Bear Creek Greenway, Biking and hiking trail in Southern Oregon, US

Bear Creek Greenway is a 20-mile (32 km) paved biking and hiking path running from Ashland through Talent, Phoenix and Medford to Central Point in southern Oregon, roughly parallel to Bear Creek, a tributary of the Rogue River. It is divided into two lanes for bi-directional traffic and closed to motor vehicles except county maintenance.

A bicycle path in the Medford area was discussed as early as 1899, when Jackson County raised $500 from a bicycle tax for construction, but the project was never carried out. In 1973 Representative Al Densmore sponsored a bill authorizing the Oregon Department of Transportation to build 3.4 miles of the greenway. Funding arrived in increments, and segments were completed in 1973, 1980, 1995 and 1998; by 2011 the route ran complete from Ashland to Central Point.

The route passes through Talent, Phoenix and Medford, following Bear Creek, a tributary of the Rogue River. The name comes from the creek the path parallels for its entire 20 miles. Near Talent, the only at-grade road crossing is at Suncrest Road; elsewhere overpasses and underpasses separate users from traffic.

The path is divided into two lanes for bi-directional traffic and is closed to motor vehicles except county maintenance. All road crossings use overpasses or underpasses except Suncrest Road near Talent, where users must cross the street itself. A 1.4-mile extension between Pine Street and Upton Road in Central Point is planned.

The idea of a bike path near Medford dates to 1899, when Jackson County raised $500 from a bicycle tax for construction, but the project was never carried out. The present greenway was authorized in 1973, when representative Al Densmore's bill let the Oregon Department of Transportation build its first 3.4 miles.