The Rogue River Ranch is a pioneer farm complex in Curry County in southwest Oregon, United States.

Later, the ranch was sold to Stanley Anderson, who increased the size of the property and built additional farm buildings.

Archeological evidence shows that Native Americans occupied the area around the Rogue River Ranch for over 9,000 years.

Ancient Takelma speaking people were the first to make their home in Rogue River valley.

While their languages were different, both groups shared a common way of life based on fishing, hunting, and gathering.

[1][2] In 1887, Tom Billings filed an official homestead claim on the north shore of the Rogue River at the mouth of Mule Creek.

Over time, the trading post became the center of commercial and social life for residents of Marial, who eventually number around 100 people.

In 1907, Billings sold his property on the west side of Mule Creek, an area called Douglas Bar, to the Red River Mining and Milling Company.

The Red River Mining Company closed in 1912, and Billings re-acquired the property on the west side of the creek.

[2][3] The Bureau of Land Management established the Rogue River Ranch National Historic Site and converted the main house into a museum.

The museum has displays on Native American history, the local mining era, the Billings homestead period, and the development of the Anderson family farm.

The project replaced badly rotted framing members that had made the entire structure unsound.

The ranch is at the mouth of Mule Creek on the north shore of the Rogue River at an elevation of approximately 420 feet (130 m) above sea level.

The nearest city is Grants Pass, which is 75 miles (121 km) from the ranch by way of Galice or Glendale.