
    5. Fairs & Festivals
    6. Flower & Garden Events
    7. Performing Art Events
    8. Sporting Events
    9. Visual Art Events
    10. Volunteer Events
  1. Central Oregon
    1. Antelope
    2. Ashwood
    3. Bend
    4. Brothers
    5. Camp Sherman
    6. Culver
    7. Dufur
    8. Grandview
    9. La Pine
    10. Madras
    11. Maupin
    12. Paulina
    13. Post
    14. Powell Butte
    15. Prineville
    16. Redmond
    17. Shaniko
    18. Sisters
    19. Sunriver
    20. Terrebonne
    21. Tygh Valley
    22. Warm Springs
  2. Eastern Oregon
    1. Adams
    2. Adrian
    3. Arlington
    4. Arock
    5. Athena
    6. Baker City
    7. Bates
    8. Boardman
    9. Bridgeport
    10. Brogan
    11. Burns
    12. Canyon City
    13. Condon
    14. Cove
    15. Crane
    16. Dayville
    17. Diamond
    18. Drewsey
    19. Durkee
    20. Echo
    21. Elgin
    22. Enterprise
    23. Fields
    24. Fossil
    25. Fox
    26. Frenchglen
    27. Grass Valley
    28. Haines
    29. Halfway
    30. Harper
    31. Helix
    32. Heppner
    33. Hereford
    34. Hermiston
    35. Hines
    36. Huntington
    37. Imbler
    38. Imnaha
    39. Ione
    40. Ironside
    41. Irrigon
    42. Jamieson
    43. John Day
    44. Jordan Valley
    45. Joseph
    46. Juntura
    47. Kent
    48. Kimberly
    49. La Grande
    50. Lexington
    51. Long Creek
    52. Lostine
    53. Meacham
    54. Mikkalo
    55. Milton Freewater
    56. Mitchell
    57. Monument
    58. Moro
    59. Mount Vernon
    60. North Powder
    61. Nyssa
    62. Ontario
    63. Oxbow
    64. Pendleton
    65. Pilot Rock
    66. Prairie City
    67. Princeton
    68. Richland
    69. Riley
    70. Ritter
    71. Riverside
    72. Rufus
    73. Seneca
    74. Spray
    75. Stanfield
    76. Summerville
    77. Sumpter
    78. Ukiah
    79. Umatilla
    80. Union
    81. Unity
    82. Vale
    83. Wallowa
    84. Wasco
    85. Westfall
    86. Weston
  3. Greater Portland
    1. Aloha
    2. Banks
    3. Beavercreek
    4. Beaverton
    5. Buxton
    6. Clackamas
    7. Clatskanie
    8. Colton
    9. Columbia City
    10. Cornelius
    11. Deer Island
    12. Fairview
    13. Forest Grove
    14. Gales Creek
    15. Gaston
    16. Gladstone
    17. Gresham
    18. Hillsboro
    19. Lake Oswego
    20. Manning
    21. Marylhurst
    22. Milwaukie
    23. North Plains
    24. Oregon City
    25. Portland
    26. Rainier
    27. Scappoose
    28. Sherwood
    29. St. Helens
    30. Tigard
    31. Timber
    32. Tualatin
    33. Vernonia
    34. Warren
    35. West Linn
  4. Mt. Hood / The Gorge
    1. Boring
    2. Bridal Veil
    3. Brightwood
    4. Cascade Locks
    5. Corbett
    6. Eagle Creek
    7. Estacada
    8. Government Camp
    9. Hood River
    10. Mosier
    11. Odell
    12. Parkdale
    13. Rhododendron
    14. Sandy
    15. The Dalles
    16. Troutdale
    17. Welches
    18. Zig Zag
  5. Oregon Coast
    1. Agness
    2. Allegany
    3. Arch Cape
    4. Astoria
    5. Bandon
    6. Bay City
    7. Beaver
    8. Blodgett
    9. Broadbent
    10. Brookings
    11. Cannon Beach
    12. Charleston
    13. Cloverdale
    14. Coos Bay
    15. Coquille
    16. Depoe Bay
    17. Eddyville
    18. Elkton
    19. Florence
    20. Garibaldi
    21. Gearhart
    22. Gleneden Beach
    23. Gold Beach
    24. Hammond
    25. Harbor
    26. Hauser
    27. Hebo
    28. Lakeside
    29. Langlois
    30. Lincoln City
    31. Logsden
    32. Manzanita
    33. Mapleton
    34. Myrtle Point
    35. Nehalem
    36. Neotsu
    37. Neskowin
    38. Netarts
    39. Newport
    40. North Bend
    41. Oceanside
    42. Ophir
    43. Otis
    44. Pacific City
    45. Port Orford
    46. Powers
    47. Reedsport
    48. Remote
    49. Rockaway Beach
    50. Rose Lodge
    51. Seal Rock
    52. Seaside
    53. Siletz
    54. Sixes
    55. South Beach
    56. Tidewater
    57. Tillamook
    58. Toledo
    59. Tolovana Park
    60. Waldport
    61. Warrenton
    62. Wedderburn
    63. Westlake/Dunes City
    64. Wheeler
    65. Winchester Bay
    66. Yachats
  6. Southern Oregon
    1. Adel
    2. Ashland
    3. Azalea
    4. Beatty
    5. Bly
    6. Bonanza
    7. Butte Falls
    8. Camas Valley
    9. Canyonville
    10. Cave Junction
    11. Central Point
    12. Chemult
    13. Chiloquin
    14. Christmas Valley
    15. Crater Lake
    16. Crescent
    17. Crescent Lake
    18. Curtin
    19. Dairy
    20. Days Creek
    21. Diamond Lake
    22. Dillard
    23. Drain
    24. Eagle Point
    25. Fort Klamath
    26. Fort Rock
    27. Gardiner
    28. Gilchrist
    29. Glendale
    30. Glide
    31. Gold Hill
    32. Grants Pass
    33. Idleyld Park
    34. Jacksonville
    35. Keno
    36. Kerby
    37. Klamath Falls
    38. Lakeview
    39. Malin
    40. Medford
    41. Merlin
    42. Merrill
    43. Midland
    44. Murphy
    45. Myrtle Creek
    46. New Pine Creek
    47. O'Brien
    48. Oakland
    49. Paisley
    50. Phoenix
    51. Plush
    52. Prospect
    53. Rice Hill
    54. Riddle
    55. Rogue River
    56. Roseburg
    57. Selma
    58. Shady Cove
    59. Silver Lake
    60. Sprague River
    61. Steamboat
    62. Summer Lake
    63. Sutherlin
    64. Talent
    65. Tenmile
    66. Tiller
    67. Trail
    68. Umpqua
    69. White City
    70. Wilbur
    71. Wilderville
    72. Williams
    73. Winchester
    74. Winston
    75. Wolf Creek
    76. Yoncalla
  7. Willamette Valley
    1. Albany
    2. Alsea
    3. Amity
    4. Aumsville
    5. Aurora
    6. Blachly
    7. Blue River
    8. Brownsville
    9. Canby
    10. Carlton
    11. Cascadia
    12. Cheshire
    13. Corvallis
    14. Cottage Grove
    15. Crabtree
    16. Crawfordsville
    17. Creswell
    18. Culp Creek
    19. Dallas
    20. Dayton
    21. Deadwood
    22. Detroit
    23. Dexter
    24. Donald
    25. Dorena
    26. Dundee
    27. Elmira
    28. Eugene
    29. Fall Creek
    30. Falls City
    31. Gates
    32. Gervais
    33. Grand Ronde
    34. Halsey
    35. Harrisburg
    36. Hubbard
    37. Idanha
    38. Independence
    39. Jefferson
    40. Junction City
    41. Keizer
    42. Lafayette
    43. Leaburg
    44. Lebanon
    45. Lorane
    46. Lowell
    47. Lyons
    48. Marcola
    49. Marion
    50. McKenzie Bridge
    51. McMinnville
    52. Mehama
    53. Mill City
    54. Molalla
    55. Monmouth
    56. Monroe
    57. Mount Angel
    58. Mulino
    59. Newberg
    60. Noti
    61. Oakridge
    62. Philomath
    63. Pleasant Hill
    64. Rickreall
    65. Saginaw
    66. Salem
    67. Scio
    68. Scotts Mills
    69. Scottsburg
    70. Shedd
    71. Sheridan
    72. Silverton
    73. Springfield
    74. St. Benedict
    75. St. Paul
    76. Stayton
    77. Sublimity
    78. Sweet Home
    79. Swisshome
    80. Tangent
    81. Thurston
    82. Turner
    83. Veneta
    84. Vida
    85. Walterville
    86. Walton
    87. Westfir
    88. Willamina
    89. Wilsonville
    90. Woodburn
    91. Yamhill
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Get to Know this Region Cities in Southern Oregon

