Wolf Creek Inn State Heritage Site
Off I-5, 20 miles N of Grants Pass
Grants Pass, OR 97526
800-551-6949
http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_108.php
State Park: Birding, Hike, Picnic, Walk
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 (see current menu, 65 KB PDF) 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.