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Wolf Creek Inn State
Heritage Site
Imagine yourself as a traveler along a section of the
Applegate Trail in the late 1800s. You have just arrived by
stage coach at the Wolf Creek Inn. This is a long-sought-after
refuge from a not-so-comfortable portage over mountains and
across valleys. After paying 75 cents for a room, bath, and
meals, you’re ready to relax. You sit down to a good meal and some easy conversation with
the innkeepers. Afterward, the men sidle off to the tap room
for some quaffs of beer while the ladies adjourn to the
parlor. The conversation drifts from tales of inspirational
beauty to frightful experiences of the trail.
The rooms are no longer 75 cents, but the refuge is still here
preserved in its original state. Take a step back in time and
visit the inn, which is on the National Register of Historic
Places. In front of the tavern, you’ll find interpretive
panels depicting life on the Applegate Trail. The inn still
provides lodging and meals to the weary traveler.
The inn was built around 1883 for Henry Smith, a local
merchant-entrepreneur. Wolf Creek Tavern, as it was known
then, was exceptionally well crafted by local sawyers. It
served local traffic to mines and stage travelers connecting
between Roseburg and Redding prior to the completion of the
Oregon and California railroad through the Siskiyou Mountains
in 1887.
Wolf Creek Inn is the oldest continuously operated hotel in
the Pacific Northwest. It is here that Jack London completed
his novel Valley Of The Moon. As an important stop on
the 16 day stagecoach journey from San Francisco to Portland,
the Wolf Creek Inn has housed practically every important
person found in the Northwest during the early history of
Oregon.
Back in the early days of movies, the Inn became a refuge for
beleaguered actors seeking an escape from demanding Hollywood
studios. Mary Pickford found the Inn warm and comforting
(especially when Douglas Fairbanks accompanied her on the
visit). Clark Gable was a good friend of the innkeeper in the
1930's and stopped by several times while fishing the Rogue
River just a few miles west of the Inn. Other visitors that
have signed the guest register include Carol Lombard and Orson
Wells.
Between 1975 and 1979, the Inn was acquired by the State of
Oregon and restored. Wolf Creek Tavern is listed in the
National Register of Historic Places. It is among the best
preserved and oldest active travelers inns in Oregon.
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Vital
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The inn is a nine-room hotel with dining room. Hotel room
check-in is from 2 to 11 p.m.
June 1 to mid-September
The inn is open seven days a week.
Single room: $60 / Two persons: $80 / Suite: $107 / Rollaway
bed: $10.
All rooms include a full country-style breakfast
Mid-September to May 31
The inn is closed Monday and Tuesday.
The inn is open for tours Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
Lunch is served 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Dinner is served 5 to 8 p.m.
Single room: $50 / Two persons: $70 / Suite: $85 / Rollaway
bed: $10.
All rooms include a full country-style breakfast
For room, meeting, and seminar reservations and other
information, call (541)866-2474. For general information, call
(800) 551-6949.
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Off I-5, 20 miles N of Grants Pass (Exit
76)
