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Bed and Breakfast MileByMile.com Personal Road Trip Guide Oregon State Highway #238 Miles ITEM SUMMARY 0.0 Grants Pass, Oregon, Community of Grants Pass, Oregon, a city in Josephine County, Junction of Route #199, Oregon. Attractions:The Rogue River, and Rafting on Rogue River are major touristic attractions of the city of Grants Pass, Oregon. Hellgate Jetboat Excursions, Oregon Caves National Monument, Altitude: 942 feet 0.8 W. Harbeck Road W. Harbeck Road, Harbeck-Fruitdale, a census designated place in Josephine County, Oregon, near Grants Pass, Oregon. Community of Harbeck, Oregon, Community of Fruitdale, Oregon. Altitude: 978 feet 2.7 Espey Road: Country Club Espey Road, Grants Pass Country Club, Altitude: 1112 feet 5.5 Stanford Way: Reservoir Stanford Way, to, Lincoln Savage Reservoir, Altitude: 1112 feet 6.6 Murphy Creek Road Murphy Creek Road, Southside Road, Everman Tom DVM, Wilson Reservoir, Hidden Valley High School, Altitude: 1066 feet 7.1 Access Road: Park Access Road, to, Applegate County Park, Altitude: 1073 feet 10.3 Applegate Valley Hyde Park Road, Applegate Valley, the valley of the Applegate River in Southern Oregon, Oregon Route #238/Jacksonville Highway, passes through this valley. Altitude: 1145 feet 11.7 Watergap Road: Creek Watergap Road, Upper Powell Creek Road, Upper Powell Creek, Williams, Oregon, a community in Josephine County, Oregon, United States. Altitude: 1161 feet 13.7 Williams Highway: Williams Highway, Williams, Oregon, a community in Josephine Williams, OR County, Oregon, Altitude: 1184 feet 17.8 Thompson Creek Road Thompson Creek Road, Ninemile Creek Road, Brown Road travels along the Applegate River, Altitude: 1270 feet 17.9 Applegate Bridge Applegate Bridge, a bridge over the Applegate River, carrying Oregon Route #238 across, Altitude: 1257 feet 18.0 N. Applegate Road N. Applegate Road, Applegate, Oregon, a community in Jackson County, Oregon, located west of Medford, Oregon, on Oregon Route #238. Altitude: 1296 feet 23.6 Access Road Access Road, to, Fly By Night, a private airport, located off Oregon Route #238, Applegate Christian Fellowship, located west of here on Oregon Route #238. Altitude: 1417 feet 25.5 Ruch, Oregon Upper Applegate Road, Ruch, Oregon, a community in Jackson County, Oregon, located on Oregon Route #238/Jacksonville Highway, A Rat Race and Paragliding competition are annual events held here in Ruch, Oregon. Altitude: 1549 feet 26.5 Bishop Creek Road Bishop Creek Road, winds through the thick woods of Applegate Valley, in Oregon Altitude: 1627 feet 30.4 Cady Road Cady Road, to, Jacksonville, Oregon, Sterling Creek Road, Altitude: 2162 feet 33.3 Jacksonville, Oregon Jacksonville, Oregon, a city in Jackson County, Oregon, Jacksonville Historic District, National Historic Landmark, located in Jacksonville, Oregon. Altitude: 1558 feet 34.8 Jacksonville Highway Jacksonville Highway, to Medford, Oregon, a city in Jackson County, Oregon, Altitude: 1437 feet Page 1/2 PDF Document Generated on 2021-Sep-11 Copyright 2021, Mile By Mile Media MileByMile.com Personal Road Trip Guide 36.2 Hanley Road: The Medford Hanley Road, to, The Medford Oregon Temple, the 79th operating OregonTemple temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Medford Oregon Temple is located midway between the Oakland California and Portland Oregon temples. Central Point, Oregon, a city in Jackson County, Oregon, Compton Arena, a multi-purpose arena in Medford, Oregon, located on the grounds of Jackson County Fairgrounds. Altitude: 1375 feet 38.7 Medford Oregon, Route Community of Medford, Oregon, a city in Jackson County, Oregon, #99 Route #62 Attractions: Spiegelberg Stadium, a multipurpose sports stadium, Rogue Valley Medical Center, Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport, Medford Railroad Park, Wine Tours, & Festivals Altitude: 1342 feet Campground Applegate Ranger District, Rogue River 6941 Upper Applegate Road, Jacksonville, OR, 541-899-1812 National Forest, Beaver - Sulphur (Lat/Long = 42.151203, -123.057264) Campground Bureau of Land Management, Medford 3040 Biddle Road, Medford, OR, 541-618-2200 (Lat/Long = District Office, scade-Siskiyou National 42.360735, -122.875313) Monument Fish Lake Resort PO Box 990, Eagle Point, OR, 541-949-8500, [email protected] (Lat/Long = 42.467404, -122.798134) Grants Pass/Redwood Hwy Campground & 13370 Redwood Hwy., Wilderville, OR, 541-476-6508 (Lat/Long RV Park = 42.346238, -123.562889) Jack's Landing RV Resort 247 N.E. Morgan Lane, P.O. Box 1586, Grants Pass, OR, 541-472-1144 (Lat/Long = 42.462014, -123.319805) Medford / Gold Hill KOA 12297 Blackwell Road, Central Point, OR, 800-562-7608 (Lat/Long = 42.429856, -123.038424) Parker Meadows Campground 800 Laurel Street, Butte Falls, OR, 541-865-2700 (Lat/Long = 42.539820, -122.564500) Supervisors` Office, Siskiyou National 200 NE Greenfield Rd., Grants Pass, OR, 541-471-6500 Forest, Elk River (Lat/Long = 42.465144, -123.321146) Page 2/2 PDF Document Generated on 2021-Sep-11 Copyright 2021, Mile By Mile Media.
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