Where to stay
Most beds in the Illinois Valley are in treehouses, cabins, tipis, and campsites rather than hotel rooms. Below are the places we could confirm were open in 2025 or 2026. Book ahead for summer weekends, and call before you drive in late at night, since several of these are small, family-run places.
If you want a standard hotel room, Grants Pass is about 30 miles northeast on US-199, and Visit Grants Pass lists its hotels and motels. We couldn't confirm any motel inside the valley that was open in 2025 or 2026.
Out 'n' About Treesort
Out 'n' About Treesort is a treehouse bed and breakfast and campground on Page Creek Road in Takilma. The first treehouse here, the Peacock Perch, went up in 1990. Today there are about a dozen on the main property, plus a ground-level cabin and rooms in the main lodge.
The treehouses range from about 10 feet off the ground to 47 feet for the Majestree, which you reach by stairs and 2 suspension bridges. Children under 5 can't stay in that one. A few treehouses have their own full bathroom, some have only a toilet and sink, and many share bathrooms on the ground, so read each listing before you book.
- Other ways to stay: tent camping, bell tents, and RV sites with 30-amp hookups. Camping and the bell tents close for winter.
- On site: a lodge kitchen, Wi-Fi in the lodge, a fire pit, and a pool in season.
- Things to do: ziplines, horseback rides, and summer rafting, booked through the resort's "ActiviTrees."
- Winter: when we checked in November 2026, the resort was offering winter discounts on stays from November 1 to March 9, 2027.
- Booking: online at treehouses.com or by phone at (541) 592-2208, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
For more about the area around it, see Takilma.
Lake Selmac
Lake Selmac, near Selma, has a county campground and a private resort.
Lake Selmac County Park is run by Josephine County Parks. Its campground loops have full-hookup RV sites, partial hookups, tent sites, and yurts. You can reserve from 3 days to 9 months ahead, and yurts are by reservation only. Call (541) 474-5285 or see the county's camping reservations page.
Resort at Lake Selmac is a privately run resort at 2700 Lake Shore Drive. It has 2 cabins, 3 tipis, and 28 RV and tent sites with power and water, plus hot showers, laundry, a country store, and rentals of boats, kayaks, pedal boats, and paddleboards. Call or text (541) 597-2277, or visit resortatlakeselmac.com. Boats on the lake are held to 10 mph; the Selma page has the lake rules.
Fishing, the lake trail, and the rest of the park are on Lakes and mountains and Selma.
RV parks and campgrounds along US-199
- Cave Junction KOA Journey, 25401 Redwood Highway, (541) 287-5140. Pull-through and back-in sites with full hookups and 50-amp service for rigs up to 70 feet, tent sites with water and power, laundry, and EV charging. Campers were posting reviews through November 2026. koa.com
- Laughing Alpaca Campground & RV Park, 28288 Redwood Highway, (541) 592-2656. A family-run, year-round campground on the West Fork of the Illinois River, with full hookups, tent sites, and laundry. Guests were reviewing it as late as October 2026. laughingalpacacampground.com
- Lone Mountain Resort, 169 Lone Mountain Road, O'Brien, (541) 596-2878. Cabins, glamping tipis, and RV sites. More on the O'Brien page. lonemountainresort.com
Forest Service campgrounds
Two national forest campgrounds sit on the Caves Highway on the way to the cave: Grayback and Cave Creek. Both are seasonal and have vehicle length limits. You'll find them on Oregon Caves and Lakes and mountains. The small Store Gulch campground on the Illinois River Road is on Rivers.
What we left out
These places are closed, so they aren't listed: the Holiday Motel, the Junction Inn, Country Hills RV Park, Whispering Springs B&B, and the Oregon Caves Chateau. The City of Cave Junction began foreclosing on the Junction Inn in January 2026, and local TV reported it hadn't operated since 2019.
A few others still show up in older directories, but we couldn't find a 2025 or 2026 source showing them open: Ol' Jo RV Park, Shady Acres Trailer & RV Park, the Madrone Motel, and Nielsen's Almost Heaven Resort. The Kerbyville Inn in Kerby has a working booking site, but one 2026 directory lists it as closed, so call (541) 592-4689 before you plan on it. If you know any of these are open, send us a correction.