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Just below Agness, the Agness–Illahe Road crosses the river to join NFD 33, also known as Agness Road, which continues parallel to the river on the left bank. The river, passing through Copper Canyon, receives Tom Fry Creek from the left, Rilea, Blue Jay, Morris Rodgers, and Painted Rock creeks from the right.
Rogue River Trail 1168 continues west 12 miles (19 km) along the north side of the river from Agness to the Morey Meadow Trailhead. Forest Road 3533 provides a hiking route between the trailhead and the Lobster Creek Bridge, 5.8 miles (9 km) further west.
Rogue River Ranch, east of Agness, is on the National Register of Historic Places, [5] and it and Lucas Lodge in Agness are in the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office historic sites database. [6] The Agness-Illahe Museum is open from May through September. [7] Much of Agness's economy is based on tourism, with several lodges, hotels ...
Illahe was the first of three post offices established in the late 19th and early 20th centuries along the canyon of the lower Rogue River between Marial and Agness. After the Rogue River Wars of 1855–56 and the forced removal of most of the Takelma and other native people who lived along the river, a small number of newcomers began to settle along or near the canyon.
The Battle of Big Bend was the last major battle of the Rogue River Wars. It began on May 27, 1856, and ended on May 28, 1856. The battle was fought along the Rogue River, eight miles upriver from Agness, Oregon. "The battle was fought between one reinforced Army company; Company "C", 1st Dragoons, and a large group of Indians from many ...
A Rogue River man named Mel Norrick recounted his stories of being a river guide for Hollywood in a July 2003 Mail Tribune story shortly after Peck's death. Norrick remembered the second crew ...
The tour boat was operated by Hellgate Jetboat Excursions, which provides frequent high-speed trips from Grants Pass into the river’s canyons, according to the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office.
Big Butte Creek begins in the Cascade Range near Butte Falls.It flows generally northwest over approximately 12 miles (19 km) to its confluence with the Rogue River. [3] [6] The two main forks of Big Butte Creek, the North Fork and the South Fork, merge at 2,244 feet (684 m) above sea level, [a] while the creek's mouth is located at an elevation of 1,562 feet (476.1 m).