Jacksonville has a golden past; by that I mean gold fever. There have been many
a campfire story about finding gold along the Applegate river and surrounding areas.
There has been stories about fighting Indians along the river while panning for gold.
There was a book I read about two men who took the Jacksonville trail from the city of
Jacksonville and continued on the trial towards Applegate Lake. They had such good luck finding gold and they were so isolated, one of them decided to hike to Yreka, California and get supplies for both of them. When he arrived he had one too many whiskeys and blurted out to the bartender his strike it rich gold mining activities and showed him a gold nugget. When the man left town they quietly followed him to his mine. Well from then on people flocked to Jacksonville and Applegate to strike it rich.
Another story is a man was panning towards Applegate Lake area and found an area where the Cascade mountains and the Sisˇkiˇyou mountains meet at right angles. This was somewhere in the vicinity of Applegate Lake. He sent a letter to a lawyer-relative in New York and told him that he hid a bag of gold under the cabin floor at this location. He was very sick and died.
His relative the lawyer came out and tried to find the gold to no avail. Rumor had it that
every time someone found the gold and tried to leave the cabin, the Indians attacked them and every person died at that spot.
Applegate Lake was Copper Town, that's right people mined copper there until it ran out and turned it into Applegate Lake.
Rumor has it no one ever found the gold in the floor of that remote cabin.
I have been to Applegate Lake and camped in remote places and never found the cabin.
Where the Cascades and the Sisˇkiˇyous meet at right angles. Hmm very interesting.
By the way while you are up there looking for the gold try eating at Mc Kee Bridge Cafe,
Wow you will be in for a treat...
- Places of Interest -
Applegate Trail - Traverses Jackson County along I-5 from Rogue River to Ashland and east along Hwy. 66 to Klamath Falls.
This was the southern route of the famous Oregon Trail. Highlights along this section include Tubb Springs, Upper and Lower Table Rocks, the Gin Lin Trail, and other attractions.
Britt Festivals (June through September) 216 W. Main Street in Medford. Our administrative offices can still be reached by phone at 541-779-0847 and the box office at 800-882-7488 or 541-773-6077.
Crater Lake National Park - 80 Miles northeast of Medford. (541)594-2211
Diamond Lake Resort - Diamond Lake, Oregon 97331. 1-800-733-7593
EAGLE POINT GOLF COURSE - 100 Eagle Point Drive Eagle Point, Oregon 97524. (541) 826-8225 Emigrant Lake - Water slide, boating, fishing, camping, picnicking and more. 5 miles south of Ashland on Hwy 66 (541)776-7001. Fish Lake - Resort area (cabins and lodge) open year'round. U.S. Forest Service campground with complete resort facilities. 51 miles east of Medford, off Hwy 140 (541)949-8500. Howard Paririe Lake Resort - 1237 N. Riverside Ave. #29. (541)773-3619. Complete outdoor resort, camping areas, and county parks. Located 22 miles east of Ashland. Hyatt Lake - Operated by the Talent Irrigation District. Park and resort offers swimming, hiking, fishing, and complete boat facilities. 21 miles east of Ashland. Dead Indian Road off of Hwy 66 (541)482-3331. Jacksonville - This gold rush town of the 1850's is full of antiques, restored homes, shops and museums. 15 miles west of Ashland. Lake of the Woods - Lodge open year 'round. Easy access to snowmobiling runs, cross country skiing and possible skating areas. Food and groceries available. 40 miles east of Medford off of Highway 140 (541)949-8300. Lost Creek Dam - Cole M. River Fish Hatchery. Picnic area and lots of scenery just 33 miles northeast of Medford on Hwy 62. Mt Ashland Ski Resort - 18 miles from Ashland in the Siskiyou Range on Mount Ashland. Full service ski area for all ability levels. 4 chair lifts, 23 ski suns. 1,150 vertical. Reasonable rates. Ski/lodging packages. Open daily from Thanksgiving thru April. 1745 Hwy. 66. Snow Phone: (541)482-2754, Office: (541)482-2897.
Mt. Ashland Ski Map - 109K Oregon Caves National Monument - 19000 Caves Highway. Cave Junction, OR 97523. (541)592-2100. Located 80 miles southwest of Medford. Rogue River - Fishing, boating, jet boat trips, camping, picnicking, guided raft trips, and rentals for rafting on your own. Willow Lake - County Park that provides camping, picnicking, boating and many trails to hike. 35 miles northeast of Medford, off Hwy 62 (541)865-3229. - Parks -
Casey State Park - OR 62, 29 miles Northeast of Medford Illinois River State Park - US 199, 1 mile South of Cave Junction. Joseph Stewart State Park - OR 62, 35 miles NE of Medford (541)560-3334
Lithia Park - National Historic Landmark - Ashland. Lithia Park - National Historic Landmark - Ashland.
Tub Springs State Park - OR 66, 18 miles east of Ashland. Valley of the Rogue State Park - I-5, 12 miles east of Grants Pass on Rogue River. (541) 582-1118. Camping (year-round), showers, dumping station, picnicking, fishing, boating, hiking.
97 full hookup, 55 electrical, 21 tent; maximum site 75'. Special facilities: group picnic shelter. - Visitor Contact Information -
The Best of Jacksonville Web Site
"The Best Of Jacksonville is an Express Guide to the Best Jacksonville Oregon
Web Sites. There is Information on Jacksonville, Ashland and Medford Lodging, the Britt
Festival, Shopping in Jacksonville, Restaurants, Art Galleries, Real Estate,
B&Bs, Antiques, Museums and much more. If your needs are in Jacksonville,
Medford or Southern Oregon, you will find it here."
Britt Web Site
Fantastic Arial view of Crater Lake (222K)
Complete resort area with lodge and campgrounds, 85 miles northeast of Medford. Open year-round.
Summer fishing resort. Boat rentals and charters. Mountain biking and rentals.
Track address: 6900 Kershaw Road, White City. 15 min from downtown Medford at the Jackson County Sports Park in White City.
Tickets available at 2201 South Pacific Highway in Medford. (541)772-6264.
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Picnicking, fishing, boating.
Picnicking, fishing.
Joseph Stewart serves as the recreational entrance to Lost Creek Reservoir on the upper stretch of the Rogue River.
Boating and water-skiing are very popular. The reservoir is open to anglers year-round and stocked with trout and bass.
Camping, showers, dumping station, picnicking, fishing, boating, swimming, hiking, bike trails. 151 electrical, 50 tent; maximum site 80'.
Special features: marina, 5.5 miles of hiking trails, 6 mile bike trail. Unique features: on Upper Rogue River hiking trail (connects with Pacific Crest national Scenic Trail near Crater Lake).
More than 100 acre of developed recreation area facility located in downtown Ashland adjacent to the famous Oregon Shakespear Festival.
Ashland Creek flows the length of the park, and two duck ponds are habitats for many species of waterfowl. In summer the park's band shell is the site of concerts, ballets, and shows.
Picnicking.
411 W 8th St. #140
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1115 Commercial St. NE. Salem, Oregon 97310-1001
(503)378-6305 / 1-800-452-5687
P.O. Box 33 Jacksonville Oregon 97530
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Salem, Oregon 97310
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