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Crater Lake : Crater Lake is widely known for its intense blue color and spectacular views. During summer, visitors may navigate the Rim Drive around the lake, enjoy boat tours on the lake surface, stay in the historic Crater Lake Lodge, camp at Mazama Village, or hike some of the park's various trails including Mt. Scott at 8,929 ft. Diverse interpretive programs enhance visitors' knowledge and appreciation of this national park, 90% of which is managed as wilderness. The winter brings some of the heaviest snowfall in the country, averaging 533 inches per year. Although park facilities mostly close for this snowy season, visitors may view the lake during fair weather, enjoy cross-country skiing, and participate in weekend snowshoe hikes.

Crater Lake

Crater Lake is widely known for its intense blue color and spectacular views. During summer, visitors may navigate the Rim Drive around the lake, enjoy boat tours on the lake surface, stay in the historic Crater Lake Lodge, camp at Mazama Village, or hike some of the park's various trails including Mt. Scott at 8,929 ft. Diverse interpret ...

Updated: Jul 28, 2007 1:03pm PST

Ashland : Home of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland is full of cultural opportunities. There are also various other theatre groups, featuring a wide variety of performances, including musicals, comedy and experimental theatre. Shakespeare and other plays are presented in the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's outdoor Elizabethan Theater and the Angus Bowmer Theatre and also the New Theater. Music is everywhere in Ashland, with opera, bluegrass, folk singing and chamber music being only some of the offerings for visitors. Originally called Ashland Mills in 1855, the town of Ashland is located approximately 15 miles north of the California border on Interstate 5. Ashland is a short drive from Crater Lake National Park, located at the headwaters of the Rogue River. Ashland is also close to the southern Oregon coast. Everywhere you look, there are reminders of the past, from pioneer vintage buildings to Victorian houses. Ashland has many bed and breakfasts for the weary traveler, several in fine old Victorian homes.

Ashland

Home of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland is full of cultural opportunities. There are also various other theatre groups, featuring a wide variety of performances, including musicals, comedy and experimental theatre. Shakespeare and other plays are presented in the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's outdoor Elizabethan Theater and the A ...

Updated: Jun 10, 2007 6:45pm PST

Bandon-By-The-Sea : Bandon-by-the-sea is a small, charming coastal town. Its sights and shops are almost all within walking distance of the renovated Old Town section, which makes it the perfect place for strolling, shopping and dining while you're on holiday. The Old Town area is just off Highway 101, and includes a collection of art galleries, curio shops, restaurants, and the local Chamber of Commerce. It's right next to the boat basin, so it's easy to walk down to the basin for a breathtaking ocean view. Bandon is Oregon's unofficial Cranberry Capital, and has many cranberry products and over 900 acres of cranberry bogs to back up the claim. The Cranberry Festival, held in September, features a parade, dances, a crafts fair, exhibits of cranberry dishes and even a high school "Cranberry Bowl" football game.

Bandon-By-The-Sea

Bandon-by-the-sea is a small, charming coastal town. Its sights and shops are almost all within walking distance of the renovated Old Town section, which makes it the perfect place for strolling, shopping and dining while you're on holiday. The Old Town area is just off Highway 101, and includes a collection of art galleries, curio shops, ...

Updated: Jan 07, 2008 12:30pm PST

Shore Acres State Park : Perched on a scenic bluff high above the Pacific Ocean, Shore Acres began as a private estate with luxurious gardens featuring trees, shrubs, and flowering plants brought from around the world aboard the sailing ships of pioneer lumberman and shipbuilder Louis B. Simpson. Simpson developed his summer home into a showplace 3-story mansion complete with a heated, indoor swimming pool and a large ballroom. The grounds contained 5 acres of formal gardens, including a Japanese-style garden built around a 100-foot lily pond. When fire destroyed the mansion in 1921, Simpson began to build an even larger replacement - two stories high and 224 feet long. However, financial losses in the 1930's caused both house and grounds to fall into disrepair. In 1942, Simpson's beloved Shore Acres was purchased by the State of Oregon for use as a public park.

Shore Acres State Park

Perched on a scenic bluff high above the Pacific Ocean, Shore Acres began as a private estate with luxurious gardens featuring trees, shrubs, and flowering plants brought from around the world aboard the sailing ships of pioneer lumberman and shipbuilder Louis B. Simpson. Simpson developed his summer home into a showplace 3-story mansion ...

Updated: Jan 07, 2008 12:08pm PST

Miscellaneous :

Miscellaneous

Updated: Jun 10, 2007 7:19pm PST

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