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Douglas County
A diversity of geographic
economy and community
The News-Review
INDEX
Features Editor:
Craig Reed
Design Editor:
TJ McLean
Photo Editor:
Michael Sullivan
Publisher/Editor:
Jeff Ackerman
Calendar of events..............14
Coast....................................28
Crater Lake..........................23
Diamond Lake......................24
Douglas County Fair..............4
Festivals.................................6
Galleries.................................3
Graffiti Weekend..................10
Museums.............................18
Music concerts....................11
North Umpqua Trail.............30
Seven Feathers.....................8
Visitors centers....................24
Waterfalls.............................26
Welcome................................2
Wildlife Safari.........................7
Wildlife watching..................20
Wine.....................................12
BANGKOK WEST
Thai & Chinese Cuisine
GALLERIES
Arts in Education
he 2015 Douglas
County Fair has a
stellar music lineup
this year, as well as a
number of new events.
Country singer, writer and record producer Martina McBride
will take the stage on Wednesday, Aug. 5. Rock and Roll Hall
of Famers Lynyrd Skynyrd will
play on Thursday, Aug. 6, with
alternative rock band Chevelle
on Friday, Aug. 7 and legendary
rockers, Kansas, closing the fair
on Saturday, Aug. 8.
Martina McBride
All shows begin at 7:30
on presale until July 31 and $10
p.m. and are free with gate
at the gate for adults. Children
admission.
6 to 12 are $4 on presale until
The Douglas County carnival
July 31 and $6 at the gate. Chilwristband will be offered this
dren 5 and under are free.
year at a new value. The bands
Special admission days inwill be $25 if purchased before
clude Wednesday, Aug. 5, which
Aug. 5, and $35 during the
allows seniors in for free until
week of fair.
3 p.m., as well as a 50 percent
Regular admission will be $8
COURTESY PHOTOS
FESTIVALS
ities in Douglas
County seem to save
their best for summer. Festivals return
to the Umpqua Valley this year,
drawing people from their
houses to bask in the sunshine.
Each town has something to
offer as artists collaborate, car
enthusiasts congregate and athletes compete in festivals across
the county. Get outside to enjoy
the sunshine while it lasts, and
before the warmth yields to
another gray Southern Oregon
winter.
BLOOMS AND BUTTERFLIES GARDEN CELEBRATION June 20. 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. The Elkton Community
Education Center honors the
end of spring by celebrating the
season's best attributes. Craft
booths, vendors, demonstrations, art show, student tours,
used book, plant and produce
sales are included. 541-5842692. www.elktonbutterflies.
com.
UMPQUA VALLEY SUMMER ARTS FESTIVAL
June 26-28. The countys
biggest arts show unfolds with
more than 130 artists booths
spread across the grounds of
Featuring
One-of-a kind light show
Santa each night
Goodies & Crafts
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Calendar
WILDLIFE SAFARI
INSTON
Wildlife Safari
continues to
be one the top
tourist attractions not only in
southern Oregon, but the entire
West Coast. The unique destination site allows visitors to
drive-thru safari-style and view
over 550 animals roaming freely in their natural habitat.
This year, many new Wildlife
Safari animals were welcomed
to the park. On March 23,
marmoset twins were born. The
staff hopes that they are just
the first in a series of births by
the marmosets. A typical wild
marmoset family consists of 15
family members.
The newest cheetah ambassador, Pancake, was born Feb.
28. Wildlife Safari is the largest
cheetah breeder in the Western
Hemisphere, having ushered
in 178 cheetahs since its start.
The breeding program strives to
have two to three cheetah litters
annually.
The zoos 3-year-old African
lioness, Mtai, gave birth in early
February to four healthy cubs
the first lion cubs in the last two
decades.
TJ McLEAN/NEWS-REVIEW PHOTOS
The hippos had a moment of frolic while a zebra and bear basked
in the spring sun during a trip around the drive-through.
A number of animals were
also brought to the park, including three new elephants
girls, Sumatran sister tigers and
Geoffroy's marmosets.
The Safari has a variety of fun
up close and personal animal
encounters as well. The elephant splash event features an Indiana Jones style
underground tunnel and cave
where visitors can watch one
of the five elephants under the
waterfall or in the waterhole.
