Description
Table Rocks is open to the public year-round and stewarded in close collaboration with the Bureau of Land Management. This property is privately-owned and managed in order to protect the sensitive species that call it home. For this reason, we ask that you stay on marked trails and leave your dog at home.
We appreciate your help in protecting the landscape and respecting all those who enjoy it.
Learn more about visiting the preserve.
About Table Rocks
Rising dramatically 800 feet above the Rogue River Valley, the Table Rocks are remnants of lava flows that filled the canyons of an ancient, meandering Rogue River over 7 million years ago. Atop these mesas is a mosaic of grassy mounds, stony flats and vernal, or seasonal, ponds.
The Table Rocks has always been a prominent landmark for the region and is traditionally significant place for Indigenous Peoples as a site of creation stories and first resources.
Caring for the Land
The Nature Conservancy bought land on Lower Table Rock over thirty years ago, creating our first preserve in the Rogue Valley. In 2008, we acquired an additional 1,710 acres, securing the last remaining private lands on both Upper and Lower Table Rocks.
As a result, the Table Rocks are now owned and collaboratively managed by TNC and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which has designated its holdings as an Area of Critical Environmental Concern.
TNC and BLM scientists are controlling invasive species, restoring oak woodlands, evaluating altered fire cycles, and supporting recreational and cultural uses. Ecologists survey and monitor rare plant populations, non-native species, bats, butterflies and a variety of birds.
Volunteer teams sew native seeds and remove weeds, and the Table Rocks provide a popular outdoor classroom for thousands of school children who visit each year to learn about natural and cultural history.
In recognition of the cultural significance The Table Rocks hold for Indigenous Peoples, The Nature Conservancy works with Tribes and Indigenous partners to co-steward the land and make culturally-informed management decisions.
