Get in
[edit]By car
[edit]Cave Junction is located on U.S. Route 199 (Redwood Highway) about 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Grants Pass. To get to the Oregon Caves, turn onto Oregon 46 and follow it 20 miles (32 km) to the monument.
By bus
[edit]The 1 Junction Inn bus stop on Redwood Highway at Caves Highway is the main stop for buses serving Cave Junction.
- SouthWest POINT, ☏ +1 541 883-2609, toll-free: +1-888-900-2609. Inter-city bus service serving southwestern Oregon and Del Norte County, California. The bus runs from Brookings and Crescent City to the west and Grants Pass, Medford, Ashland, and Klamath Falls to the east. Fares $8-35 based on distance.
- Josephine Community Transit, ☏ +1 541 474-5452. Local transit service operating in Josephine County. The Route 50 bus links Cave Junction with Grants Pass, which is the hub of the JCT network. $2 one-way, $6 day pass.
Get around
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Map of Cave Junction
See
[edit]- 1 Great Cats World Park, 27919 Redwood Hwy, ☏ +1 541 592-2957. Adults $15; Seniors (65+)$13; Kids (4-14) $11.
Do
[edit]- 1 Illinois River Forks State Park, ☏ +1 541-582-3128, toll-free: +1-800-551-6949. Has a 9-hole disc golf course, picnic areas and fishing at the confluence of the east and west forks of the Illinois River. Free.
Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- Carlos Restaurante, 120 N Redwood Hwy, ☏ +1 541-592-4553, [email protected].
Drink
[edit]- 1 Foris Winery, 654 Kendall Rd, toll-free: +1 800-843-6747. Tasting roomː 11AM-5PM, daily (except holidays).
Sleep
[edit]- Vertical Horizons Treehouse Paradise, 3305 Dick George Rd., ☏ +1 541-592-4751.
- Laughing Alpaca Campground and RV Park, 28288 Redwood Hwy, ☏ +1 541-592-2656, [email protected]. Campground on the Illinois River with full hook-ups for RVs, and tent camping. It includes WiFi, cable TV, club house and billiards room, but does not appear to have any actual alpacas- laughing or otherwise. You can bring your dog, though. Swim or boat in the calm Illinois River at your own risk.
Go next
[edit]- Oregon Caves National Monument - The famous caves lie 20 miles east of Cave Junction on Oregon Route 46.
| Routes through Cave Junction |
| END ← Grants Pass ← | N  S
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→ Crescent City → END |
| END ← | W  E
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→ Oregon Caves N.M. → END |