Geisel Monument State Heritage Site is a historic site in Oregon managed by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Located in southwestern Oregon, this heritage site commemorates the Geisel family, early settlers who were victims of conflict during the Rogue River Wars of the 1850s, a turbulent period in Oregon’s frontier history.

The monument marks a site of historical significance related to the struggles between early white settlers and Native American tribes in southern Oregon’s Rogue River valley. These conflicts were part of the broader pattern of displacement and violence that accompanied westward expansion in the Pacific Northwest.

As a state heritage site, the location features interpretive markers and a monument that help visitors understand this chapter of Oregon history. The surrounding landscape of southwestern Oregon’s hills and valleys provides context for the frontier conditions that settlers and Native peoples experienced. Visitors can reflect on the complex and often tragic history of Oregon’s settlement period while exploring this quiet memorial site maintained by the state parks system.