The park recently took adventure to a whole new level
with the Roars and Snores
Open Daily!
Over
600 Animals
in our 4.5 mile
drive thru Park
Up close
Over
200 Animals
in our Village
Encounters
CASINO/FESTIVALS
FESTIVALS
From page 6
CANYONVILLE PIONEER
DAYS Aug. 27-29. Old-fashioned, small-town fun is the
backbone for this community
event held at Pioneer Park, now
in its 49th year. Past Pioneer
Days have offered barbecues
and pie auctions, cake walks
and bingo, a parade, bed race,
frog jumps, tug of war, lawn
mower race, an antiques and
collectibles show, and dances.
541-218-2185.
KOOL COASTAL NIGHTS
Aug. 21-22. Classic car
enthusiasts from around the
Northwest cruise to Beach Boulevard in Winchester Bay for
this event, which includes more
than 400 1980 cars or vechiles,
a burn-out contest, a show-and-
BEER
A breast
cancer
awareness
fundraiser
to benefit
Douglas
County
presents
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CONCERT
RIVERBEND LIVE!
WINSTON
The music gears up this summer
from 7 to 9 p.m. Fridays in Riverbend
Park on Thompson Avenue in Winston. People are encouraged to bring
chairs and blankets and to leave their
pets at home. Admission is free.
For more information, call 541430-1496 or riverbendlive.org.
July 3 The Band Con Brio
July 10 Chubby Carrier & The
MICHAEL SULLIVAN/NEWS-REVIEW FILE PHOTO Bayou Swamp Band
The Record Company was a past performer during the July 17 Jonatha Brooke
July 24-25 Youth Theater presents
Music on the Half Shell concert series in Roseburgs
The Wizard of Oz
Stewart Park.
July 31 Cowboy poet Andy Nelson
MUSIC IN THE PARK
and western singer Dan Roberts
Soul Parade
MYRTLE CREEK
Aug. 13 ACES WILD
The weekly concert series in its 29th year,
DOUGLAS COUNTY FAIR
Aug. 20 The Tory Rose Band
features music from 6 to 8:30 p.m. most
ROSEBURG
Aug. 27 Mo' Jo Boogie
Thursdays in July and August in Myrtle
The countys largest entertainment venue,
Information: 541-863-3037.
Creeks Millsite Park. The series takes a
taking place this year Aug. 5-8, will feature
break for the Myrtle Creek Summer Festiheadline performers on four consecutive
RIVERFRONT RHYTHMS
val and the Douglas County Fair.
nights at the fairgrounds off Interstate 123
REEDSPORT
All shows are free, as is parking.
at 2110 Frear St., Roseburg. Main stage
This free concert series takes place in
The bandshell and stage include a conperformances begin at 7:30 p.m. on the
front of the Umpqua Discovery Center, 409
crete dancing area, and the grassy area can
Umpqua Park Stage. General seating with
Riverfront Way, Reedsport. Concerts are
accommodate hundreds of concertgoers.
fair admission.
from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursdays. Outdoor
Bring your own seats and blankets. Pets are
Aug. 5 Martina McBride
lawn seating. Bring your chairs or blankets.
welcome.
Aug. 6 Lynyrd Skynyrd
Food vendors on site. No pets, smoking or
July 9 Kerry Christensen
Aug. 7 Chevelle
alcohol. Picnicking welcome. umpquadisJuly 16 The Eddy Ross Band
Aug. 8 Kansas
coverycenter.com.
July 31 The Tim Hall Band (This
Information: 541-957-7010 or www.
June 25 Done Deal
changed from Thursday, July 30 to Friday,
co.douglas.or.us/dcfair/fair/entertainment.
July 9 Soul Pie
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July 23 Timber Wolf
Aug. 6 Frankie Hernandez - The Old
www.riverbendlive.org
WINSTONS 2015
OUTDOOR CONCERT SERIES
RIVERBEND PARK FRIDAYS 7-9 PM
JULY 3
www.thebandconbrio.com
JULY 10
CHUBBY CARRIER
& THE BAYOU SWAMP BAND
www.chubbycarrier.com
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JULY 24-
YOUTH THEATER
PRESENTS
JULY 31
COWBOY POET
JULY 17
ANDY NELSON
jonathabrooke.com
cowpokepoet.com
&
WESTERN SINGER
Dan Roberts
www.oldbootsmusic.com
CALENDAR
Stock, OTRO, Pro 4 and Hornet. Auto racing by Pacific Racing Association at the Douglas
County Fairgrounds, 2110 S.W.
