Visitor Centers

Historic Oregon Caves chalet with dappled summer lighting and a black-tailed deer hiding amongst the foilage.
Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve visitor center.

NPS Photo/S Mars

Oregon Caves Visitor Center
21000 Caves Highway, Cave Junction, OR 97523
Phone (541) 592-2100 ext. 2262

Open spring through fall during the cave-tour season. (See Operating Hours and Seasons.) This visitor center offers cave tour ticket sales, information, exhibits about the Oregon Caves and the Siskiyou Mountains, Junior Ranger programs, bookstore, and is the trail juncture for Cliff Nature Trail and Big Tree Trail. The park store sells a variety of materials for the curious visitor.

Long cave tour waits and sell outs can occur during summer months. Tour tickets are available here, but we strongly recommend stopping at the Illinois Valley Visitor Center first in Cave Junction to learn current conditions and to buy your tickets there. It is a 45-minute, one way, drive from there to the park. Don’t be disappointed. Learn current conditions first at the Illinois Valley Visitor Center before you make the drive.

 
Illinois Valley Visitor Center sign in front of the building during the summer.
Illinois Valley Visitor Center in Cave Junction.

NPS Photo/J Cleaver

Illinois Valley Visitor Center
201 Caves Highway, Cave Junction, OR 97523
Phone (541) 592-5125


The Illinois Valley Visitor Center in Cave Junction is open 7-days per week during the tour season, closed Sunday in the winter.

Long cave tour waits and sell outs can occur during summer months. For same day cave tour tickets, we strongly recommend stopping at the Illinois Valley Visitor Center first in Cave Junction to learn current conditions and to buy tickets. It is a 45-minute, one way, drive to the park. Don’t be disappointed. Learn current conditions first at the Illinois Valley Visitor Center before you make the drive. The park store sells a variety of materials for the curious visitor.

Last updated: May 10, 2023

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Mailing Address:

19000 Caves Hwy
Cave Junction, OR 97523

Phone:

541 592-2100

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