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13-717: The Glide Ranger Station in Umpqua National Forest near Glide, Oregon was built in 1938 by the Civilian Conservation Corps . It served historically as a government office. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 for its architecture. It was designed by architects of the United States Forest Service in Rustic and other architecture. In 1986 the station building

26-743: Is Pine Bench. A flat area overlooking Boulder Creek, Pine Bench is home to a grove of majestic old growth ponderosa pines . In 1996 the Spring Fire burned 16,500 acres (67 km ) in the Boulder Creek Wilderness. The Rogue-Umpqua Divide is a 33,000-acre (130 km ) wilderness area, 26,350 acres (106.6 km ) 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 ,

39-449: 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 and some trails pass over deep pumice that was deposited when Mt. Mazama erupted. The Pacific Crest Trail passes through the middle of the wilderness area. Rogue-Umpqua Scenic Byway The Rogue-Umpqua Scenic Byway is a National Scenic Byway in

52-644: The Rogue River–Siskiyou and Umpqua national forests, as well as the Medford and Roseburg districts of the Bureau of Land Management and private lands. The Umpqua National Forest contains three wilderness areas: Boulder Creek, Rogue-Umpqua Divide, and Mount Thielsen . Boulder Creek is a 19,100-acre (77 km ) wilderness area located 50 miles (80 km) east of Roseburg . One popular area in Boulder Creek

65-648: The U.S. state of Oregon . It provides a tour of the environs of the North Umpqua River , the High Cascades , and the Upper Rogue River . Starting from Roseburg on OR 138 , at the junction with Interstate 5 , the scenic byway travels eastward. Near Glide , it begins to parallel the North Umpqua River . It continues roughly eastward until it meets Diamond Lake , where it turns southward along

78-580: The 9,182-foot (2,799 m) Mount Thielsen and the 8,363-foot (2,549 m) Mount Bailey . Notable geologic features include volcanic basalt and andesite monolithic spires with descriptive names like Eagle Rock, Rattlesnake Rock, and Old Man. Ancestors of the Umpqua , Southern Molala , Yoncalla , and Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians lived here before Mount Mazama erupted forming Crater Lake nearly 7,000 years ago. The Indians were moved to reservations in 1856. As Europeans bought reservation lands,

91-630: The Rogue-Umpqua Divide ranges in elevation from 3,200 to 6,878 feet (2,096 m) and separates the drainages of the Rogue and Umpqua rivers. The wilderness includes sub-alpine meadows and old-growth forests. Mount Thielsen is a 55,100-acre (223 km ) wilderness area, 21,593 acres (87.38 km ) of which is located inside the National Forest. (The rest lies in either Winema National Forest or Deschutes National Forest .) Located 80 miles (130 km) east of Roseburg , this wilderness area

104-468: The east shore of the lake. Near the southern tip of the lake the scenic byway turns west and then southwest on OR 230 . Here it follows the Rogue River , eventually merges with OR 62 near Union Creek . On its last leg the route meets up with OR 234 and passes near Upper and Lower Table Rock . The byway's terminus is at Gold Hill . The entire scenic byway is 172 miles (277 km) long. The road

117-545: The 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 designated a portion of the North Umpqua River as Wild and Scenic . Twenty-six miles of the river run through the forest. The Rogue-Umpqua National Scenic Byway extends 172 miles (277 km) through

130-401: The forest. Coho and Chinook salmon and steelhead, rainbow, brown and cutthroat trout swim, feed and spawn in the rivers and streams of the forest. A 1993 Forest Service study estimated that the extent of old growth in the forest was 535,300 acres (216,600 ha), 82,200 acres (33,300 ha) of which were mountain hemlock ( Tsuga mertensiana ) forests. Recreational activities in

143-590: The tribes further fragmented to become farmers and ranchers in the Umpqua Valley. Two translations of the word "umpqua" are "thundering waters" and "across the waters". The Umpqua National Forest was created by the United States Congress on July 2, 1907. The Forest Service staff soon began building trails, constructing bridges, fighting fires, monitoring grazing, and erecting lookouts. Logging and mining began in 1925. The Civilian Conservation Corps

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156-534: Was active in the Umpqua National Forest by building roads, bridges and recreation facilities in the 1930s. The Umpqua National Forest is home to more than 250 wildlife species. Large mammals such as elk , deer , black bear , and cougar , as well as the smaller residents, squirrels , fox , raccoons , and bats are supported by the diverse forest habitats. Raptors such as owls , eagles , osprey , and even peregrine falcons can occasionally be seen in

169-761: Was in excellent condition. It is a one-story wood-frame building on a concrete foundation, with gables, timbers, and stone steps. Decorative features include pine tree shaped cutouts in shutters and pine tree designs centered in each gable end. This article about a property in Oregon on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Umpqua National Forest Stands of western hemlock , true fir , Douglas-fir and cedar transition to lower-elevation forests of mixed conifers and hardwoods. Timbered valleys of old-growth ponderosa and groves of oak separate mountains like

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