Frear St., Roseburg. 541-9577010 or dcspeedway.org.
JUNE
June 4-7. The Fox on the
Fairway. Umpqua Actors
Community Theatre. 7:30
p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and
Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays at
the Betty Long Unruh Theatre,
1614 West Harvard, Roseburg.
541-673-2125. www.uact-theatre.com.
June 5. The 2015 Winemaker and Guest Chef Dinner
Series. 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the
Steamboat Inn, 52705 North
Umpqua Highway, Idleyld.
800-840-8825. www.thesteamboatinn.com.
June 5. Umpqua Singers
concert at the UCC Centerstage
Theatre. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Umpqua Community College,
1140 Umpqua College Rd.,
Roseburg.
June 6. 3rd Annual Frontier
Great Donate Car Show. A
fundraiser for Myrtle Creek's
Music in the Park Summer
Concerts, this event includes a car show, live music,
a silent auction and raffle.
541-863-1155.
June 6-7. Free Fishing Weekend. The Oregon
541-673-2125. www.uact-theatre.com.
June 12-14. 14th Annual Koi
Show. Presented by the Oregon
Koi and Watergarden Society.
Judging on Saturday at 10 a.m.
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Sherms
Thunderbird Market parking
lot, 2553 NW Stewart Parkway,
Roseburg.
June 12-14. Murder Mystery
Dinner Theatre at The Grand
Victorian. 7 p.m. Friday and
Saturday and 5 p.m. Sunday.
The Grand Victorian, 828
North Old Pacific Highway,
Myrtle Creek. 541-680-2089.
June 13. Late Model, Pro 4,
Street Stock, Mini Stock, Hornet, OTRO. Auto racing by Pacific Racing Association at the
Douglas County Fairgrounds,
2110 S.W. Frear St., Roseburg.
541-957-7010 or dcspeedway.
org.
June 13. Annual Garden
Tour of Douglas County. Visit
six gardens. Presented by the
League of Women Voters. 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Gardens
of Douglas County, Roseburg.
541-496-0526.
June 13-14. South Douglas
Rodeo and Parade. Rodeo
starts at 1 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday at the Tri City Horse
Arena in Myrtle Creek. The parade will be at 11 a.m. Saturday,
on Main Street, Myrtle Creek.
541-863-3134.
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CALENDAR
In Season
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Landscape Contractors
License #5200, #10226
Nursery, Trees, Shrubs, Flowers
Florist & Gift Shop
Owned and operated by the
Winters family for over 40 years.
Cross the bridge south of Winston on 99.
Look for the big green roof.
www.wintergreennursery.net
CALENDAR
CALENDAR
From page 13
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Aug. 29. Rotary Duck Race
for Children at River Forks
Park. Ducks dropped into
river at noon. Free carnival for
children.
Aug. 29. Modified Shootout,
Modified, OTRO, Hornet,
Pro 4. Auto racing by Pacific Racing Association at the
Douglas County Speedway,
Douglas County Fairgrounds,
2110 S.W. Frear St., Roseburg.
541-957-7010.
SEPTEMBER
Sept. 1-3. Crab Bounty
Hunt. Catch a crab and it may
be worth a $1,000. Crabs are
tagged with numbered metal
tags. One of those numbers is
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WINE
Wine industry
The News-Review
districts.
Vineyard owners new to the valley have
introduced international grapes, such as
early 135 years ago, German immigrants introduced syrah, tempranillo and Grenache, in addition to Oregons popular pinot noir.
vineyards, a winery and
There are now 70 vineyards in the
distillery to the Umpqua
county, totaling more than 1,500 acres,
Valley, and produced about 20,000 galaccording to the Umpqua Valley Winelons of wine.
growers Association.
The wine industry in Douglas CounThe association has grown to 32 proty was slow to grow in the decades that
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Oregon Wine Institute Viticulture and
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Information: umpquavalleywineries.org
and www.umpqua.edu/sowi.
