Editing Grants Pass, Oregon (section)

==Parks and recreation==
Grants Pass has numerous and diverse parks and green spaces.<ref name=Parks>{{cite web |url= http://www.ci.grants-pass.or.us/Index.aspx?page=147 |title= Grants Pass Parks |publisher= City of Grants Pass |access-date= 2008-01-31 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081206091646/http://www.ci.grants-pass.or.us/Index.aspx?page=147 |archive-date= 2008-12-06 }}</ref> Notable city-run parks include Riverside Park, summer home to the local Concerts in the Park series, and the Reinhart Volunteer Park, a park largely built through the efforts of community volunteers and featuring facilities for many sports.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.grantspassoregon.gov/Index.aspx?page=159 |title= Grants Pass Parks |publisher= City of Grants Pass |access-date= 2009-04-01 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090415192435/http://www.grantspassoregon.gov/Index.aspx?page=159 |archive-date= 2009-04-15 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.grantspassoregon.gov/Index.aspx?page=158 |title= Grants Pass Parks |publisher= City of Grants Pass |access-date= 2009-04-01 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090415191809/http://www.grantspassoregon.gov/Index.aspx?page=158 |archive-date= 2009-04-15 }}</ref> In addition, the BLM run [https://www.blm.gov/visit/cathedral-hills-trail-system Cathedral Hills recreation area] on the outskirts of Grants Pass is home to several endangered species of plants, the largest whiteleaf manzanita in the state as well the tallest knobcone pine.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Silgalis |first=Alex |date=2023-10-24 |title=It's The Climate – Things To Do In Grants Pass Oregon |url=https://localfreshies.com/things-to-do-in-grants-pass-oregon/ |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=Local Freshies |language=en-US}}</ref> Grants Pass is a [[List of Tree Cities USA|Tree City USA]] Community and has been for 35 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kdrv.com/news/top-stories/three-local-towns-reach-tree-usa-milestones/article_a32b368e-c42c-11ed-ac38-078862b96170.html|title=Three local towns reach Tree USA milestones|date=March 16, 2023|publisher=KDRV|access-date=2023-03-20|archive-date=March 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320121121/https://www.kdrv.com/news/top-stories/three-local-towns-reach-tree-usa-milestones/article_a32b368e-c42c-11ed-ac38-078862b96170.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The city was involved in litigation before the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] in the case of ''[[City of Grants Pass v. Johnson]]'', regarding an ordinance preventing [[Homelessness|homeless people]] from camping in its parks.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-12 |title=Justices take up camping ban case |url=https://www.scotusblog.com/2024/01/justices-take-up-camping-ban-case/ |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=SCOTUSblog |language=en-US |archive-date=April 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403211220/https://www.scotusblog.com/2024/01/justices-take-up-camping-ban-case/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On June 28, 2024, in a 6–3 decision, the Court upheld the city's ordinance.<ref>{{Cite court|litigants=City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson|opinion=23–175|court=U.S.|date=28 June 2024}}</ref>