Rough & Ready Botanical
Wayside, Eight Dollar
Mountain Botanical Area,
Illinois Valley Airport (the
former site of the Siskiyou
Smokejumper Base), Jubi-
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office at the south end of Cave Junc-
tion.
The valley’s attributes also in-
clude Lake Selmac out Lakeshore
Drive in Selma. Camping, fishing,
miniature golf, disk golfing, boating,
swimming and hiking are among the
attractions.
The Selma community also in-
cludes Crystal Kaleidoscope, “a rock
shop plus more.” And a short dis-
tance out Illinois River Road, the
Siskiyou Field Institute operates
Deer Creek Center For Field Re-
search & Education.
As well, the community in-
cludes the Selma Community &
Education Center. Various programs
are offered; check the bulletin board
at the site or see announcements in
Illinois Valley News, which is avail-
able at stores throughout the valley.
Information also can be ob-
tained from the newspaper’s Web-
site at illinois-valley-news.com or
the chamber of commerce site at
cavejunctionoregon.com.
At other locales around the val-
ley, visitors will find Illinois Valley
Golf Course, a 9-hole site that will
be expanded to 18; Forest Edge
Farm, which raises llamas; Suri Fu-
tures, which raises alpacas; the
lee Park, Illinois River “Forks” State
Park. and Page Mountain Sno-Park.
Illinois Valley has
approximately 15,000 residents,
stretching as it does from the
O’Brien community to the top of
Hay’s Hill.
A number of special events are
held each year for residents and visi-
tors. Besides Second Friday Art
Walks, the list includes the Concerts
in the Park series, presented by
Illinois Valley Chamber of
Commerce; Siskiyou Bluegrass
Festival, also sponsored by the
chamber; the Wild Blackberry
Festival, Cave Junction Lions
Club Classic Car Show, Illinois
Valley Lions Labor Day Festi-
val & Parade, and Reunionma-
nia, the Fourth of July weekend
gathering for graduates of I.V.
High School and the former
Kerbyville Union High School.
So slow down, pull off
and look around. Illinois Valley of-
fers Nature’s beauty with historical,
cultural and artistic attractions. Not
to mention fine wine.
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