Anindor Vineyards; Elkton, Ore.
541-584-2637
Bradley Vineyards; Elkton, Ore.
541-584-2888
Brandborg Winery; Elkton, Ore.
541-584-2870
MarshAnne Landing; Oakland, Ore.
541-459-8497
Rivers Edge Winery; Elkton, Ore.
541-584-2357
Sienna Ridge Estate; Oakland, Ore.
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WILDLIFE
DEADLINE FALLS
A quarter-mile, disabled-accessible trail leads to the
Deadline Falls Watchable
Wildlife Site. Between June
and September, visitors may
see anadromous fish jumping
the falls on a journey from
the ocean to their spawning
grounds in the North Umpqua
and its tributaries.
The trail, maintained by the
Roseburg office of the Bureau
of Land Management, is at the
beginning section of the 79mile North Umpqua Trail and
takes off from Swiftwater Park,
on the south side of the river,
at Idleyld Park, 23 miles east of
Roseburg.
DEAN CREEK ELK
VIEWING AREA
The Dean Creek Elk Viewing
Area is located on Highway
38 about four miles east of
Reedsport.
Enhanced wetlands and
improved pastures attract wild
fowl and Roosevelt elk in numbers sure to please bird- and
wildlife-watchers.
Visitors can also catch a
A deer walks through an orchard off Big Bend Road in the Garden
Valley area.
glimpse of deer that are attracted to the area.
The best times for viewing
elk are early morning and just
before dusk. The massive
Roosevelt elk that inhabit the
viewing area come out as if on
cue.
Sixty to 100 of the elk,
standing as high as 5 feet
and weighing as much as 900
pounds, freely roam 440 acres
of bottomland consisting of
pasture and wetlands. That
area is flanked by another 600
acres of woodlands containing hardwood and coniferous
forests.
Roosevelt elk, named for
U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt, are found throughout the
rain forests of the Pacific Northwest. The massive creatures
feed after daybreak and in the
evening, enjoying grasses and
weeds in early spring and summer. In late summer, fall and
winter, the elk prefer huckleberries, wild blackberries, salal and
other shrubs.
From mid-May to June, the
elk cows seek seclusion at
higher elevations in the nearby
mountains to calve, but by
Elkton Community
Education Center
Butterfly Pavilion Native Plant Nursery
Historic Fort Umpqua Gift Shop
Open Memorial Day through Labor Day 9-5 daily.
Free Admission Supported by Donations Easy RV Parking
541-584-2692
ELKTON BUTTERFLY
PAVILION
On a trip to or from the
coast, travelers can stop and
see some of Oregons smaller
and more colorful species of
wildlife at the Elkton Community Education Center, 15850
Highway 38.
Butterfly gardens featuring
Oregon native and butterfly-friendly flowers and plants
serve as a stopping point
for monarch and painted lady
butterflies.
A pavilion and butterfly life
cycle display can help visitors
learn how to create habitat and
attract butterflies to their own
gardens. Native plants are featured along a winding walking
path in the Native Oregon Park.
Nearly 200 varieties of trees
and shrubs representing various climatic zones in Oregon
are featured.
The center also has a greenhouse to propagate its own
native plants, which it also sells.
The nonprofit center is open
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily
from Memorial Day through
Labor Day. RV parking is available. There is no admission fee,
but donations are appreciated.
For information, call 541584-2692.
NORTH BANK HABITAT
MANAGEMENT AREA
Wild turkeys, a purple martin
colony and Colombian whitetailed deer removed from the
endangered species list in July
2003 are among the wildlife
that live in the North Bank
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WILDLIFE
habitat area, which spans 6,500
acres off North Bank Road
between Glide and Wilbur.
The BLM acquired the former
cattle ranch in 1995 after a land
swap to secure habitat for the
white-tailed deer. Visitors can
explore wildlife on foot or by
horse, but vehicles are off-limits
on the old roads.
ROCK CREEK
FISH HATCHERY
Different sizes of fish from
tiny fry to adults are raised
throughout the year at Rock
Creek. The fish hatchery is part
of an Oregon Department of
Fish and Wildlife system that
supplements fish runs in Oregon rivers and lakes.
