KPIC

Umpqua National Forest sites go cashless April 1, 2026, adding Scan & Pay option

Starting April 1, 2026, all Umpqua National Forest-operated developed recreation sites will transition to cashless fee ...
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South Umpqua Falls Campground temporarily closes for Tribe Pow Wow event

Umpqua National Forest will temporarily close South Umpqua Falls Campground on the Tiller Ranger District from July 18 through July 21, 2025. "This closure, outlined in Closure Order No.
KGW8

Expanding wildfire shuts down more hiking trails, campgrounds in Oregon

OAKRIDGE, Ore. — Officials have closed more hiking trails and forest roads as the Emigrant Fire grows past 30,000 acres with no containment. The wildfire is burning about 20 miles southeast of ...
Oregonian

Federal officials changed rules to protect Umpqua Hot Springs. A decade later, results are mixed

Early on a recent spring morning, half a dozen people lounged around Umpqua Hot Springs’ turquoise pools, chatting quietly as a faint mist held onto the treetops in the dense evergreen forest. The ...
The Bulletin

Southern Oregon’s National Creek Falls an oasis in the forest

The journey to the Rogue River Valley from Bend is a long one, with only a few curvy sections to keep the drive interesting, but the road makes up for its lack of pin-turns in the woodsy beauty of the ...