Downtown Grants Pass, which was designated a National Historic District a few years ago, is the epitome of hometown USA. Turn-of-the-century architecture is the setting for many unique specialty and antique shops, art galleries, and fine restaurants. Concerts, festivals, parades and an outdoor craft and produce market are just a sample of the town's many amusements. If you're searching for outdoor recreation, fine restaurants, wine tasting, theater, wildlife viewing, shopping or a unique excursion on the Rogue, you'll find it in Grants Pass.

Various day outings provide entertaining excursions that make this the ideal vacation destination. Visit award winning wineries, wildlife rehabilitation and animal sanctuary exhibits, Oregon Caves National Monument and scenic parks.

For more information, visit: www.visitgrantspass.org


About Southern Oregon

From the valleys to the high desert, wildlife and nightlife share space. Southern Oregon is home to a pair of well-known attractions - the Britt Music Festival and Ashland's Oregon Shakespeare Festival - and to dozens of museums, art galleries, theaters, antique malls and tax-free shopping.

A ribbon of National Scenic Byways await, just a short drive from the California border. Follow the Redwood Highway to Grants Pass and the legendary Rogue and Umpqua rivers, where you'll find river adventures, jetboating, rafting, fishing and much more. Discover Crater Lake National Park on the Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway and experience the mountain lakes and world-class birding of the Klamath Basin and Oregon's Outback region.

History buffs will recognize the region as the site of Oregon's 19th-Century gold rush, an era preserved within the boundaries of Jacksonville, a National Historic Landmark town. Visit the "Heart of the Dunes" on Oregon's south coast, and experience America's Wild Rivers Coast.

For more information, visit: www.southernoregon.org