The fish include summer and
winter steelhead, coho salmon,
spring chinook and rainbow
trout. A fishway at the hatchery
was dedicated in 1988 and
allows steelhead, salmon and
coho to swim directly from
Rock Creek, a tributary of
the North Umpqua River, into
hatchery holding pools.
Rock Creek Hatchery has a
disabled-accessible trail and
platform overlooking a natural
in-stream holding pool. It also
has a picnic area.
The ROCK-ED project is an
education-themed building with
displays and a classroom.
The hatcherys half-mile nature trail circles the hatchery.
The fish hatchery is about
23 miles east of Roseburg off
Highway 138, just east of Idleyld Park. Turn left onto Rock
Creek Road and drive about
half a mile to the entrance on
McCarn Lane.
Information: Rock Creek Fish
Hatchery, 541496-3484.
WEEPING ROCKS
SPAWNING
GROUNDS
Spring chinook
salmon spawning activity can
be seen easily
from Highway
138 at Milepost 49 in late
September and
October. Look
for the cleaned
gravel depressions, called
MICHAEL SULLIVAN/NEWS-REVIEW FILE PHOTO
redds, where these
Jack LaBarge of Portland cools off in the South Umpqua River near Stewart
large fish have
stirred up the gravel Park.
and deposited up
to several thousand
eggs.
from December through May.
WINCHESTER FISH
WILDLIFE POND,
Squawfish, suckers and lamLADDER
STEWART PARK
prey also may be seen as they
Visitors can watch salmon
Western pond turtles can be
pass the window. Educational
and steelhead in their native
seen basking in the sun and
signs posted near the viewing
environment as the fish swim
ducks nest on the islands of
window help visitors identify
by the window at Winchester
the wildlife pond next to the
fish species.
Dams viewing station. The
Fred Meyer store on Garden
Winchester Dam, which is
North Umpqua River is the
Valley Boulevard in Roseburg.
managed by the Oregon Deonly river in Oregon besides
Resident and migratory birds,
partment of Fish and Wildlife,
the Columbia to provide a fish
including mallards, wood
is off Interstate 5 just north of
viewing area.
ducks, wigeons, green-winged
Roseburg at Exit 129.
In an average year, about
teal, swallows, finches and
60,000 fish of various species
Canada geese are among
AROUND THE COUNTY
and sizes migrate upstream
those that use the pond. Boy
Wild turkey and deer roam in
through the fish ladder.
Scouts built a bird blind that
farm fields near public roadDifferent types can be seen
allows visitors to view, draw
ways and osprey nest along the
at the viewing area as the
or photograph wildlife from
banks of the South and North
year goes on: Spring chinook
a covered shelter. Biologists
Umpqua rivers. Bald eagles
and summer steelhead from
advise visitors not to feed the
have made homes along the
May through August, coho
birds or animals.
main Umpqua River, primarily
and fall chinook salmon from
from Tyee downstream, and at
September through November
Diamond Lake on the eastern
and winter steelhead are the
primary fish going up the ladder edge of the county.
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CRATER LAKE
Hiking opportunities range from the gentle, sloping 1-mile Godfrey Glen trail one
of two wheelchair-accessible trails to the
rigorous 5-mile round trip up Mount Scott,
the highest point in the park, to 33 miles of
the Pacific Crest Trail.
Theres only one way to get to the surface
of the lake: The strenuous 1.1-mile Cleetwood Trail on the northwest corner of the
rim. It takes three hours to get down to the
lake and back, and the trail drops nearly 700
feet in one mile.
From the bottom of the trail, boat rides are
available around the lake, usually at 10 a.m.,
11 a.m., noon, 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. from early
July to mid-September. Tours leave at 9:55
a.m. to 1 p.m. daily to drop people off on
Wizard Island for three hours, and pick them
up to tour the lake.
Visitors may fish at the lake, which was
first stocked decades ago. Kokanee salmon
and rainbow trout have taken to the lake and
reproduced. No license is required, there is
no limit and there is no season.
Private boats are not allowed on the lake.
Fishing must be done from the shore, from
either the Cleetwood Cove docks or Wizard
Island.
Bike rentals are not available at the park, but
the 33-mile Rim Drive is popular with cyclists.
