Cave Junction is a city in Southern Oregon, known as the gateway to the nearby Oregon Caves National Monument.

Get in

By car

Cave Junction is located on U.S. Route 199 (Redwood Highway) about 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Grants Pass. To get to the Oregon Caves, turn onto Oregon 46 and follow it 20 miles (32 km) to the monument.

By bus

The 1 Junction Inn bus stop on Redwood Highway at Caves Highway is the main stop for buses serving Cave Junction.

• SouthWest POINT, ☏ +1 541 883-2609, toll-free: +1-888-900-2609. Inter-city bus service serving southwestern Oregon and Del Norte County, California. The bus runs from Brookings and Crescent City to the west and Grants Pass, Medford, Ashland, and Klamath Falls to the east. Fares $8-35 based on distance. (updated Jul 2015)
• Josephine Community Transit, ☏ +1 541 474-5452. Local transit service operating in Josephine County. The Route 50 bus links Cave Junction with Grants Pass, which is the hub of the JCT network. $2 one-way, $6 day pass. (updated Jul 2015)

See

• 1 Great Cats World Park, 27919 Redwood Hwy, ☏ +1 541 592-2957. Adults $15; Seniors (65+)$13; Kids (4-14) $11. (updated Sep 2017)

Do

• 1 Illinois River Forks State Park, ☏ +1 541-582-3128, toll-free: +1-800-551-6949. Has a 9-hole disc golf course, picnic areas and fishing at the confluence of the east and west forks of the Illinois River. Free. (updated Dec 2020)

Eat

• Carlos Restaurante, 120 N Redwood Hwy, ☏ +1 541-592-4553, Carlosrestaurant120@gmail.com. (updated Dec 2020)

Sleep

• Vertical Horizons Treehouse Paradise, 3305 Dick George Rd., ☏ +1 541-592-4751. (updated Sep 2017)

Go next

• Oregon Caves National Monument - The famous caves lie 20 miles east of Cave Junction on Oregon Route 46.

Routes through Cave Junction

END ← Grants Pass ←	N  S	→ Crescent City → END
END ←	W  E	→ Oregon Caves N.M. → END