  1. Adel
  2. Ashland
  3. Azalea
  4. Beatty
  5. Bly
  6. Bonanza
  7. Butte Falls
  8. Camas Valley
  9. Canyonville
  10. Cave Junction
  11. Central Point
  12. Chemult
  13. Chiloquin
  14. Christmas Valley
  15. Crater Lake
  16. Crescent
  17. Crescent Lake
  18. Curtin
  19. Dairy
  20. Days Creek
  21. Diamond Lake
  22. Dillard
  23. Drain
  24. Eagle Point
  25. Fort Klamath
  26. Fort Rock
  27. Gardiner
  28. Gilchrist
  29. Glendale
  30. Glide
  31. Gold Hill
  32. Grants Pass
  33. Idleyld Park
  34. Jacksonville
  35. Keno
  36. Kerby
  37. Klamath Falls
  38. Lakeview
  39. Malin
  40. Medford
  41. Merlin
  42. Merrill
  43. Midland
  44. Murphy
  45. Myrtle Creek
  46. New Pine Creek
  47. O'Brien
  48. Oakland
  49. Paisley
  50. Phoenix
  51. Plush
  52. Prospect
  53. Rice Hill
  54. Riddle
  55. Rogue River
  56. Roseburg
  57. Selma
  58. Shady Cove
  59. Silver Lake
  60. Sprague River
  61. Steamboat
  62. Summer Lake
  63. Sutherlin
  64. Talent
  65. Tenmile
  66. Tiller
  67. Trail
  68. Umpqua
  69. White City
  70. Wilbur
  71. Wilderville
  72. Williams
  73. Winchester
  74. Winston
  75. Wolf Creek
  76. Yoncalla

