Cave Junction, Oregon

About Cave Junction

Cave Junction is a small town in southwestern Oregon counting 2,092 people who proudly call it home.

Cave Junction holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.8 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,162 residents per square mile.

📰 Cave Junction News Today

• Cave Junction Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Cave Junction wants to be more than a stop on the way to the Oregon Caves Jefferson Public Radio · May 19
• Driver hits power pole leaving 1,438 customers without power in Cave Junction KDRV · Jun 8
• City of Cave Junction forecloses on Junction Inn kobi5.com · Jan 30
• Oregon deputies seek missing 16-year-old last seen in New Hope, may be in Cave Junction KPIC · Apr 10

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Cave Junction Unique

• The only place in America named Cave Junction — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southwestern Oregon, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Oregon — one of 426 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Cave Junction

• Dutch Bros. Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• CJ Coffee (café)
• Carlos Restaurante — mexican
• Coffee Heaven — coffee shop (café)
• King's Chinese Cuisine
• Perfect Pizza — pizza
• River Valley Restaurant — american
• Sushi Asian Cuisine — sushi
• The Replay — american
• Trillium Bakery — coffee shop

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Southern Oregon Bigfoot Experience · Museum
• Butterfly Pavilion · Attraction
• Great Cats World Park · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cave Junction

• Woodcock Bog RNA (BLM) · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Illinois River Forks State Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Cave Junction

• Evergreen Elementary School
• Illinois Valley High School
• Kalmiopsis Community Arts High School
• Lorna Byrne Middle School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Cave Junction

🏘️ Nearby Communities