Around the Rogue Valley and Josephine County are many excellent things to experience for travelers of any age. It's a peaceful and relaxing retirement region that additionally features the wild and beautiful Rogue River. By lodging at among the numerous conveniently located Grants Pass hotels nearly anything worth seeing will be within an hour's drive away. Most Grants Pass hotels can even provide shuttle services to nearby points of interest.

The Rogue as well as Applegate river happen to be recognized for wild salmon, largemouth bass and trout angling. Ashland, which is only a forty-five minute drive from Grants Pass, hosts the annual Shakespeare Festival. Some hotels provide all inclusive packages that include passes to be able to view some of these plays. The Rogue and Applegate Valleys now have many family owned wineries that provide top rated wines.

You will find hiking trails galore around the Grants Pass region. For those serious hikers you will find trails at Crater Lake, Mt Ashland and Mount McLoughlin. A hiking excursion to the top of Table Rock will be something everyone might achieve together. Once on top of the plateau, hikers are rewarded with a breathtaking view of the Rogue Valley, the winding Rogue River, and also springtime wildflowers and wildlife. These areas have hiking trails which are well looked after and relatively simple to follow.

Head just a few miles north of Grants Pass off the I-5 Highway and enjoy a beautiful drive down the Merlin-Galice Road along which you will find skillfully engineered bridges providing incredible views of the Rogue River and Hellgate Canyon. At the end of this road you can take a short hike to Rainey Falls. It is always advisable somebody] know an itinerary before setting out on a hike. The above described outdoor hikes are safer springtime, summer and early fall.

Probably the most exceptionally located Grants Pass hotel definitely is the Riverside Inn and Resort. Each and every room faces the Rogue River. This is where the renowned Hellgate Jet Boat Cruises take off from. A few of their room packages may include tickets for the enjoyable cruises that can also include a your meal at the OK Coral. The jet boat tour on the Rogue River will be something every tourist should experience. It provides useful historical information about the river, the wildlife as well as the Rogue Valley native Americans and founding fathers.

Grants Pass has a wonderfully unusual and historical shopping area with several excellent restaurants that provide breakfast, lunch and dinner. You'll find shops with many antiques which quite possibly were discovered in the Rogue Valley. A few shops also carry many local wines. You are sure to find that each store will be distinctive and intriguing with inviting merchants.

The local wine sector has quickly built a reputation for itself. A lot of the local wineries are family owned. You can easily take a day and visit the Rogue and Applegate Valley vineyards in which you can meet up with the owners and try out their award winning wines.

Within an easy stroll of the Grants Pass hotels you will discover restaurants which include fresh Alaskan or native salmon or bass as well as locally grown vegetables and fruit. From March thru November local farmers, ranchers and artisans are available at the Growers Marketplace on Saturday mornings. Here you can find excellent souvenirs to be able to carry home or just eat a few of the delicious baked or home produced goods as you shop. Grants Pass has certainly got plenty to see and do, in fact, so much you may need to extend your stay for over a week.