Once a major Rogue River Indian habitation site, the area has enjoyed a rich human history of over 8,000 years. The ranch structures remaining today represent the center of the old Marial community. During the gold mining days, the early 1900s', the ranch had a trading post with upstairs lodging, a blacksmith's shop, and numerous outbuildings that filled the early Euro-American residents' social and commercial needs.
Visitors are welcome to visit the ranch area and look inside the museum.
Bureau of Land Management caretakers voluntarily staff the Ranch and emergency radio communications are available. Drinking water may be obtained from a faucet near the caretaker ' s house. The ranch is open to the public from May to October. Location and Access Rogue River Ranch is in SW Oregon, within the National Wild and Scenic Rogue River corridor. Be prepared with a full tank of gas, food, and water, as there are no gas stations or services along the way.