Really cute park right off the highway. If you are stopping for a few minutes with kiddos, this…read morewould be an optimal spot to take a break. Toys for a variety of ages and with a variety of themes (space, fire truck, tractor), plus basketball courts, picnic seating with umbrellas, etc.

Been visiting Cave Junction on and for off or for almost twenty years. This park was needed a long…read moretime ago as the park that was here was run down and in the back of the park where a lot of homeless hung out. It's nice having a clean safe place to take the kids to.

I agree with the previous review, Linda is very friendly to all and to the pets, gives out treats…read more very clean and take pride in what they do. very quiet park, can walk down to the river and enjoy seeing the hellsgate boat coming through. if you haven't been on the tour you gotta go well worth it. thanks for everything.

This is the best campsite we had on our recent California/Oregon trip, Winnie, the camp host is…read moresouthern grace and charm personified, I will definitely be back. Also, very fairly priced and right on the Rogue river

We love this park! Our 2nd time going when coming to town to visit my Nana. Last time when we came…read morethe water park was on due to weather and my daughter loved it. This time around we came back and no water due to winter but just as fun. Very nice nice for the kids to play along the river

Clean and void of homeless these days. There's a simple children's area for playtime year round and…read morewater play during the summer months. Check on times. People were bird watching, chatting, reading, walking, and just enjoying the beautiful day. The park is on the Rogue River in Grants Pass, Oregon.

Unfortunately not worth the trip. It looks like it's under new management it's not what the…read morewebsite shows at all. The cost is higher and the person in charge didn't even know they had a website. And there were no butterflies.

When you first park and walk up, there are numerous varieties of milkweed plants for sale, a couple…read morebee balm plants, and a couple others. Not enough that I would call it a nursery. But it's good to offer plants that feed the monarchs. You walk past a pretty little pathway of flowers in bloom, you may see hummingbirds on the bee balm or a bee here and there. You then get to the butterfly pavilion. It's a wire greenhouse and there are many monarch butterflies aflutter. You walk through one door. After it's totally closed, you walk through another. With so many flowers in bloom and butterflies all about, my first reaction was magical, just to see such beauty right there. One can stay in there as they like. But then you look around. There were butterflies seemingly throwing themselves at the top of the wire cage because they wanted out. They want to fly free. Some were just landing on the wire. You may get to see all stages from chrysalis to larvae to caterpillar to butterfly. You may even see them mating! But then you realize you paid $6 for each adult to see the monarch live out its life in captivity as they do not release them. Apparently, legally, since they are born in captivity, they can't be released. While it's somewhat educational, I want to love the experience but struggle with captive breeding to educate on the lifecycle of these glorious creatures. I carefully left the butterfly prison...errr pavilion and went to check out the ladybug house. You have to bend down and unzip a mesh tent door and you may see a few of them on the tent ceiling. Neither of us saw any water or food for them at all. It felt more like someone bought a pack of ladybugs from the Fred Meyer garden center and let them loose in ladybug prison. All in all, $6 is steep for what you get. Most people spend 2-3 minutes in the pavilion and continue on. As you are driving out to exit, on the right side, there's some kind of rv/tent village divided by a little fence but it seems like it might actually be part of the ranch. Additional Things to Know: 1. You can pay with cash or by credit card. 2. It's 90+ degrees out, don't bring your pets as they need to stay in the car and that is dangerous. 3. There is no room for an RV or a big truck with a camper. 4. The monarchs live out their life a bit stressed in captivity and you're paying $6 for adults and $3 for kids for an attention span of 5 mins of observation time. 6. There were no refreshments to purchase nor were there restrooms that I could find. 7. It's volunteer run. 8. It's simply not worth it and if it were contributing to increasing the monarch population rather than imprisoning for human enjoyment or minimal education, I would suggest going here. But as it is, I wouldn't recommend it. Butterfly education has been done beautifully by various nature conservation efforts or National Geographic type documentaries and this would be one time where I'd say a film or series of photos of butterflies in the wild may be better than this "real" experience.

