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Oregon Caves National Monument
Lodging

The Chateau, one of your "Great Lodges of Oregon"

The Chateau at Oregon Caves National Monument is one of the National Park's Great Lodges and a National Historic Landmark.  The six-story hotel located on the monument has a fine dining room, a 1930's era coffee shop, and 23 rooms.  Each of the rooms in the Chateau has its own unique charm.  Visit their website:  ivcdo.projecta.com

The lobby of the Chateau.
The lobby of the Chateau.

Locally Produced Items and Services

Since its opening in 1934, the Chateau has offered rustic charm in a serene wooded setting with special events offered during the off-season. It features local produce, meats, wines, micro-brews and the talent work of local artists and crafters. For more information visit the Oregon Caves Chateau website or phone (541) 592-4440. For reservations phone (541) 592-3400 or toll free at 877-245-9022.

You will find local fare in the dining room and locally crafted gifts and works of art in the gift gallery, as well as locally produced furniture, soaps and shampoos in your hotel room; even the uniforms worn by the Chateau employees are made locally. By encouraging outlets for local products, the Oregon Caves Chateau hopes to make Illinois Valley an even nicer place to live.

The Oregon Caves lodge is managed by a local nonprofit group, the Illinois Valley Community Development Organization.  They use revenues from the operation of the Chateau to write grants and assist with programs that benefit the local community.

This snail was named after an employee of Oregon Cave, not because he was slow but because he wrote the technical description of the snail.  

Did You Know?
There is a snail that lives on the marble rock outcrops of Oregon Caves that has adapted to use the calcium from the rock to make its shell.

Last Updated: April 28, 2009 at 17:34 EST