Way to Save Travel Deals in Southern Oregon

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  1. Fishing Package at The Lodge at Riverside

    955 SE 7th St Grants Pass, OR 97526

    The Rogue River has some of the best fishing on the west coast and is home to a variety of Salmon and Steelhead.  We’ve partnered with several local guides to bring you the fishing experience of a lifetime.  For the…

    Valid from January 31st, 2012 to December 31st, 2012

  2. Riverside Inn Spa-cation Package

    986 SW 6th St Grants Pass, OR 97526

    Relax, renew and recharge at The Spa at Club Northwest.  Voted “Best Spa in Southern Oregon” by Southern Oregon magazine, the Spa at Club Northwest pampers each guest with unsurpassed individual attention.The Package includes:One…

    Valid from January 31st, 2012 to December 31st, 2012

  3. Riverside Inn Special Occasion Package

    986 SW 6th St Grants Pass, OR 97526

    Whether it’s a birthday, anniversary, graduation, Mother’s Day or Father’s Day, there is a reason to celebrate. Let the Riverside Inn make your next special occasion memorable with this package customized just for you! This…

    Valid from January 31st, 2012 to December 31st, 2012
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Regional Information


Southern Oregon Visitors Association
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Have a question? Ask Oregon

  1. Want to take my wife on a short three day getaway. Would like for her to see a Bald Eagle and have a romantic view of the mountains, ccean, or lake. Any suggestions?

    There’s one place that stands above all the other nationwide for viewing bald eagles. That’s the Klamath Basin region of Southern Oregon. While late winter is the prime time to see them, you stand a good chance during other times of the year.  Here is a great story in the Mail Tribune about viewing bald eagles in the region. Contact the folks at Bear Valley National Wildlife Refuge for more s…

    Answered by Sarah Lemon, Ask Oregon Southern Oregon Expert
    Written on May 14th, 2012
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Looking for something to do? Upcoming Events

  1. February 17 to 4 November

    Oregon Shakespeare Festival

    Ashland, Southern Oregon
  2. March 3 to 22 November

    Outdoor Growers’ Market

    Grants Pass, Southern Oregon
  3. May 1 to 1 September

    Grants Pass Saturday Artisan & Crafters Market

    Grants Pass, Southern Oregon
  4. May 9 to 30 October

    Canyonville Farmers Market

    Canyonville, Southern Oregon
  5. May 24 to 28

    53rd Annual Boatnik Festival

    Grants Pass, Southern Oregon
  6. May 25 to 28

    Rogue Valley Cup Soccer Tournament

    Medford, Southern Oregon
  7. May 30 to 2 June

    Wild Rogue Pro Rodeo

    Central Point, Southern Oregon

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