We'll be holding the reunion at Valley of the Rogue State Park, 12 miles east of Grants Pass. We've reserved the entire F Loop (see below) for Saturday night of the reunion. This will provide about 50 campsites and six yurts, plus some common area for extra tents. There's a heated and lighted building for photos and history displays. We'll have a stereo system and PA set up, so bring your favorite tunes on CD and we'll rotate 'em through.

Chow line will include a potluck barbecue � we provide the grill, the main course, the soft drinks, and the ice. You provide a potluck dish (bring something good!) and whatever else you want for food and beverages.

The cost for the reunion campout is $20 per person if paid by April 10 and $25 after April 10; this covers our expenses for the site and the barbecue. T�shirts will be extra.

We may plan on an "open mike" for stories and recognition of significant crewmembers after the music, and yes we are open to suggestions and nominations!

NOTE: �The F Loop is normally closed during this weekend; they're opening it for us on Saturday. However, if you want to camp at the park on Friday night, you'll have to make your own reservations in another section of the campground. See reservation info below and on our links page.

We recommend you show up no earlier than 1200 (unless you want to help set up). Music and food and serious fun should be on tap by 1500.

ABOUT THE WX: �A helpful FBA ran the Evans Creek RAWS and got data for 1991-2001 (eleven years). Here's the breakdown for April 20th: mean temp 51 degrees, average 13:00 temp 55 degrees, highest 13:00 temp 75 degrees, lowest 13:00 temp 41 degrees, average RH 60 percent, average windspeed <5 mph, average rainfall duration >2 hrs, average rainfall amount 1/10 inch. Should be a typical spring day in the Rogue Valley � cool, damp, slightly breezy, scattered clouds, and chance of showers.

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Here's a highway map:

Here's a map of the park; click on it for a larger version:

Here's a map of the F LOOP camping area; click on it for a larger version:

Here's a map of the area; click on it if you want a larger version:

OTHER LINKS:

VALLEY OF THE ROGUE STATE PARK WEBSITE

RESERVATIONS for Valley of the Rogue State Park

PARK TRAIL GUIDE IN PDF

Best Western Inn at the Rogue (about 5 minutes away)

Online listings for Medford lodging

Online listings for Grants Pass lodging

There's another list of useful links, lodging and otherwise, on our LINKS page.

You can get driving directions to the park from the Oregon State Parks driving directions page.

Visitor info:� The park's location in the Rogue River Valley makes for an excellent base from which to explore other parks and recreation areas. Nearby state parks include Illinois River Forks State Park, Tou Velle State Recreation Site, Casey State Recreation Site, Joseph H. Stewart State Park, and Tub Springs State Wayside. Wolf Creek Inn State Heritage Site includes an historic inn with dining and lodging. The USFS and BLM have quite a few developed recreation areas in the surrounding mountains; county parks include Indian Mary, Selmac Lake, Whitehorse, Emigrant Lake, Howard Prairie, and Willow Lake. Crater Lake National Park straddles the crest of the Cascade mountains to the northeast on Oregon Highway 62, and Oregon Caves National Monument is southwest of the park on US Highway 199. Jacksonville, a gold mining boom town just west of Medford, is now preserved as a national historic landmark, with commercial and residential properties dating from the 1880s.

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