Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soda Springs Dam PacifiCorp · top of the fly water | Dam / hazard | 43.30270, -122.49486 | Upstream limit of the classic North Umpqua summer-steelhead water. |
| 2 | Boat ramp on Hwy 138 below Soda Springs Dam Uppermost launch on the reach | Access / boat ramp | 43.30410, -122.52637 | OSM tags this slipway only by the highway it sits on; the name here is descriptive, not the local one. |
| 3 | Eagle Rock Campground Umpqua National Forest · Hwy 138 | Campsite | 43.29562, -122.55382 | |
| 4 | Horseshoe Bend Campground Umpqua National Forest · Hwy 138 | Campsite | 43.28832, -122.62860 | Large riverside campground and the usual launch for the upper whitewater run. |
| 5 | Apple Creek Campground Umpqua National Forest · Hwy 138 | Campsite | 43.30506, -122.67697 | |
| 6 | Island Campground Umpqua National Forest · Hwy 138 | Campsite | 43.33959, -122.72282 | |
| 7 | Canton Creek Campground Umpqua National Forest · Steamboat | Campsite | 43.34778, -122.72997 | On Canton Creek just above its mouth at Steamboat, 0.7 km off the mainstem. |
| 8 | Williams Creek Campground Umpqua National Forest · Hwy 138 | Campsite | 43.33860, -122.76600 | |
| 9 | Bogus Creek Campground Umpqua National Forest · Hwy 138 | Campsite | 43.32468, -122.79978 | |
| 10 | Susan Creek Campground BLM · Hwy 138 | Campsite | 43.29629, -122.89394 | BLM campground on the river; the falls trail parking is a separate lot just upstream. |
| 11 | Richard G. Baker Park (Baker Wayside) Douglas County · Hwy 138 | Park / conservation area | 43.31565, -122.96965 | OSM carries this as two overlapping features; they are one riverside county wayside. |
| 12 | Swiftwater Park BLM · North Umpqua Trail trailhead | Park / conservation area | 43.32623, -122.99701 | Day-use ground and the western trailhead for the North Umpqua Trail. |
| 13 | The Narrows Wayside Douglas County wayside | Park / conservation area | 43.32615, -123.01644 |
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Lone Rock Wayside Douglas County wayside | Park / conservation area | 43.30829, -123.07366 | |
| 15 | Colliding Rivers County Park Douglas County · Glide | Park / conservation area | 43.29690, -123.10693 | At Glide, where the Little River meets the North Umpqua head-on. |
| 16 | Colliding Rivers Boat Ramp Glide | Access / boat ramp | 43.29644, -123.10588 | |
| 17 | Whistlers Bend Park Douglas County · campground | Park / conservation area | 43.31235, -123.21709 | County park and campground on a long bend of the lower river. |
| 18 | Boat ramp at Whistlers Bend Park Douglas County | Access / boat ramp | 43.31227, -123.22062 | OSM tags this slipway by the park road; it is the park's ramp. |
| 19 | Jackson Wayside Douglas County wayside | Park / conservation area | 43.31792, -123.22114 | |
| 20 | UCC Park Umpqua Community College riverfront | Park / conservation area | 43.29019, -123.33312 | |
| 21 | Winchester Dam Diversion dam with a fish ladder | Dam / hazard | 43.28418, -123.35390 | Dam on the lower river at Winchester; the boat ramp and county park sit immediately below it. |
| 22 | Boat ramp below Winchester Dam At Amacher County Park | Access / boat ramp | 43.28161, -123.35617 | OSM tags this slipway by the highway; it is the ramp below the dam at Amacher Park. |
| 23 | Amacher County Park Douglas County · campground | Park / conservation area | 43.28075, -123.35646 | Riverside county park and campground below Winchester Dam. |
| 24 | USGS gauge 14319500 · North Umpqua River at Winchester Live flow on the water page | USGS gauge | 43.27097, -123.41154 | The reference gauge for the North Umpqua, on the lowest reach above the forks. |
| 25 | River Forks Park Douglas County | Park / conservation area | 43.27024, -123.44198 | At the forks, where the North and South Umpqua join to form the Umpqua. |
| 26 | Singleton Park Douglas County | Park / conservation area | 43.26698, -123.44591 |
Gauge: USGS 14319500 — NORTH UMPQUA RIVER AT WINCHESTER, OR. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Rainbow Trout, Steelhead
Regulations: myodfw.com/fishing/regulations
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Rock Creek: the deadline marking the bottom of the fly-only water.
Susan Creek and Bogus Creek: BLM and Forest Service campgrounds with river access.
Steamboat and the Camp Water: the historic heart of the fly-only section.
Williams Creek and Wright Creek: marked trail access along the North Umpqua Trail.
Idleyld Park and Whistlers Bend: lower river access and county park.
Winchester and the lower canyon: boat ramps near the gauge above Roseburg.
Wading here is genuinely hazardous; felt or studs, a staff and caution are the norm.
May through October: summer steelhead in the fly-only water, the classic season.
July and August: low clear water, first light and last light fishing.
September and October: the best combination of numbers and comfortable weather.
December through March: winter steelhead on the lower river, high water between storms.