Wolf Creek Inn, Historic hotel in Wolf Creek, Oregon
Wolf Creek Inn is a two-story white clapboard building with a dark shingled roof and a brick chimney at the left end, standing along the Applegate Trail in Josephine County, Oregon. A full-width porch runs across both levels on six white columns wrapped with string lights, with a white balustrade and a green garland with red bows along the upper railing. A black sign with white text on the upper porch reads "WOLF CREEK INN"; the ground level has a central white door in a glass-paned frame, a side door at left, windows, two wooden benches and potted plants, with steps leading to the entrance.
The inn was founded in 1883 by merchant Henry Smith as a stopping point for travelers using the stagecoach route between San Francisco and Portland. It served as a crucial rest station during the era of overland travel through the Pacific Northwest.
Wolf Creek Inn is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Wolf Creek Tavern, the name under which it was added in 1972. The tavern and inn still operate, and the building appeared as a haunted location on Mysteries at the Hotel in 2014 and on a season 15 episode of Ghost Adventures.
The on-site restaurant offers meals to both overnight guests and visitors stopping by for dining. Self-guided tours of the building are available during specific weekday and weekend hours for those interested in exploring the interior.
The guest register contains signatures from notable literary and film figures of the early-to-mid 1900s, revealing the inn's appeal to creative travelers. These entries offer a window into the kinds of people who passed through this remote stopping point during its heyday.
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