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Situated in the Rogue Valley and bestowed with endless greenery and natural beauty, Ashland is the artistic and cultural hub of southern Oregon.
The world-renowned Oregon Shakespeare Festival dates back to 1935 and is one of the biggest events in Ashland.
Lithia Park is a 100-acre park and one of Ashland’s top tourist hotspots, with a Japanese garden, a rose garden and duck ponds.
The museum has rotating exhibitions and a permanent collection of contemporary art. Entry is free for everyone.
Emigrant Lake is a popular spot for camping, fishing, boating and swimming, and the park has a 300-foot waterslide.
The Rogue River offers white water rafting, kayaking, canoeing, swimming and fishing, with views of richly forested surroundings.
The Mt. Ashland ski area is 20.4 miles (32.8 kilometers) from Ashland, with skiing, snowboarding, sledding and snowshoeing.
A wine tour is one of the most popular things to do in Ashland: spend a relaxing day exploring vineyards and tasting wine.
The Lithia Park hillside trail is a 5-mile uphill hike with a swimming hole, a creek, towering trees and granite boulders.
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