Cave Junction

Cave Junction is the main town of the Illinois Valley, on US-199, the Redwood Highway, at the corner where OR-46 turns east toward Oregon Caves. The 2020 US Census counted 2,071 people in the city, which stands at about 1,340 feet.

Below is every place on our map in and around town, each with a page of its own. For the whole valley, start with Welcome to the Illinois Valley.

On the map in Cave Junction

Illinois Valley Visitor Center: The first stop for Oregon Caves: check road and tour conditions, buy same-day cave tour tickets, and browse the park store before the drive up OR-46.
Taylor's Sausage Country Store: The Taylor family's meat counter, deli, and restaurant on the highway through town.
Wild River Brewing & Pizza Co.: Pizza, burgers, and house-brewed ales and lagers, with a weekday lunch buffet and a Wednesday open mic.
Coffee Heaven: A small coffee shop next to the Chevron, known by the big wooden angel on its roof.
Jubilee Park: Cave Junction's main community park, with a skate park, playground, splash pad, and pavilion.
Illinois Valley Senior Center: Serves an all-you-can-eat country breakfast open to the public on the first Saturday of each month, and hosts a holiday bazaar in November.
Illinois River Forks State Park: A free day-use state park where the East and West Forks of the Illinois River meet, just south of town.
Illinois Valley Country Club: A public 9-hole course, par 36, with two sets of tees so you can play 18.
Great Cats World Park: A nonprofit sanctuary for exotic cats, strongest on the small and medium species most zoos skip.
Siskiyou Smokejumper Base Museum: One of the Forest Service's first smokejumper bases, open from 1943 to 1981 and now a free museum at the Illinois Valley Airport.