Conveniently located right across the street from my house, Lawnridge Park is a jewell. A full…read morebasketball court (on the Lawnridge Ave. side of the park) where you can find a pick-up game almost any day of the week, and host to charity tournaments during the year, well lit for evening play during the darker months. A tennis court, also on the Lawnridge side of the park. A gazebo for parties, plenty of lush green grass for the kiddies and furry friends to run around on. Big shade trees and a small playground. This park is about 1/2 a city block in size and just perfect for a neighborhood park. I like that the B-Ball and Tennis Courts are on the other side of the park ... cuts down on the noise but you still know when the game is on. The gazebo may be reserved for special occasions but I never do. I just take it over! A very well maintained park, the garbage cans are never overflowing, the bathrooms are clean and stocked, the grass cut at least once a week and watered every night between 11:30 - 1:00 a.m. The sound of sprinklers is not quite the same as the sound of the ocean but, I still fall asleep.

Actually, it was Son #1 & college friend/co-worker and their children the reason why we're at the…read morepark. And being their grandmother, I become a kid again, when I'm with them. I picked the largest pine cones, hidden in hubby's hoodie (I didn't have a bag), to experiment on. The Magnolia tree greeted us, as we entered the park, was in full bloom. I think it's scented, too! My favorite about this park, was the playground. I spent more time swinging with the youngest grandson, and watching him and his 8 years old playmate (friends since toddlers), and walking around to the nearest creek & bridge. If it wasn't feeling like about to rain, we could have stayed much longer! Oh, they also have to drive back to Portland, today, so off they go, and we stayed longer.

Central Park in Ashland OR…read more During our stop in the City of Ashland on our way back to California we walked across the street to Lithia Park. We were wrapping up a Thanksgiving weekend at the time of our visit so leaves have fallen and they may have experienced some rain. It wasn't too chilly, the sun was out and so were the locals (and visitors like us). Lithia Park is a historic park and has combinations of woodland, ponds, gardens, and gorgeous Italian-style fountains. It's no wonder the park has been named the Crown Jewel of Ashland. The park is huge! Lithia Park is located in a lush forested area and also has hiking trails but we didn't go that far. Wow, and I didn't know this but, the park is also a source of Lithia Mineral Water. The park was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Review #3266

We stopped by the Azalea Park on a whim, hoping to see some flowers in Bloom, we were not…read moredisappointed!. They're yearly azalea festival is near the end of May, so we were hoping to see the full display, not sure if we did, seem like they were a lot of bushes in the park that were just getting ready to bud, maybe planned for the festival. Great place for a short walk and some nice pictures of flowers.

It is a really nice park but Trailer Trash kind of ruin it in the evening when we went back. Men…read moresmoking cigarettes right next to Kid Town and dropping the F word left and right. Not so bad early in the day.

The OG flagship park for Medford. Gone is the huge wooden play structure we grew up on where battle…read morewounds were earned from hitting your head running up and down the labyrinth of stairs and hiding spots. Gone are the onslaught of splinters, burns from the hot metal slides and being attacked by the countless wasps hiding in the nooks, crannies and roof peaks. Even back then, this was the park to go to! Fast forward to a recent refresh, the playground is still sprawling and super diverse, something for everyone! Wood has been replaced by plastic and metal but the laughter of kids as they run wild is still here. The only downside is maybe the lack of parking, but on hot summer days you'll find the ice cream truck posted up in the lot closest to the playground. What I really love about this park is that's it's more than just a playground. The greenway cuts through it making bike riding an awesome option. Keeping in that theme, there's a BMX style dirt track with whoops, table tops and fat banks and burms. A comprehensive skateboard park, tennis courts, a huge open grassy area, covered seating for parties and a large dog park round out this sprawling Medford classic.

Sadly, the bear house and little kids playground was burned on or about Feb 8, 2023. Luckily the…read moreplay area for older kids is still there. My 4-year-old was sad that she couldn't play bear; hopefully the bear house will be replaced. If you choose to give a thumbs-up or not, I hope you found my review helpful!

It's one heck of a drive to get here, but it's so worth it…read more My husband has always wanted to go see the redwoods so I'm glad we were able to cross it off the list finally. It's magical to get to drive through and walkthrough the redwoods as it rained during our time here. I wish there was more I can say, but you're just going to have to plan a trip here and see it for yourself. We would happily plan a second trip back here.

Wow! This state park is majestic to say the least! There's so much hiking here with beautiful…read morelandscapes and breathtaking views! You feel at peace every time you see these giant trees! All I can say is that everyone needs to experience this park at least once! We are planning to come back and do more hiking in this area...we were only able to hike at two parts of this park since the other two we wanted to hike were closed due to an event that was happening. It's a must visit! Can't wait to come back!