Peeled log uprights support massive beams. Original black wrought-iron chandeliers with parchment shades create subdued lighting. Beige tablecloths with burgundy overlays cover the tables. Dinner entrees include chicken cacciatore, Spanish rib-eye steak, seafood pesto tortellini, salmon, pork chops and prime rib. Local Foris and Bridgeview wines are among the wine-list choices.
Guest rooms are spartan but comfortable with private baths.
It's available with seven-day advance reservations. It heads east for 20 miles, passing small vineyards and farmsteads and climbing 3,000 feet to the monument. The narrow road twists and loops through a mixed coastal forest of moss-draped Douglas firs, hemlock, cedar, dogwood, madrona and maple, and past acres of wild rhododendrons, Oregon grape and salal. Neither has showers or hookups. We inspected Cave Creek Campground where well-separated, paved campsites with picnic tables among the trees provide plenty of privacy.