Canyon Creek crossing was used by John C. Fremont in 1843 and was identified in Lansford Hastings's 1845 Emigrant's Guide to Oregon and California as an important Oregon Trail crossing and campsite, with emigrant diaries reporting frequent use of the area. In 1873, the family of emigrant Archibald Daniel homesteaded the valley near the crossing, and within a year a residence and stage station constructed of native lava rock stood there. Canyon Creek station, together with its adjoining farm and orchards, served neighboring communities and travelers on the Overland Stage Route and the Kelton Road until Marion Daniel died in 1921. After that the homestead passed through several owners. The structure was renovated to its former splendor in 1965 but was destroyed by fire in 1976. The crumbling remains of the lava stone buildings and the nearby cemetery are the surviving reminders of this once important site.