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| Crater Lake |
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| Mt. Thielsen |
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| Winchester Bay |
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| North Umpqua River via Scenic Highway 138 |
Douglas County is lush, and green with plentiful rivers, mountains, and ocean beaches. The County extends from sea level at the Pacific Ocean to 9,182 foot Mt. Thielsen in the Cascade Mountains. It has the entire Umpqua River watershed within its boundaries, and it contains nearly 2.8 million acres of commercial forest lands.
The North Umpqua River passes through Glide, Oregon, 16 miles east of Roseburg along Highway 138. Along the North Umpqua you will enter into 31 miles of fly fishing territory. Many consider this one of the most beautiful and most difficult places in the world to catch these incredible fish. The Rogue-Umpqua Scenic Byway parallels the river and offers breathtaking scenery to Toketee, where the river diverts into the Cascades and the road continues to Diamond Lake and Crater Lake National Park. Trails, waterfalls, picnic sites and campgrounds dot the highway along the way in natural forested settings.
One of our favorite camping places is Susan Creek where some of the campsites sit on the bank of the North Umpqua; we enjoy the tranquility of the turquoise waters in the summer. My husband has become an avid fly fisherman .....how could he not when we live in this incredibly beautiful place!
To follow......the Umpqua Valley Wine Tour! Red wine does has some healthy attributes!
Susan
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