Medford | Travel Southern Oregon

Home to wild rivers, deep canyons, dazzling mountains and iconic Crater Lake, Southern Oregon has enough natural beauty for all, and many destinations have thoughtfully improved or built in accessibility features to welcome more visitors. Here are a few options to inspire your next vacation itinerary.

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Great Brewpubs of Southern Oregon

Today Southern Oregon’s breweries do much more than make great beer. With the cornucopia of fresh, local ingredients at their fingertips, chefs at the region’s flagship brewpubs now wow travelers and locals alike with food that lives up to the quality of the drink. Try these spots to sample the best of both.

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6 Great Parks for Camping and Fishing in Southern Oregon

Pitch a tent or park your RV and drop a line into the water.

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Ride the Rim Is Back!

After a two-year hiatus, Crater Lake’s car-free event returns.

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Southern Oregon Wildflower Hikes

I reached out to our Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest to add to my list of favorite wildflower hikes in our region and we chose our favorites to bring you a combination of easy, family-friendly hikes and some a little more technical for advanced hikers.

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Grab a Slice in Southern Oregon

Raise your hand if you like pizza! Thin crust, thick crust, small slice, fold in half slice, it is all […]

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Film Festivals in Southern Oregon

With the Klamath Film and Ashland Independent Film festivals, Southern Oregon has added filmmaker skills, access, and tools to the area’s natural allure and cultural delights.

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Great Options Emerge for Travel After the Wildfires

From the determined blossoming of sunflowers along the Bear Creek Greenway, the resolve of Southern Oregon remains evident amid extreme challenges. This resiliency was strongly tested during 2020 and 2021 when wildfires destroyed over 2,600 homes and businesses across several counties and consumed over a million acres of forests.

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Warm Up in These Cozy Coffee Spots

Cool crisp air, the scent of snow coming, and a hot cup of coffee in your hand; just about perfect. […]

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Stargazing Southern Oregon

When it comes to astrotourism, visitors to Southern Oregon enjoy an array of options. Light-pollution maps show large swaths of gray and black in the region, especially in the Oregon Outback. That’s good.

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National Park Bucket List in Southern Oregon

Southern Oregon and north-central California offer an incredible diversity of parks and national monuments. The country’s deepest lake, enchanting caverns, an underground river, petroglyphs and a diversity of wildlife await, all within a day’s drive.

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Best Spots to Sip Craft Cocktails

From distilleries to taverns to bars, we have a variety of choices where mixologists are bringing ingenuity and whimsy to their cocktails.

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Wildlife Adventures in Southern Oregon

Dean Creek Elk Viewing Area (Photo courtesy of Travel Oregon) Elk Viewing in Reedsport A full-grown elk can weigh up […]

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Top Events in Southern Oregon

Christmas in Jacksonville (Photo courtesy of Terra Firma Gift) Fall / winter Ride the Rim (September), Klamath Falls: Crater Lake’s […]

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Southern Oregon’s Top Food Trucks

Medford Check out this top dog – Victory Dogs was ranked the best hot dog in Oregon by Travel + […]

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Rafting in Southern Oregon

The Rogue starts just north of Crater Lake, then flows more than 200 miles before meeting up with the Pacific […]

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