Rogue River Ranch
About Rogue River Ranch
Located less than a quarter of a mile from the river, Rogue River Ranch is a wonderful historical stop. This is a National Historic Site and offers a small museum, water refill, an outhouse, swimming hole, and more. There are 4 buildings still open to the public, including the blacksmith, the tackhouse, the tabernacle, and the main house museum.
From the BLM RRR brochure:
“…Once a major Native American site, there is evidence of over 9,000 years of Native American habitation. In the 1880s, the site evolved into a small gold-mining community, with up to 100 residents trying to scratch a living from the gold-bearing gravel bars of the Rogue River. The ranch structures remaining today represent the center of the old community of Marial. The ranch hosted a trading post with lodging in the second story, a blacksmith’s shop, and numerous outbuildings that served the early residents’ social and commercial needs.”

The swimming hole at Rogue River Ranch is big, cool, and beautiful.

The swimming hole at Rogue River Ranch is big, cool, and beautiful.