Top 4 Myths
About AshlandDispelled

Myth #1. The Theaters only run in the Summer.
Actually most of the theaters run all winter, including the Oregon Cabaret Theater, Stage Works Theater, Camelot Theater and the Ginger Rogers Theater in Medford, plus the Oregon Shakespeare Festival runs nearly 9 months of the year.

Myth #2. Ashland is only a summer town.
Not really, most theaters stay open. The Cabaret Theater, Stage Works, Camelot and the Ginger Rogers are open most all the time. Even the OSF is open 9 months a year. Also, all the restaurants, galleries and wineries stay open and don’t have the crowds of Summer. Once guests discover Ashland’s “Other Season”, many become regulars to Ashland’s Other Season.

Myth #3. You can’t get over the mountains in winter.
Actually I-5 interstate rarely closes, then only for a few hours. Being the only North-South, West Coast route, there is sufficient machinery to keep the traffic flowing 99% of the time. Call us before you leave home if in doubt. We’ll always give you a “Snow Check” if weather is not safe.

Myth # 4. It rains all winter in Ashland.
Actually Ashland receives less rain than Walnut Creek California. Ashland receives 17 – 18 inches a year, Walnut Creek 18 -19 inches. Ashland lies south of “Oregon’s Rain Belt”, and has a mild temperate climate with many sunny days.