Holland
Holland is a small, unincorporated community on Holland Loop Road, which leaves the Caves Highway (Oregon 46) east of Cave Junction and swings back to it. It sits in the old gold-mining country along Sucker Creek and Althouse Creek, at the foot of the Siskiyou Mountains.
The area's first trading post, Althouse, went up in 1852, when miners were working the creeks. Holland itself dates to about 1877, when Jim Holland settled here. A man named Jack Smock, who had lost a foot in a mining accident, went to work at the general store, bought it when the owner died, and later built a new store on Holland Loop Road. In 1899 he opened the Holland post office in it. The post office closed in 1960, and very little of the mining-era town is left.
The Historic Holland Store
The Holland Store still does business at 7251 Holland Loop Road. It's a small rural store with groceries, gas, cold drinks, beer, and farm-fresh eggs. Reviewers like its old-time look and say it's a handy last stop for ice, snacks, and supplies on the way up to or back from the caves.
- Hours: Google Maps listed the store open until 7 p.m. when we checked in November 2026. Hours can change, so call ahead.
- Phone: (541) 592-4441.
Wine and the old fort
Foris Vineyards Winery is also in the Holland area. Tasting room details are on Wine and farms.
Along Holland Loop Road, a roadside marker shows where Fort Briggs stood during the Rogue River War of 1855 and 1856. Nothing of the fort is left. Its story is on the history page.
The road up toward Grayback
Past Holland, the Caves Highway climbs east along Sucker Creek. About 12 miles from Cave Junction is Grayback Campground, with creekside tent sites and the short Grayback Interpretive Trail. The Forest Service's directions to the Sucker Creek Trail also start on this highway: 13 miles east of Cave Junction, then up Forest Road 4612 and Forest Road 098. The highway itself ends at the Oregon Caves.
Bolan Lake is reached from the south end of the valley, by way of the Waldo/Happy Camp Road or from O'Brien, not from Holland. Directions to Grayback, Bolan Lake, and the high country are on Lakes and mountains.
On the map in Holland
- Holland Store: A small country store on Holland Loop Road in the old mining town of Holland, with groceries, gas, cold drinks, and farm-fresh eggs.
- Foris Vineyards: A family winery near Holland, started in 1974, known for Alsatian-style whites and Pinot Noir.
- Bridgeview Vineyard and Winery: A pond-side winery on Holland Loop Road with a tasting room and art gallery.
- Fort Briggs historical marker: A Josephine County Historical Society marker where Fort Briggs sheltered about 80 settlers during the Rogue River War of 1855 and 1856.