# Umpqua National Forest

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United States national forest in Oregon

Umpqua National Forest A trail through dense vegetation in the Umpqua National Forest in the Cascade Range of southern Oregon, headquartered near Roseburg, Oregon (county seat town of Douglas County) Location Douglas / Lane / Jackson counties, of Oregon, Western United States Nearest city Roseburg, Oregon Coordinates 43°13′21″N 122°15′15″W / 43.22250°N 122.25417°W / 43.22250; -122.25417 Area 983,129 acres (3,978.58 km2)[1] Established July 2, 1907[2] Visitors 799,000[3] (in 2006) Governing body United States Forest Service (U.S. Department of Agriculture) Website Umpqua National Forest

Umpqua National Forest vicinity map.

**Umpqua National Forest**, in southern [Oregon](/source/Oregon)'s [Cascade Range](/source/Cascade_Range), covers an area of 983,129 acres (3,978.58 km2) in [Douglas](/source/Douglas_County%2C_Oregon), [Lane](/source/Lane_County%2C_Oregon), and [Jackson](/source/Jackson_County%2C_Oregon) counties, and borders the [Crater Lake National Park](/source/Crater_Lake_National_Park) in [Southern Oregon](/source/Southern_Oregon). The four ranger districts for the forest are the Cottage Grove, Diamond Lake, North Umpqua, and Tiller ranger districts. The [national forest](/source/National_forest) is managed by the [United States Forest Service](/source/United_States_Forest_Service) (of the [United States Department of Agriculture](/source/United_States_Department_of_Agriculture)), headquartered in [Roseburg](/source/Roseburg%2C_Oregon) ([county seat](/source/County_seat) town of [Douglas County](/source/Douglas_County%2C_Oregon)), [Oregon](/source/Oregon) in the [Pacific Northwest](/source/Pacific_Northwest) region of the [Western United States](/source/Western_United_States).

## Geography

Stands of [western hemlock](/source/Tsuga_heterophylla), [true fir](/source/Fir), [Douglas-fir](/source/Douglas-fir) and cedar transition to lower-elevation forests of mixed conifers and hardwoods. Timbered valleys of old-growth [ponderosa](/source/Pinus_ponderosa) and groves of oak separate mountains like the 9,182-foot (2,799 m) [Mount Thielsen](/source/Mount_Thielsen) and the 8,363-foot (2,549 m) [Mount Bailey](/source/Mount_Bailey_(Oregon)). Notable geologic features include volcanic basalt and andesite monolithic spires with descriptive names like Eagle Rock, Rattlesnake Rock, and Old Man.

## History

Ancestors of the [Umpqua](/source/Umpqua_people), Southern [Molala](/source/Molala), [Yoncalla](/source/Yoncalla%2C_Oregon), and [Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians](/source/Cow_Creek_Band_of_Umpqua_Tribe_of_Indians) lived here before the ancient [volcano](/source/Volcano) of [Mount Mazama](/source/Mount_Mazama) erupted forming the modem [Crater Lake](/source/Crater_Lake) nearly 7,000 years ago.

The [Native Americans](/source/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States) / Indian tribes were moved to nearby federal reservations in 1856, during the last years of the old federal [Oregon Territory](/source/Oregon_Territory) (1848–1859), before statehood and admittance to the federal Union as the 33rd [state](/source/U.S._state) in 1859. [European Americans](/source/European_American) (white) settlers bought reservation lands, the tribes further fragmented in subsequent decades to become farmers and ranchers in the [Umpqua Valley](/source/Umpqua_Valley) of [Southern Oregon](/source/Southern_Oregon). Two translations into the [English language](/source/English_language) of the native / aboriginal word "umpqua" are "thundering waters" and "across the waters".[4]

