Njmber of days in Portland

We hope to spend 2 or 3 days in Portland before heading to the Shakespeare festival in Ashland. Is three days okay or will two full days be enough?

What is there to do in the Ashland area for a couple in their late 50%26#39;s not interested in anything beyond unstrenous walking or hiking?

Njmber of days in Portland

The three top activities in Ashland are the theater, the food and the shopping along the villages main street. Since you can do a couple of plays a day if you want (matinee and evening), you won%26#39;t have a lot of extra time. You didn%26#39;t say how many days you planned to be in Ashland or whether you already have play tickets. If you don%26#39;t have them, I suggest you order them online ASAP.

http://www.osfashland.org/

The festival website also gives links to other attractions in the area. And, if the festival plays aren%26#39;t enough, there%26#39;s also the Oregon Cabaret across the street

(http://www.oregoncabaret.com/index.html)

and the Britt Festival in nearby Jacksonville

http://www.brittfest.org/

You didn%26#39;t say WHEN you were going. If it%26#39;s later in the summer, you can expect quite hot weather in Ashland, so you might not want to do much more walking than the shopping requires...but, if it%26#39;s not too hot, Lithia Park offers delightful strolling opportunities.

Njmber of days in Portland

Thank you. We hope to be there the last week of July. Any recommendations for a pet friendly hotel or B%26amp;B.

Is the shopping curio and chachka shops or more substantive?

We are not interested in two plays a day so are really looking for day activities with plays at night.

Any thoughts on my first question about Portland?

The eating is fine in Ashland! Check out The Winchester Inn, Liquid Assets Wine Bar, Chateaulin (French) Peerless, Lark%26#39;s @ the Ashland Springs Hotel and Beasey%26#39;s on the Creek for a casual meal. There are some nice boutiques and shops, also in Ashland. Lithia Park is a nice place to relax and people watch. Enjoy your time Ashland! :)

I think two full days in Portland would be enough, and recommend you use at least half of one to drive out the Columbia River Gorge. Use the other to visit gardens, and/or walk around the Pearl District and NW 21st and 23rd Avenues.

I might rate some of Ashland%26#39;s shopping as curio, but definitely not chachka (at least as far as prices). Consider seeing two plays on at least one of the days. Oregonpoppa is right about Ashland%26#39;s top activities. But, it won%26#39;t take more than a couple hours to ';shop'; the town; even less time for a stroll in Lithia Park.

Hmmm..... have you ever seen Crater Lake?