page_title: Cave Junction, Oregon
section_title: Tourism
hierarchical_section_title: Cave Junction, Oregon / Culture / Tourism
caption_attribution_description: Place: Oregon Caves National Monument@Siskiyou National Forest@Oregon@USA
context_page_description: Cave Junction, incorporated in 1948, is a city in Josephine County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,883. Its motto is the "Gateway to the Oregon Caves", and the city got its name by virtue of its location at the junction of Redwood Highway and Caves Highway.
  Cave Junction is located in the Illinois Valley, where, starting in the 1850s, the non-native economy depended on gold mining. After World War II, timber became the main source of income for residents. As timber income has since declined, Cave Junction is attempting to compensate with tourism and as a haven for retirees. Tourists visit the Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve, which includes the Oregon Caves Chateau, as well as the Out'n'About treehouse resort and the Great Cats World Park zoo.
context_section_description: Cave Junction's main point of interest is the Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve, which is a 4,554-acre (1,843 ha) area of hiking trails and caverns.  Located at the end of a 20-mile (32 km) "stomach churning" drive along State Route 46, there are limestone caves discovered in 1874 by a hunter and his dog.  At the caves, there is a 23-room chateau that was built in 1932.
  Each year Cave Junction features an ArtWalk on the second Friday of each month, except during the winter, with the city's businesses exhibiting various types of art such as pottery, iron art, music and fire dancing.  The ArtWalk adds significantly to the Illinois Valley's positive image and increases tourism and adds to the local economy.  According to surveys conducted in 2006 by the Arts Council of Southern Oregon, the city sees a 30–50 percent increase in sales and visitors during the event.  Attendance is approximately 150–200 people, with roughly 15 percent coming from outside the community.  Local artists, including students of Lorna Byrne Middle School in 2007, participate while local businesses, including thrift stores and art galleries, serve as hosts.
  Located about 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Cave Junction, in Takilma, Oregon, is the home of the Out'n'About Treehouse Treesort, a multi-treehouse resort run by Michael Garnier using Garnier limbs.  Garnier developed the Garnier limb, which is a one-and-a-half-inch-thick bolt surrounded by a cuff, both made of Grade 5 steel, and is able to support 8,000 lb (3,600 kg).  As of 2007, the treesort has nine treehouses, three with bathrooms.  Garnier had to fight local government ordinances for almost ten years before gaining the right to house guests in his nine treehouses.
  Great Cats World Park is located a few miles south of Cave Junction.  As of 2007, it has 32 cats, of 17 different species, including cougars, leopards, jaguars, lions, Siberian tiger cubs, a fishing cat, and an ocelot.  Other attractions include the It's a Burl handcrafted wood gallery and the Kerbyville Museum, both in Kerby.  Cave Junction's Wild River Brewery serves one of the smallest communities of any Oregon brewery.  Founded in 1975 as the Pizza Deli, a microbrewery was added in 1989.  In 1994, the name Wild River was adopted and a Wild River restaurant and pub was opened in Grants Pass.
caption: Inside the Oregon Caves.
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