The Umpqua National Forest was created by the [United States Congress](/source/United_States_Congress) and approved by the 26th [President](/source/President_of_the_United_States), [Theodore Roosevelt](/source/Theodore_Roosevelt) (1858–1919, served 1901–1909), on July 2, 1907. The [U.S. Forest Service](/source/U.S._Forest_Service) staff of the [U.S. Department of Agriculture](/source/U.S._Department_of_Agriculture) soon began building trails, constructing bridges, fighting fires, monitoring grazing, and erecting fire protection lookouts. Logging and mining that were allowed began 18 years later in 1925. The [Civilian Conservation Corps](/source/Civilian_Conservation_Corps) (C.C.C.) program set up by the [New Deal](/source/New_Deal) to combat economic hardships and mass unemployment during the [Great Depression](/source/Great_Depression) of the [1930s](/source/1930s) in the [presidential administration](/source/Presidency_of_Franklin_D._Roosevelt%2C_first_and_second_terms) of 32nd [President](/source/President_of_the_United_States), [Franklin D. Roosevelt](/source/Franklin_D._Roosevelt) (1882–1945, served 1933–1945), was active in the Umpqua National Forest by building roads, bridges and recreation facilities in the 1930s.

## Points of interest

The Umpqua National Forest is home to more than 250 wildlife species. Large mammals such as [elk](/source/Elk), [deer](/source/Deer), [black bear](/source/American_black_bear), and [cougar](/source/Cougar), as well as the smaller residents, [squirrels](/source/Squirrels), [fox](/source/Fox), [raccoons](/source/Raccoon), and [bats](/source/Bat) are supported by the diverse forest habitats. Raptors such as [owls](/source/Owls), [eagles](/source/Eagle), [osprey](/source/Osprey), and even [peregrine falcons](/source/Peregrine_falcons) can occasionally be seen in the forest. [Coho](/source/Coho_salmon) and [Chinook salmon](/source/Chinook_salmon) and steelhead, rainbow, brown and cutthroat [trout](/source/Trout) swim, feed and spawn in the rivers and streams of the forest.[5]

A 1993 Forest Service study estimated that the extent of [old growth](/source/Old_growth) in the national forest was 535,300 acres (216,600 ha),[6] 82,200 acres (33,300 ha) of which were [mountain hemlock](/source/Mountain_hemlock) (*Tsuga mertensiana*) forests.

Recreational activities allowed in the [national forest](/source/National_forest) include camping, fishing, hiking, horseback riding, hunting, mountain biking, rock climbing, and boating. Winter activities include both Nordic and downhill skiing, as well as snowshoeing and snowmobiling.

In 1988, the Oregon Omnibus [Wild and Scenic Rivers Act](/source/Wild_and_Scenic_Rivers_Act) designated a portion of the [North Umpqua River](/source/North_Umpqua_River) as part of the [National Wild and Scenic Rivers System](/source/National_Wild_and_Scenic_Rivers_System). Twenty-six miles of the river run through the national forest.

The [Rogue-Umpqua National Scenic Byway](/source/Rogue-Umpqua_Scenic_Byway) extends 172 miles (277 km) through the nearby [Rogue River–Siskiyou](/source/Rogue_River%E2%80%93Siskiyou_National_Forest) and Umpqua national forests, as well as the [Medford](/source/Medford%2C_Oregon) and [Roseburg](/source/Roseburg%2C_Oregon) districts of the [Bureau of Land Management](/source/Bureau_of_Land_Management) (B.L.M.) of the [United States Department of the Interior](/source/United_States_Department_of_the_Interior) and private lands.

## Wilderness areas

Map of wilderness areas in the Umpqua National Forest.

The Umpqua National Forest contains three wilderness areas: Boulder Creek, Rogue-Umpqua Divide, and [Mount Thielsen](/source/Mount_Thielsen).

