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Our Historic Walking Tours are Back!

Learn more about the history of Jacksonville with a guided walking outdoor tour led by Historic Jacksonville.

WALKING TOURS

You’ll learn all this and more when you join us for our 2023 Historic Jacksonville Walk through History tours!

Non-profit Historic Jacksonville, Inc. are happy to announce that they are once again offering their free Saturday walking tours beginning May 27th through Sept. 2nd. These 1-hour tours will leave from City Hall/Courthouse Square (North 5th between C and D streets) at 10 am.   (Donations are appreciated to help with the ongoing maintenance of the historic properties.)

Space is limited!
For reservations or information, contact
info@historicjacksonville.org or call 541-245-3650

HAUNTED TOURS

Evening haunted tours resume June 11 and continue monthly through October.

Join us again next year when we recognized the legacy that Jacksonville pioneers left for us — and that some of our pioneers still linger as well in the forms of spirits and ghosts.

Haunted tours are offered the second Friday of each month starting in June. In October tours will be offered on both Friday, Oct. 8, and Saturday, Oct. 9. A Britt Hill Tour features tales of arson, saloons and Oregon’s first Chinatown. The Courthouse Tour highlights stories of brothels, epidemics and hangings.

Summer tours begin at 7, 7:15, 7:30, 7:45 p.m.
October tours begin at 6, 6:15, 6:30, 6:45, and 7 p.m.

Haunted tours are $10 per person and reservations must be made by 4 p.m. of tour days. No walk-up sales will be available. Private tours can be arranged for 10 to 12 guests at a cost of $15 per person. All tours begin at the Jacksonville Visitors Center at the corner of North Oregon and West C streets. Bookings can be made online here.

BEEKMAN HOUSE & BEEKMAN BANK TOURS

Beekman House and Beekman Bank tours are scheduled Saturdays and Sundays, Memorial Weekend through Labor Day, 11am – 3pm.  Its location is on the corner of California Street and N. 3rd Street.

Docents will be dressed in attire from the period. In October Victorian mourning customs will be presented. The traditional Victorian Christmas events will also be held at the house.

Beekman Bank is the oldest financial institution in the Pacific Northwest. Previous tours included “Secrets & Mysteries of the Beekman Bank”.

Spending some time on the Rogue River is always nice, but when temperatures soar it is even better.  Rogue Jet Boat Adventures takes you on a section of the upper Rogue that very few other boats go to – the area under the Table Rocks where you will see unforgettable scenery and wildlife.  You also get the jet boat thrills, along the Rogue River. And best of all – it is only 7 minutes from Jacksonville!

The Table Rock area holds some of the richest Rogue Valley history along with unparalleled beauty. Owners Taylor and Emily Grimes strive to ensure each and every customer leaves feeling a new sense of discovery and adventure and the 18 passenger boats allow for more personal interaction with the driver.

You meet the shuttle at their new location in Central Point’s “Artisan Corridor”.  Then it is a short and pleasant drive to the river in TouVelle State Park. Tours run 7 days a week from mid-May through September.

The customer check- in location is at 131 N. Front St. Central Point, next door to Artisan Corridor. This convenient area has ample free parking and is centrally located.

The Artisan Corridor is a hidden gem in the Rogue Valley where you can “Taste the Upper Rogue”.  Sample Rogue Creamery’s World Famous cheeses and treats, Lillie Belle Farm’s gourmet chocolates, and Ledger David’s superb local wines. Children are allowed in all businesses and there are many shaded picnic tables situated through out the corridor for outside family picnicking. All purchases are allowed on the boat, including wine and they even have coolers available.

Jet Boat Discovery Tour – Lasting 2 1/2 hours, there are 4 tours daily

Here’s some of the places and things you’ll see along the way!

  • Native American Camp, Fishing, and Hunting locations
  • The Lupton massacre location that started the Rogue Indian War
  • Old Camp White Military Bridge
  • The 1853 Peace Treaty signing location
  • The 1854 Fort Lane Location
  • The 1856 Trail of Tears
  • The Old Gold Ray dam site (first dam to generate power in Oregon)
  • Theodore Roosevelt’s Upper Rogue River fishing outpost
  • Ginger Rogers Fishing retreat
  • Multi million dollar homes and secluded celebrity retreats.

Other tours and private reservations are also available.

Owners Emily and Taylor Grimes are Jacksonville residents who have a great appreciation for our valley.

Contact Information:

We are designating 4 specific locations where you can hop on the Trolley to ride up to the Britt Hill.  Service runs for the 2 hours prior to concert start times, making continuous loops around town.  But now you will know specifically where to head to meet the trolley.

The stops are

  1. On F Street along side Rays Food Place
  2. On C Street behind the Jacksonville Inn parking lot
  3. In the D Street Parking Lot
  4. On Main across from Elan Guest Suites by the water feature

To print your own copy of the map CLICK HERE

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