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 | Singleton Park Douglas County | Park / conservation area | 43.26697, -123.44592 | County park on the point where the North and South Umpqua meet; the head of the mainstem is just below it. |
| 2 | River Forks Park Douglas County - 1-lane ramp | Access / boat ramp | 43.27199, -123.44553 | Top of the mainstem at the forks. Upstream limit of ODFW's Umpqua River (Mainstem) regulation section, which runs from here down to the Scottsburg Bridge. |
| 3 | Cleveland Rapids Douglas County - 1-lane ramp | Access / boat ramp | 43.29794, -123.46983 | First take-out below the forks, 4 km down. |
| 4 | Umpqua Landing Douglas County - 1-lane ramp | Access / boat ramp | 43.36622, -123.46789 | County park and ramp beside the Hubbard Creek Road bridge. |
| 5 | Hubbard Creek Road bridge Umpqua, Oregon | Bridge crossing | 43.36598, -123.46860 | River crossing at the Umpqua Landing ramp. |
| 6 | Mack Brown Park Douglas County | Park / conservation area | 43.38349, -123.52680 | Riverside county park between Umpqua Landing and James Wood. |
| 7 | James Wood Douglas County - 1-lane ramp | Access / boat ramp | 43.40602, -123.53616 | |
| 8 | Tyee Access Road bridge | Bridge crossing | 43.43071, -123.56605 | Only crossing between Umpqua Landing and Bullock Road. |
| 9 | Osprey Boat Ramp Bureau of Land Management - 1-lane ramp | Access / boat ramp | 43.45021, -123.53901 | BLM river access on the Umpqua below Tyee. |
| 10 | Cougar Creek | Access / boat ramp | 43.47244, -123.52074 | |
| 11 | Bullock Road bridge | Bridge crossing | 43.47964, -123.47883 | |
| 12 | Tyee Campground Bureau of Land Management | Campsite | 43.48506, -123.48398 | BLM campground on the river with its own 1-lane boat ramp. |
| 13 | Yellow Creek Wayside | Park / conservation area | 43.49502, -123.48772 | Wayside a kilometre above the Yellow Creek ramp. |
| 14 | Yellow Creek Douglas County - 1-lane ramp | Access / boat ramp | 43.50263, -123.49392 | |
| 15 | Madison Wayside | Park / conservation area | 43.52793, -123.55368 | Small riverside wayside above Kellogg. |
| 16 | Kellogg Bridge | Access / boat ramp | 43.55395, -123.55272 | Ramp at the OR 138 crossing at Kellogg; the bridge itself is 50 m off and is not shipped as a second marker. |
| 17 | End of Maupin Road | Access / boat ramp | 43.55363, -123.51844 | Road-end launch; the river loops north and back here, so it is 8 km downstream of Kellogg by water. |
| 18 | USGS 14321000 Umpqua River near Elkton USGS streamgage | USGS gauge | 43.58595, -123.55537 | The mainstem's reference gauge, on the right bank just above the OR 138 bridge at Elkton. |
| 19 | OR 138 bridge at Elkton State Highway 138 West | Bridge crossing | 43.58638, -123.55749 | |
| 20 | Mehl Creek | Access / boat ramp | 43.59366, -123.61818 |
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Mehl Creek Road bridge | Bridge crossing | 43.63197, -123.56696 | |
| 22 | Alfred S. Tyson Park City of Elkton - 1-lane ramp | Access / boat ramp | 43.63675, -123.57050 | Elkton's town park and ramp. |
| 23 | Buzzards Bay Buzzard Bay County Park | Access / boat ramp | 43.63734, -123.57343 | County ramp 250 m below Tyson Park at Elkton. |
| 24 | Brunch Bar Wayside | Access / boat ramp | 43.64660, -123.66591 | Wayside with an unnamed OSM slipway (w1546262032); it fills the 13 km gap between Elkton and Paradise Creek. |
| 25 | Paradise Creek Confluence | Access / boat ramp | 43.66990, -123.65130 | |
| 26 | Sawyers Rapids Douglas County - 1-lane ramp | Access / boat ramp | 43.67498, -123.65501 | |
