bustling theatrical town (Ashland) featuring the Tony-Award winning Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the country's deepest lake, Crater Lake, the Oregon Caves National Monument, world-class fishing and rafting rivers, year-round golf, mountains for skiing, biking and hiking only begin to make up the many pieces of picturesque Southern Oregon.

ndulge on chocolates to your heart’s content at the Ashland Chocolate Festival, taste world-famous artisan cheeses at the Rogue-Creamery, and explore the bounty of good wine and fine restaurants. The region is home to dozens of museums, including Favel Museum and Southern Oregon History Center, and a host of art galleries, theaters and antique malls.

Southern Oregon: World-class fishing,rafting rivers, skiing, biking and hiking, and greenvalleys that produce award-winning wines. Home to Oregon's only National Park, Crater Lake, which graces the back of Oregon's state quarter.

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.

A ribbon of National Scenic Byways await, just a short drivefrom the California border. Follow the Redwood Highway to Grants Pass and the legendaryRogue and Umpqua rivers. Discover Crater Lake National Park on the Volcanic LegacyScenic Byway and experience the mountain lakes and world-class birding of the Klamath Basin and Oregon's Outback region.

istory 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.