### Boulder Creek

[Boulder Creek](/source/Boulder_Creek_Wilderness) is a 19,100-acre (77 km2) wilderness area located 50 miles (80 km) east of [Roseburg](/source/Roseburg%2C_Oregon). One popular area in Boulder Creek is Pine Bench. A flat area overlooking Boulder Creek, Pine Bench is home to a grove of majestic old growth [ponderosa pines](/source/Pinus_ponderosa). In 1996 the Spring Fire burned 16,500 acres (67 km2) in the Boulder Creek Wilderness.[7]

### Rogue-Umpqua Divide

The [Rogue-Umpqua Divide](/source/Rogue-Umpqua_Divide_Wilderness) is a 33,000-acre (130 km2) wilderness area, 26,350 acres (106.6 km2) of which is inside the National Forest. (About 17% of it lies within Rogue River–Siskiyou National Forest.) Located 80 miles (130 km) east of [Roseburg](/source/Roseburg%2C_Oregon), the Rogue-Umpqua Divide ranges in elevation from 3,200 to 6,878 feet (2,096 m) and separates the drainages of the [Rogue](/source/Rogue_River_(Oregon)) and [Umpqua](/source/Umpqua_River) rivers. The wilderness includes [sub-alpine](/source/Sub-alpine) meadows and [old-growth](/source/Old-growth) forests.[8]

### Mount Thielsen

[Mount Thielsen](/source/Mount_Thielsen_Wilderness) is a 55,100-acre (223 km2) wilderness area, 21,593 acres (87.38 km2) of which is located inside the National Forest. (The rest lies in either [Winema National Forest](/source/Winema_National_Forest) or [Deschutes National Forest](/source/Deschutes_National_Forest).) Located 80 miles (130 km) east of [Roseburg](/source/Roseburg%2C_Oregon), this wilderness area is the largest in the Umpqua. The 9,182-foot (2,799 m) Mt. Thielsen was born of the same volcanic activity that created [Crater Lake](/source/Crater_Lake) and some trails pass over deep pumice that was deposited when Mt. Mazama erupted. The [Pacific Crest Trail](/source/Pacific_Crest_Trail) passes through the middle of the wilderness area.[9]

## See also

- [List of national forests of the United States](/source/List_of_national_forests_of_the_United_States)

- [High Cascades Complex Fires](/source/High_Cascades_Complex_Fires)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Land Areas of the National Forest System"](http://www.fs.fed.us/land/staff/lar/LAR2011/LAR2011_Book_A5.pdf) (PDF). U.S. Forest Service. January 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["The National Forests of the United States"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121028014355/http://www.foresthistory.org/ASPNET/Places/National%20Forests%20of%20the%20U.S.pdf) (PDF). ForestHistory.org. Archived from [the original](http://www.foresthistory.org/ASPNET/Places/National%20Forests%20of%20the%20U.S.pdf) (PDF) on October 28, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-visitation_3-0)** [Revised Visitation Estimates](http://www.fs.fed.us/recreation/programs/nvum/revised_vis_est.pdf) - U.S. Forest Service

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Umpqua National Forest](http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/umpqua/) from the US Forest Service

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [About the Umpqua National Forest](http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/umpqua/about/) from the US Forest Service.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1993OldGrowthEstimates_6-0)** Bolsinger, Charles L.; Waddell, Karen L. (1993), [*Area of old-growth forests in California, Oregon, and Washington state*](http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_rb197.pdf) (PDF), [United States Forest Service](/source/United_States_Forest_Service), Pacific Northwest Research Station, Resource Bulletin PNW-RB-197

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [Boulder Creek Wilderness](http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/umpqua/recreation/wilderness/boulder.html) from the US Forest Service

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [Rogue-Umpqua Wilderness](http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/umpqua/recreation/wilderness/rog-ump.html) from the US Forest Service

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [Mount Thielsen Wilderness](http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/umpqua/recreation/wilderness/thielsen.html) from the US Forest Service

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Umpqua National Forest](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Umpqua_National_Forest).

- [Forest Service page on Umpqua National Forest](http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/umpqua/)

- [Landscape Photos Showing Umpqua National Forest](https://web.archive.org/web/20070123064813/http://forrestcroce.com/Galleries/PacificNorthwest.html)

- [Umpqua National Forest Wilderness Areas](http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/umpqua/recreation/wilderness/wild.html)

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