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    Lake Selmac County Park

    3.5 (13 reviews)

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    Lovely setting and great trails to walk. Good fishing for bass and trout. The algae needs cleaned out when the water heats up.

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    Butterfly Pavilion - You get to walk past a nice patch of bee balm that hummingbirds like.

    Butterfly Pavilion

    2.9(9 reviews)
    9.4 mi

    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.

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    Butterfly Pavilion - Monarchs love milkweed and they do sell milkweed plants of multiple varieties.

    Monarchs love milkweed and they do sell milkweed plants of multiple varieties.

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    Lithia Park

    Lithia Park

    4.7(164 reviews)
    44.5 mi

    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

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    Bear Creek Park - Play structure for littlest kids was burned on or about Feb 8, 2023. Hopefully they'll replace it soon.

    Bear Creek Park

    4.6(32 reviews)
    37.5 mi

    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!

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    Bear Creek Park - Play structure for littlest kids was burned on or about Feb 8, 2023. Hopefully they'll replace it soon.

    Play structure for littlest kids was burned on or about Feb 8, 2023. Hopefully they'll replace it soon.

    Bear Creek Park - Play structure for littlest kids was burned on or about Feb 8, 2023. Hopefully they'll replace it soon.

    Play structure for littlest kids was burned on or about Feb 8, 2023. Hopefully they'll replace it soon.

    Bear Creek Park - Play structure for littlest kids was burned on or about Feb 8, 2023. Hopefully they'll replace it soon.

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    Play structure for littlest kids was burned on or about Feb 8, 2023. Hopefully they'll replace it soon.

    Lake Selmac County Park - parks - Updated May 2026

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