Siskiyou Smokejumper Base Museum

Siskiyou Smokejumper Base Museum The historic Siskiyou Smokejumper Base Museum honors one of the oldest standing smokejumper bases in the world and the people who protected this area.

The Siskiyou Smokejumper Base Museum is a 501C3 nonprofit organization based in Cave Junction, Oregon. Its main organizers and board members include many of the original Siskiyou Smokejumpers as well as community members and aviation enthusiasts alike. The Siskiyou Smokejumper Base (affectionately called "The Gobi" by former firefighters) was operational as a Forest Service smokejumper fire base f

rom 1943-1981. The entire airport and base were given to Josephine County in 1987 and over the years the buildings slowly deteriorated due to insufficient care. After going through several different business leases, county officials and the former county airport manager wanted to bulldoze the entire base and all the trees that the jumpers had planted during their time there, thereby destroying a unique and important piece of the pacific northwest's cultural heritage. At this time, the close-knit Gobi jumpers along with community advocates pulled together to save and restore the beloved base to its original condition, and to preserve its future by sharing their stories of lifelong friendship and career heroism against the odds.

06/06/2026

Fires started by lightning often erupt in very remote, mountainous ...

05/01/2026
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03/27/2026

Deep in the Methow Valley, the North Cascades Smokejumper Base is the birthplace of this unique skill that's integral to stopping fires before they spread.

03/11/2026

This enlarged edition (60 pp.) of the October 2025 issue of “Smokejumper Magazine” contains highlights of the 2025 Smokejumpers Reunion held in Missoula, Montana, and features articles about former smokejumper and astronaut Stuart Roosa (Cave Junction 1953 and the Apollo 14 moon mission) and Dick Tracy (Missoula 1953), Smokejumper Base Manager at Redding, California. The magazine is published quarterly (January, April, July, October). If you're not a member of the NSA, you can order a copy of this issue ($5 + shipping) at https://www.heidelberg-graphics.com/

03/08/2026

Man on moon hits golf ball. There is no doubt a few people reading this who remember that story and probably just as many who have heard about it. And it is an easy bet that all of us wonder how far the ball went and a few more wonder[Read More...]

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30902 Redwood Highway
Cave Junction, OR
97523

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Monday 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

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