Far more than just providing meals and lodging, at Illahe Lodge we share life, stories, and history with our guests. The lodge was built in the late 1930s and early 1940s as my great-grandparents' retirement home. During construction, their friends and the folks that Grandpa Ernie and Grandma Florence had met while Grandpa was the caretaker at Jergen's Lodge (across the river from Foster Bar) star
ted talking about coming for extended vacations in the fall when the half-pounders were running. Jergens and Bill Keck had drilled the first oil wells on Signal Hill in California and financed the movie production studios' move to what is now Hollywood. My great-grandparents didn't have that kind of money so they knew that, if their friends were going to come, they were going to have to charge them. That is the story of how Illahe Lodge started. Initially called "Schneider's Lodge", the name was changed to Illahe Lodge when my grandparents and father bought the lodge from my great-grandparents. When people stay at Illahe Lodge, they are guests in our family's home. Illahe Lodge is our home, not "Animal House." We provide meals, our standard beverages, free refills, and lodging. Guests are welcome to bring their own alcoholic beverages, if desired. (We don't sell or serve alcohol.) We allow smoking (to***co only and no e-cigarettes) in designated areas outdoors. (Please bring your own, if that is desired as we don't sell to***co products.) Questions or want additional information? You can send us a note through this page or our website, but the best way to reach us is by telephone at 541-247-6111. If we don't answer, please leave a message.