The drive circles the crater and offers spectacular scenic vantage points.
Usually from the end of October to late
May the park may only be accessed from the
west or south entrance off Highway 62. But
sometime in early June, the north entrance
opens off Highway 138. The full rim drive
normally opens in early July.
Park admission is $10 per car or $5 by
bicycle. Annual passes are available for
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VISITOR CENTER
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isitor centers in
Douglas County
provide information
to guests looking for
things to do.
The Roseburg Visitor Center
is at 410 S.E. Spruce St., south
of downtown Roseburg and east
of Interstate 5 Exit 124.
Visual displays and trained
volunteers are available to
direct visitors toward locations
throughout the Umpqua Valley.
For guests who may be in
Douglas County during times
when the smaller visitor centers are closed, please contact
that towns local chamber of
commerce.
Elkton
Community
Education Center
Roseburg
Visitor Center
410 S.E. Spruce St.
Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday year
round; closed on major holidays. Also open 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. on Saturdays from February through September; closed
on Saturdays October through
January. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
on Sundays from Memorial Day
Canyonville
City Hall
250 N. Main St.
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Colliding Rivers
Visitor Center
18782 N. Umpqua Highway,
Glide.
Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. the last
Myrtle
Creek Visitor
Information
Myrtle Creek City Hall, 207
N.W. Pleasant Ave.
Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday
through Friday or in Millsite Mercantile 236 N. Main St.. 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. Monday through Saturday
and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Myrtlecreekchamber.com.
541-863-3171.
541-673-6525 www.RoseburgSmiles.com
Reedsport/
Winchester
Bay Chamber
of Commerce
Oregon Dunes NRA Building
855 Highway 101, at the intersection of Highway 38 and
Highway 101 in Reedsport.
Winter hours are 8 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Monday through
Friday.
Summer hours are June to
September, open 8 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. Monday through Saturday, closed Sundays.
Foyer contains brochures,
maps and information.
541-271-3495 or
1-800-247-2155.
Sutherlin Visitor
Center/Chamber
of Commerce
1310 W. Central Ave.
April through October,
open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday
through Friday; June through
August check website for additional Saturday hours; closed
Sunday. November through
March, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday and closed
on weekends.
visitsutherlin.com.
Visitors Center:
541-459-5829.
Chamber: 541-459-3280.
Winston-Dillard
Visitor Center
30 N.W. Glenhart St.,
Winston
Summer hours are May 21
through Sept. 8, open 10 a.m.
to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays, closed Sundays and Mondays. Winter hours are Sept.
10 through mid-May, open 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through
Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on
Saturdays, closed Sundays and
Mondays.
Winstonoregon.net.
541-679-0118.
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UMPQUA RIVER
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MUSEUMS
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CALENDAR
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Traversing 79 miles
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Length:15.7 miles
Difficulty: Difficult, steep terrain, long distance
Trailheads: Swiftwater and
Wright Creek
Mott
Length: 5.5
Difficulty: Moderate
Trailheads: Wright Creek and
Mott
Panther
Length: 5 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Trailheads: Mott and Panther
Calf
Length: 3.7 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Trailheads: Panther and Calf
Marsters
Length: 3.6 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Trailheads: Calf and Marsters
Jessie Wright
Length: 4.1 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Trailheads: Marsters and Soda
Springs
Deer Leap
Length: 9.6 miles
Difficulty: Moderate (west to
east); difficult (east to west)
Trailheads: Soda Springs and
Toketee Lake
Hot Springs
Length: 3.5 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Trailheads: Toketee Lake and
Hot Springs
Limitations: The Deer Creek Bridge
was destroyed. To reach the Umpqua
Hot Springs, go to the trailhead off
Forest Service Road 3401, hike past
the restroom and make a hard left onto
the North Umpqua Trail. To reach the
hot springs, cross the trail bridge over
the river.
Dread and Terror
Length: 13 miles
Difficulty: Difficult
Trailheads: Hot Springs and
White Mule
Lemolo
Length: 6.3 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Trailheads: White Mule and
Kelsay Valley
Maidu
Length: 9 miles
Difficulty: Difficult
Trailheads: Kelsay Valley and
Digit Point Access
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