In our nooks and valleys, you’ll find small farms, lavender fields, historic sites, swimming holes, growers’ markets, award-winning wineries and hiking trails that traverse one of the most biodiverse regions in North America—our Klamath-Siskiyou Mountains.

This land was made for wandering.

Wander Applegate is a program of A Greater Applegate, a local nonprofit organization whose mission is to sustain and enhance local connections that promote the environmental, economic, and social vitality of the Applegate Valley. Visit our website below to see how you can get involved with upcoming events and networks in our community.

A Greater Applegate Business Network: www.agreaterapplegate.org

Trail heads and arboretum located behind the Beekman House on Laurel off of East California Street.

Britt Gardens Music & Arts Festival shares extraordinary live performances and arts education experiences that inspire discovery and build community.

The Britt Orchestras Season runs for three weekends every summer.

Founded in 1963, the Britt Orchestra features 90+ professional musicians who come from all over the United States for a three-week stay in Southern Oregon. Internationally renowned guest artists such as Emanuel Ax, Pinchas Zukerman, Midori, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Christopher Parkening, Lynn Harrell, Samuel Ramey and Frederica von Stade join the orchestra each August to present a series of extraordinary concerts under a canopy of stars.

Teddy Abrams became the Britt Orchestra’s Music Director and Conductor in 2014 and has brought a new energy to Jacksonville. Abrams also serves as Music Director of the Louisville Orchestra. For more information on Abrams.

Prior to each concert, there are informal pre-concert conversations at 7 p.m. for those who want to learn a little more about the music and composers. The talks are hosted by Jefferson Public Radio, and often feature conversations with the conductor or guest artists, giving the listener a little added insight for in the concert.

Just a mile from historic downtown, Jacksonville’s Forest Park spans 1,100 acres of natural beauty. Visitors can explore expansive trails featuring panoramic views, historic gold mine sites, and the town’s original reservoir. The park offers excellent hiking, biking, and horseback riding opportunities, with interpretive markers highlighting points of interest throughout.

Trace town history on foot and view early Jacksonville through the architecture and stories of the pioneers who built and occupied our landmark structures. Free 1-hour tours will leave from Courthouse Square (North 5th between C and D streets) at 10 am every Saturday from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend.

The mission of the Jacksonville Garden Club is to promote beauty in our community and to conserve our natural resources by advancing the arts of gardening, landscape design, horticulture, and floral design. We also strive to promote education and provide activities that contribute to friendships and enjoyment among our members.

The club is involved in the maintenance of the Jacksonville Post Office’s garden area, Scheffel-Thurston Park and the Blue-Star marker and Veterians Memorial Park. The club provides monthly flower arrangements for the chapel at the VA in White City and wreaths in December, plus flower arrangements in May for the Jacksonville Historical Cemetary.

In 2021-2022, the club provided $6,400.00 in educational scholarships.

*Free Membership*

The Jacksonville Woodlands Historic Natural Park and Trail System has 15 outstanding all-weather trails (with over 18 miles) for hikers of differing abilities.

“There is no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing.”

Located in the Pheasant Meadows neighborhood, a short stroll from downtown Jacksonville, this welcoming park features dual-purpose courts that accommodate both tennis and four pickleball courts. The grounds include the popular Centennial Playground and a shaded pavilion with two picnic tables. Visitors can enjoy the grassy areas or relax on benches along the walking path that winds through the park.

Discover Oregon’s Premier Cultural and Historical attraction only 15 minutes away!

Our exhilarating “Discovery Tour” along the famous Upper Rogue awards you up-close views of wildlife while taking in the beauty of the iconic Table Rocks. Along with Native American and Jacksonville history, celebrity retreats, and thrilling 360’s , you won’t believe how fun learning can be. Perfect for all ages!

Sanctuary One’s mission is to provide a refuge for animals and a healing place for people while promoting environmental stewardship. As a nonclinical therapy care farm Sanctuary One rescues animals, helps people, and cares for the earth.

At Sanctuary One, people of all ages have the opportunity to volunteer on a real working farm and experience nature’s healing power firsthand. We offer educational tours that open people’s hearts and minds. We invite groups from schools and youth-serving nonprofit organizations to visit the farm for fresh air, exercise and hands-on service-learning. Benefits of care farms are wide ranging for people, and at Sanctuary One, we ensure healing is mutual, for people and animals and the earth.

Pick up your free historic landmark walking map at the Visitor Information Center and discover Oregon’s first National Historic Landmark town at your own pace. This easy stroll takes you past magnificent examples of 19th-century architecture, from grand brick buildings to charming storefronts. Take time to explore the unique, locally owned and run shops and restaurants housed within these historic structures. The gentle terrain makes this self-guided walk perfect for all ages, so you can experience Jacksonville’s gold rush legacy.

Referred to as “The Ledge” the skatepark sits between the D Street Parking Lot and Cemetery Road. Be Sure to read and follow the rules before visiting the park

Don and Sue Litchfield recently retired in Jacksonville Oregon and are excited to be a part of this Historic Community. Don collected his first fossil mammoth tooth 50 years ago in a rock pile on his family farm in North Dakota. Don has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Geological Engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and has been an avid mineral and fossil collector his whole life. Having traveled extensively as an Exploration Geologist, Emergency Response Contractor and Environmental Engineer, he finds Southern Oregon a beautiful place to live and share his fascination for collecting.

The Litchfield Family have been collecting Golden Barite and Pierre Shale Seaway Ammonites for over 40 years, and exclusively on Elk Creek, South Dakota for the past 25 years. Elk Creek cuts through the 73-million-year-old seabed exposing large concretions filled with extinct Ammonites such as Placenticeras, Baculites amp; Scaphites, Nautilus and the giant clam Inoceramus. The concretions on rare occasions are filled with bright Yellow Calcite crowned with gemmy Golden Barite crystal sprays. Both the Minerals and Fossils from this location fluoresce brightly under short wave UV light. Additional study and collection are underway of the marine molluscan fauna diversity to provide a foundation for further investigation of environmental settings, paleoclimates, paleogeography, concretion genesis, types of marine predators, molluscan species richness and related assemblages. The Elk Creek location is one of the top 50 important mineral and fossil localities in North America. We look forward to bringing you world class examples of these fine mineral and fossil specimens over the coming years.

You can find us online at https://TheNaughtyNautilus.com, or you can call and schedule an appointment to see our “Elk Creek Collection” private show room at (916) 633-3686.

Off-leash, boutique park for dogs and their families to exercise and socialize with others in the community. Located at 400 South D Street in the heart of Jacksonville, guests are welcomed from sunrise to sunset. The park features separate dog run areas for larger and smaller dogs, fresh water stations, clean-up supplies, and plenty of seating for the humans. And speaking of humans, we offer plenty of parking including ADA compliant spaces.