We believe a large part of our market will come from the Rogue Valley and Jackson County which is projected to grow substantially in the near future. The addition of large business, Barnes and Noble, two Fred Meyers, Costco, Eagle Hardware, Albertson’s putting in three new super stores, Safeway with two more large stores and a Home Depot being planned, indicate that big businesses realize this to be a growing and prosperous area. It is a three hour drive from Gold Beach to the Rogue Valley and visitors are lured year round to the ocean setting. The number of visitors particularly soars as temperatures in the valley soar during the summer months. The coast offers a cool respite.

Jackson County officials have predicted that the county will grow from it’s 325,000 people to three times this size by the year 2012.

According to research done by the Gold Beach Chamber of Commerce, visitors to Gold Beach are most often from California, followed by Portland with Eugene and the Rogue Valley being third.

Even when the economy falters, we are still in a good position since during more difficult times people tend to take shorter, more local vacations.

A recent cost comparison study by PKF Consulting found that the total cost of RV vacations is:

• 70% less than driving the family car and staying in hotels,
• 70% less than traveling by bus or train and staying in a hotel or motel,
• 65% less than flying and renting a house or condo,
• 70% less than flying to a vacation destination and staying a in a hotel,
• 75% less than taking a cruise, and
• 80% less than an all inclusive package vacation.