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Cool Clear Water Thundering Waters Umpqua National Forest Roseburg District Bureau of Land Management Welcome! People are drawn to waterfalls as places of wonder, relaxation and inspiration. Thundering waters, in their many forms, provide some of the earth's most beautiful landscape features. y h p r u Be adventurous and discover the rich M n o

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Lemolo Falls (low flow) s e n i L Highlighted in this brochure are twenty-four This brochure is a cooperative project developed by e v a the Roseburg District Bureau of Land Management waterfalls located on the Umpqua National D and the Umpqua National Forest, with assistance Grotto Falls from the Roseburg Visitors and Convention Bureau. Forest and the Roseburg District, Bureau Roseburg District, (541) 440-4930 of Land Management (BLM). Bureau of Land Management Table of Contents 777 NW Garden Valley Blvd. Let this guide help you experience a special Roseburg, OR 97470 Waterfall Environments 2 www.or.blm.gov/roseburg (brochure downloadable here) part of Oregon's refreshing hidden beauty. Resident Plants and Animals 3 Umpqua National Forest (541) 672-6601 The Way Water Falls 4 2900 NW Stewart Parkway Roseburg, OR 97470 Locations of Thundering Waters 5 North Umpqua Ranger District (541) 496-3532 Map Legends/Difficulty Ratings 6 Diamond Lake Ranger District (541) 498-2531 Cottage Grove Ranger District (541) 767-5000 Row River Waterfalls 7 Tiller Ranger District (541) 825-3100 North Umpqua River Waterfalls 11 www.fs.fed.us/r6/umpqua Roseburg Visitors (541) 672-9731 Little River Waterfalls 18 and Convention Bureau Toketee Falls Seasonal Flows 21 410 SE Spruce Street U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Roseburg, OR 97470 BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT South Umpqua River Waterfalls 22 www.visitroseburg.com Past Lives at Waterfalls 23 BLM/OR/WA/G1-99/027+4800 UMP-05-01 2/05 Cover Photo: Dave Lines Lemolo Falls, 1930 1 12 Toketee Falls North Umpqua River Waterfalls Umpqua National Forest 23

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through a narrow rock gorge. The trail has 200 steps C Located at the Steamboat Falls Campground (near Lone Pine Scaredman 11 leading to a sturdy deck overlooking the two-tiered falls. Steamboat Falls campsites 5 and 6), early summer visitors (May Rock Creek Millpond 10 oat k mb 17 2610 oc ea The upper descent drops 40-feet, and the lower falls Fish Hatchery R Canton Cr. St through July) can see steelhead attempting to Swiftwater R Island plunge 80-feet over a sheer wall of volcanic basalt. In the Idleyld Park iv jump the 25-foot falls adjacent to the fish ladder. 9 er Apple Eagle Boulder 16 Bunker Hill 8 a Bogus Creek Rock Flat Chinook language, the word "Toketee" means "pretty", or Glide 7 qu Toketee Lemolo Lake No mp Creek Lake 34 Inlet rth U 138 Directions: At milepost 38.3 on Hwy. 138, turn "graceful", an apt name for this inspiring waterfall. The trail 138 Susan 4720 Poole Creek East Lemolo North Umpqua Ranger Creek 4 7 1 4 12 2610 north on Steamboat Road #38. Drive 5.3 miles to is for hikers only. Station & Colliding Rivers Horseshoe Bend 14 Road 3810, turn right and stay to the left 0.6 mile To Roseburg Information Center Directions: At milepost 58.6 on Hwy. 138 turn north 4770 Toketee 13 to Steamboat Falls Campground entrance. Ranger Station Whitehorse 15 onto Road 34. Stay left at the Y and cross the bridge Falls

Nearby Attractions: Steamboat Inn, Canton Trailhead road is 200 feet on the left. 7 Thielsen Deadline Falls View Creek Campground, Little Falls. Nearby Attractions: Toketee Lake Campground, Diamond Lake Diamond Managed by North Umpqua Ranger District, USFS Toketee Ranger Station, Watson Falls. Type of Falls: Block Lake Broken Arrow Managed by Diamond Lake Ranger District, USFS Trail Length: 0.25 mile Rating: Easy Approximate Scale in Miles 0 1 2 3 4 5 Deadline Falls is a short but massive falls on the North 230 138 Umpqua Wild and Scenic River. Between May and October, anadromous (sea-run) steelhead and salmon may be observed jumping up the powerful falls on n a

