Editing Ashland, Oregon (section)

==Parks==
[[File:Lithia Park bridge (Ashland, Oregon).jpg|thumb|right|View of OSF buildings from a footbridge in [[Lithia Park]]]]
Lithia Park is a {{convert|93|acre|ha|adj=on}} park, including {{convert|42|acre|ha}} on the National Register of Historic Places, that begins near the downtown shopping area and extends upstream along Ashland Creek near the center of the city.<ref>{{cite web | title = Lithia Park | publisher = National Park Service | url = http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/ashland/lit.htm | access-date = July 15, 2010 | archive-date = August 31, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100831014744/http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/Ashland/lit.htm | url-status = live }}</ref> It includes two ponds, a [[Japanese garden]], tennis courts, two public greens, a [[bandshell]] (outdoor stage) and miles of [[hiking]] trails.  The name ''Lithia'' comes from natural mineral water found in the Ashland area.<ref>{{cite book | last= O'Harra| first = Marjorie|author2 = Scriptor, Eldon | title=Lithia Park | location=Ashland, Oregon | publisher=Ashland Parks and Recreation Department | year=1986 | oclc = 19118066 }}</ref> It has a strong mineral taste and slight effervescence, and the [[lithia water]] [[Lithia Fountain|fountains]] found on the town plaza are frequently tasted by unsuspecting tourists (often at the behest of residents or frequent visitors who use the fountains as a cheap, humorous Ashland [[initiation rite]]).<ref>{{cite news|last=Miller|first=Bill|title=A Drink of Water and a Puckered Face|url=http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070805/NEWS/708050320|work=Mail Tribune|location=Medford, Oregon|date=August 5, 2007|access-date=July 15, 2010|archive-date=June 10, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610174145/http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20070805%2FNEWS%2F708050320|url-status=live}}</ref>

A hiking and biking path, the [[Bear Creek Greenway]], begins in Ashland near the intersection of West Nevada Street with Helman Street,<ref>{{cite news | last = Aldous | first = Vickie | url = http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071121/NEWS/311219998 | title = City Council Approves 'Green' Subdivision | work = Ashland Daily Tidings | date = November 21, 2007 | access-date = December 23, 2013 | archive-date = December 24, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131224084406/http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20071121%2FNEWS%2F311219998 | url-status = live }}</ref> close to the [[confluence]] of Ashland Creek (which flows through Lithia Park).<ref>{{cite news|last=Drake|first=F.B. III|url=http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090630/NEWS01/906300317|title=Fowl Play: Water You Waiting For?|work=Ashland Daily Tidings|date=June 30, 2009|access-date=July 11, 2010|archive-date=September 28, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928080712/http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20090630%2FNEWS01%2F906300317|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Aldous |first=Vickie |url=http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071211/NEWS/312119999 |title=Verde Village Offers Shades of Green |work=Ashland Daily Tidings |date=December 11, 2007 |access-date=December 23, 2013 |archive-date=December 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224091422/http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20071211%2FNEWS%2F312119999 |url-status=live }}</ref>  The {{convert|18|mi|km|adj=on}} path follows Bear Creek between Ashland and [[Central Point, Oregon|Central Point]] and passes through Talent, [[Phoenix, Oregon|Phoenix]], and Medford.<ref>{{cite web | title = Bear Creek Greenway Foundation | publisher = Bear Creek Greenway Foundation | url = http://bearcreekgreenway.com/ | access-date = May 3, 2020 | archive-date = August 13, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200813031054/http://bearcreekgreenway.com/ | url-status = live }}</ref>

[[Calle Guanajuato]] is a small park bordering Ashland Creek, with several restaurants offering outdoor dining.<ref name="Dining">{{Cite web|url=http://mailtribune.com/lifestyle/outdoor-dining-for-summer-days-and-nights-|title=Outdoor dining for summer days (and nights)|last=Burke|first=Anita|date=June 2, 2017|website=Mail Tribune|access-date=June 3, 2019|archive-date=June 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602225608/http://mailtribune.com/lifestyle/outdoor-dining-for-summer-days-and-nights-|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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