Bright sun dappled the tall forest canopy, the dirt trail crossing through brushy meadows and over massive fallen logs as it ran above an ancient marble cave. Birds chirped and a warm breeze blew, but ...

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Decades of efforts to expand the Oregon Caves National Monument to protect water quality and reduce wildfire danger are on the verge of paying off. A bill expanding the boundary ...

The Depression-era chateau at the Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve, closed since 2018 for rehabilitation work, is one of the nation’s most at-risk historic sites, according to a national ...

Southern Oregon, the largest Dark Sky Sanctuary in the world, just expanded its bragging rights. The Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve in the southwest Siskiyou Mountains has been certified ...

My family moved to the Illinois Valley in Oregon's southwest corner when I was just a few years old, where my conscious memories begin and my formative years flew by. Growing up in one of Oregon’s ...

Explore the historic Chateau at the Oregon Caves, one of the designated Great Lodges of the National Parks. Learn about the Monterey-style furniture, famous guests, and how the Chateau was brought ...

In this episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, Zach and Skyla head down Highway 199 to visit southwest Oregon's rugged and beautiful Illinois Valley. It's a place where you can sleep in a treehouse ...

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Oregon Caves National Monument, Ore. — STEP RIGHT UP. DUCK INTO THE DAMP, 42-DEGREE darkness and sidle this way. Mind the soda straws -- that’s what cavers call those small stalactites. Now you’re ...

The chateau at the Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve was named to a national list of endangered historic sites. (Photo courtesy of Friends of the Oregon Caves and Chateau) This is a ...