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waters of the Cascade Mountains. A 100-foot side trail g g e r to the Deadline Falls Watchable Wildlife Site is located G a quarter-mile up the North Umpqua Trail from the beginning of the Tioga Segment at the Swiftwater Trailhead. It is accessible to people with disabilities, and popular with seniors and families with young children. Directions: At milepost 22.1 on Hwy. 138, turn south crossing Swiftwater bridge, then immediately turn left into trailhead parking area. This area is the western- most end of the 79-mile North Umpqua Trail. Nearby Attractions: Swiftwater Day-Use Area, y h p r u y Swiftwater County Park, Rock Creek Fish Hatchery, h M p r n u Susan Creek Campground. o R M n o Deadline Falls, North Umpqua River R Managed by Roseburg District, BLM 14 Toketee Falls 11 9 Fall Creek Falls 8 Susan Creek Falls Type of Falls: Tiered/Fan Type of Falls: Fan Trail Length: 1 mile Rating: Moderate Trail Length: 0.8 mile (Accessible) A one-mile trail passes through a narrow bedrock Rating: Easy Moderate crevice and lush vegetation to a double falls with tiers of 35 and 50-feet. It is a good walk for families with a This spectacular waterfall drops 50 feet over moss- few moderately steep climbs. Job's Garden Trail takes lined rock cliffs. The 0.8 mile trail is moderately off at the 0.5 mile point, leading to the base of a basalt accessible to people with disabilities. After reaching columnar rock outcropping. the falls, hikers can continue on a difficult trail (not Directions: At milepost 32.2 on Hwy. 138. Trailhead disabled accessible), 0.4 mile to the Susan Creek parking is on north side of the highway. Indian Mounds. Here, Indian boys approaching manhood built stone piles, then spent the night in Nearby Attractions: Susan Creek Falls, Susan Creek search of a vision from a guardian spirit. Campground, Bogus Creek Campground, Wright Creek Trailhead. Directions: At milepost 28.2 on Hwy. 138. Managed by North Umpqua Ranger District, USFS n

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m Located on Steamboat Creek, this small but powerful o c . shadows) result in s waterfalls pours over large basalt boulders and cliffs. e n i l lower quality waterfall Parking at the site is limited, additional parking space is e v a photos. Look for d available up-stream along Road 38. y b y light overcast days to h p Directions: At milepost 38.3 on Hwy. 138, turn north a

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12 Susan Creek Falls 13 9 Fall Creek Falls 8 Susan Creek Falls Type of Falls: Tiered/Fan Type of Falls: Fan Trail Length: 1 mile Rating: Moderate Trail Length: 0.8 mile (Accessible) A one-mile trail passes through a narrow bedrock Rating: Easy Moderate crevice and lush vegetation to a double falls with tiers of 35 and 50-feet. It is a good walk for families with a This spectacular waterfall drops 50 feet over moss- few moderately steep climbs. Job's Garden Trail takes lined rock cliffs. The 0.8 mile trail is moderately off at the 0.5 mile point, leading to the base of a basalt accessible to people with disabilities. After reaching columnar rock outcropping. the falls, hikers can continue on a difficult trail (not Directions: At milepost 32.2 on Hwy. 138. Trailhead disabled accessible), 0.4 mile to the Susan Creek parking is on north side of the highway. Indian Mounds. Here, Indian boys approaching manhood built stone piles, then spent the night in Nearby Attractions: Susan Creek Falls, Susan Creek search of a vision from a guardian spirit. Campground, Bogus Creek Campground, Wright Creek Trailhead. Directions: At milepost 28.2 on Hwy. 138. Managed by North Umpqua Ranger District, USFS n

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Type of Falls: Tiered Type of Falls: Plunge Trail Length: 0.4 mile Trail Length: 2.6 miles (loop) Rating: Difficult Rating: Moderate Take this unique opportunity to walk behind a 65-foot tiered waterfall. Hikers will find the water's mist This majestic waterfall is the highest in southwest refreshing, reinvigorating them for the remainder of Oregon, plunging 272 feet over the edge of a their hike. The trail passes through forested and lush basalt lava flow. A wooden bridge crosses Watson fern landscapes. Creek 0.3 mile from the trailhead, and offers an excellent view of the falls. The falls are also visible Directions: From I-5 at Cottage Grove (Exit 174), from the parking area. travel east on Row River Road 19.4 miles to junction of Layng Creek Road (#17) and Brice Creek Road Directions: At milepost 60.5 on Hwy. 138, turn (#2470/22). Continue straight on Brice Creek Road, south on to Road 37. Parking is on the right. traveling 8.3 miles to the Brice/Champion Creek Nearby Attractions: Toketee Lake Campground, Trailhead just before the bridge. There is parking and a Toketee Falls. vault toilet at this location. Walk across the bridge, pass Brice Creek Trailhead and continue 50 feet to Upper Managed by Diamond Lake Ranger District, USFS Trestle Creek Trailhead. Nearby Attractions: Noonday Trail #1405, Lund Park, Hobo Camp, Cedar Creek Campground. k c a P Managed by Cottage Grove Ranger District, USFS y d n i C Upper Trestle Falls 6 Parker Falls Type of Falls: Fan Trail Length: 0.8 mile Rating: Difficult Following parts of an old trail used by early rangers, this narrow, rocky, main trail leads to the Lower (35-foot) and Upper Parker (40-foot) waterfalls. Directions: From I-5 at Cottage Grove (Exit 174), travel east on Row River Road 19.4 miles to junction of Layng Creek Road (#17) and Brice Creek Road (#2470/22). Turn right on Brice Creek Road (#2470/22), traveling 10.8 miles to turnout at west end of bridge crossing Brice Creek. Hike on Trail #1415 0.5 mile to lower falls, 0.8 mile to upper falls. k c

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