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Weekend trips from Southern Oregon University
Hidden spots near Ashland, day trips and weekend road trips from Southern Oregon University in November, scored 1–10 on price, timing and what's happening, with gas, park fees, a campsite or room and food included.
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Mount Shasta & Castle Crags
A lone volcano with crystal shops in town, McCloud's three waterfalls and granite spires.
Oregon Caves
A marble cave in the Siskiyou Mountains, with ranger tours in summer.
Crater Lake
The deepest lake in the US, impossibly blue inside a collapsed volcano.
Weekend trips
Lava Beds
More than 700 lava tube caves you can explore yourself with a flashlight, and some of the darkest skies in California.
Bend
Float the Deschutes through town, then a lava tube and a mountain of breweries.
Smith Rock
Golden river cliffs where American sport climbing began; Misery Ridge has the view.
Southern Oregon coast
Natural Bridges, Secret Beach and sea stacks on the Samuel H. Boardman corridor, just over the border.
Silver Falls
The Trail of Ten Falls, where you walk behind several of the waterfalls.
Redwood National Park
The tallest trees on Earth, Roosevelt elk and Fern Canyon from Jurassic Park.
Long weekends
Nevada City & South Yuba
A gaslit Gold Rush town and emerald swimming holes on the South Yuba River.
Smith Rock
Golden river cliffs where American sport climbing began; Misery Ridge has the view.
Columbia Gorge & Multnomah Falls
A river canyon lined with waterfalls, the tallest 620 feet, 40 minutes from Portland.
Silver Falls
The Trail of Ten Falls, where you walk behind several of the waterfalls.
Bend
Float the Deschutes through town, then a lava tube and a mountain of breweries.
Painted Hills
Hills striped red, gold and black that change color with the light. Free.
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