Valley of the Rogue State Park Rest Area
Valley of the Rogue State Park Rest Area is a rest area in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 309 m. Tallowbox Mountain stands 1,447 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Valley of the Rogue State Park, a park 1.1 miles away. Rogue-Umpqua passes 5.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Oregon Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 5.0 mi off the Rogue-Umpqua, National
- 26.5 mi off the Cow Creek
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint Mike · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Valley of the Rogue State Park: 1.1 mi
- John F. Fleming Veteran's Memorial Park: 2.5 mi
- Ponderosa Park: 2.6 mi
- Rooster Park: 2.6 mi
- Coyote Evans Wayside: 2.7 mi
- Pikes Peak: 2.2 mi
- Nugget Butte: 4.6 mi
- Laurel Hill: 4.8 mi
- Fielder Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Gold Hill: 5.8 mi
- Gold Gulch: 7.4 mi
- Bear Hotel: 8.6 mi
- Rogue Pond: 9.2 mi
- Bear post office delivery bear: 10.3 mi
- Hellgate: 10.4 mi
- Dedication by the faculty and students: 4.1 mi
- In Memory of Karen Chandler: 4.1 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Tree: 4.3 mi
- Gold Hill Dam: 4.7 mi
- Abandoned Gold Hill Power Plant: 4.7 mi
- River Hawks: 2.7 mi
- Rogue River: 4.5 mi
- Grants Pass Caveman: 10.5 mi
- The Glass Forge Gallery and Studio: 10.5 mi
- Swinging Child Statue: 11.3 mi
- Woodville Museum: 2.6 mi
- Gold Hill Museum: 4.2 mi
- Grants Pass Museum of Art: 10.4 mi
- Crater Rock Museum: 10.5 mi
- Historic Jackson County Courthouse: 10.7 mi
- Jacksonville Forest Park: 8.2 mi
- Beebe Woods: 10.6 mi
- Beekman Woods: 10.8 mi
- Whetstone Savanna Preserve: 11.2 mi
- William Mott Memorial Park: 12.0 mi
- Friends & Family Trellis: 11.4 mi
- Lotus Imports: 13.9 mi
- Union Park Community Garden: 14.0 mi
- Memorial rose garden: 16.5 mi
- Learning Garden: 16.6 mi
- Sterlingville: 16.0 mi
- Buncom: 17.7 mi
- Placer: 17.9 mi
- Greenback: 19.1 mi
- Golden: 21.3 mi
- Devils Slide: 12.2 mi
- Bradshaw Drop: 19.9 mi
- Payne Cliffs: 20.5 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area Northbound: 14.0 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area Southbound: 14.1 mi
- Suncrest Rest Area: 20.5 mi
- Dillon Falls: 6.1 mi
- Granite Falls: 8.2 mi
- Roxy Ann Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
- Madrone Ledge Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
- Grave Creek Bridge: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Valley of the Rogue State Park Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tallowbox Mountain | S 185° | 1,447 m | 14.9 mi |
| Mount Baldy | S 177° | 1,411 m | 15.1 mi |
| Timber Mountain | SSE 153° | 1,341 m | 6.7 mi |
| Elk Mountain | NW 326° | 1,341 m | 10.8 mi |
| Mount Isabelle | S 171° | 1,329 m | 7.6 mi |
| Ben Johnson Mountain | S 173° | 1,271 m | 14.4 mi |
| Woodrat Mountain | SSE 154° | 1,257 m | 14.6 mi |
| Pennington Butte | SW 227° | 1,255 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:11 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 15:58 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 45 | 48 | 53 | 60 | 66 | 73 | 73 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 6.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grants Pass, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1183776400
Day trips start here
- Grants Pass · 10 mi
- Medford · 14 mi
- Merlin · 18 mi
- Talent · 21 mi
- Oregon Caves National Monument · 26 mi
- Ashland · 27 mi
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