| 27 | Sawyer Rapids RV | Campsite | 43.68150, -123.67089 | Riverside RV campground just below the Sawyers Rapids ramp. |
| 28 | Scott Creek Campground Douglas County | Campsite | 43.66326, -123.70171 | County campground with a 1-lane ramp; the last developed camp above tidewater. |
| 29 | Hedden Park Scottsburg | Park / conservation area | 43.65416, -123.82043 | Riverside park at Scottsburg, immediately above the bridge. |
| 30 | Scottsburg Bridge - ODFW mainstem section limit OR 38 crossing, Scottsburg | Regulation section limit | 43.65408, -123.82612 | Downstream limit of ODFW's Umpqua River (Mainstem) section, which runs from here upstream to the River Forks boat ramp. Check the current Southwest Zone rules before fishing. |
| 31 | Scottsburg Park Douglas County - 1-lane ramp | Access / boat ramp | 43.64950, -123.83884 | First ramp below the Scottsburg Bridge; tidewater begins a few kilometres downstream. |
| 32 | OR 38 bridge below Scottsburg Umpqua Highway | Bridge crossing | 43.65472, -123.87585 | The lower of the two Umpqua Highway crossings. |
| 33 | Umpqua Wayside State Park Oregon Parks and Recreation - 1-lane ramp | Access / boat ramp | 43.67776, -123.93346 | State wayside ramp in the tidal reach. |
| 34 | Rainbow Plaza City of Reedsport - 2-lane ramp | Access / boat ramp | 43.70462, -124.09474 | Reedsport's main launch; the adjacent transient tie-up dock is not a launch and is not shipped. |
| 35 | Bumble Bee City of Reedsport - 1-lane ramp | Access / boat ramp | 43.70580, -124.09666 | |
| 36 | Bolon Island Tideways State Park Oregon Parks and Recreation | Access / boat ramp | 43.71621, -124.09830 | State ramp on the island below Reedsport; 0.8 km off the chained centreline because the estuary is wide here. |
| 37 | Gardiner Ramp Douglas County | Access / boat ramp | 43.72709, -124.11111 | |
| 38 | Salmon Harbor - East Basin Salmon Harbor Marina, Winchester Bay | Access / boat ramp | 43.68082, -124.17691 | The last launch before the bar. Umpqua Bait is on Salmon Harbor Drive here but could not be placed to a street number. |
| 39 | Half Moon Bay Campground Douglas County Parks | Campsite | 43.66387, -124.20242 | County campground on the bay at Winchester Bay, near the mouth. |
Gauge: USGS 14321000 — UMPQUA RIVER NEAR ELKTON, OR. Live flow on the web page.
Species: American Shad, Chinook Salmon, Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Coho Salmon, Smallmouth Bass, Steelhead
Regulations: myodfw.com/fishing/regulations
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
River Forks Park near Roseburg - the top of the mainstem where the North and South forks meet.
Umpqua Landing and Cleveland Rapids - upper mainstem ramps used for smallmouth floats.
Yellow Creek and James Wood landings - mid-river drift boat access along Highway 138.
Elkton boat ramp - the gauge site and the most-used launch on the middle river.
Scottsburg landing - the standard take-out at the bottom of the classic smallmouth float.
Reedsport and Winchester Bay - tidewater ramps for fall chinook and the estuary fishery.
Tyee and Bullock Bridge access - additional public ramps spread through the canyon reach.
Spring: shad and spring chinook move through, flows drop steadily, and smallmouth begin turning on.
Summer: warm water and low flows make this the peak smallmouth season, with summer steelhead present.
Fall: fall chinook and coho enter the river and sea-run cutthroat are in the lower reaches.
Winter: high water and winter steelhead, with the bass fishing effectively shut down until spring.