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North Umpqua Car Camp

  • Start date: 07/10/2024

  • Start time: 2:00 PM

  • End date: 07/13/2024

  • End time: 11:00 AM

Description:

Plan to spend a few days camping, hiking and sightseeing along the scenic North Umpqua River. We’ll be camping three nights at Deer Flat Group Site (Horseshoe Bend Campground) located 48 miles east of Roseburg. The campground is sheltered from traffic noise on Hwy 138 and access to the North Umpqua River is within walking distance. This large group site is able to accommodate up to 70 people but I'm capping it at 25 so we'll have plenty of room to spread out. You will find individual camp sites within the group site that are flat and shaded. The site is equipped with flush toilets, water spigots, campfire rings, and wooden picnic tables throughout. There is also a central gathering area where we can make campfires at night. Tents, travel trailers and rvs are welcome. There are no rv hookups and generators are not welcome on this trip. The campground is located adjacent to the N. Umpqua River so swimming is an option, but the water will be cold. River running is also an option for those with extensive whitewater experience, however hiking will be the intended focus of this outing. There are numerous hiking options in the area and even a hot spring nearby. You are welcome to break off into smaller groups and do your own thing. Activities will be suggested but not expected of you.

Cost: $30.00 per person, non-refundable unless a replacement is found. Covers 3 nights @ Deer Flat Group Site, welcome snacks Wed. afternoon, and campfire wood.

To secure a place on this trip, sign up online and within five days of signing up send a check for the full amount payable to Valerie Metcalfe. Mailing address can be found in the Obsidian Membership Directory in the Members Area on the website. Call Valerie at 541.221.5702 or email metcalfev@gmail.com with any questions.

  • Event Leader: Valerie Metcalfe

  • Event Leader Phone: 541-221-5702

  • Event Leader Email: metcalfev@gmail.com

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Mountain

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

  • Rating: Moderate

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 240

  • Season: 2024

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Meals: Participants will be responsible for their own breakfasts, lunches and dinners Wed. evening through Sat. morning. The Steamboat Inn is approximately 10 miles downriver for dinner or breakfast options. There is a small market 3 miles upriver for ice and limited supplies. Equipment Needed: Camping equipment, camp chair, cooking utensils, hiking gear. Equipment Provided: Hand washing stations, Obsidian 2-burner propane stove, wash bins, hoses, firewood.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 10

  • Member Fees: —

  • Elevation Gain:

  • Non-Member Fees: 10

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

The Deer Flat Group Site is located within the Horseshoe Bend Campground. The turnoff can be easy to miss as there is no campground sign on Hwy 38 but campground is located a few miles past Steamboat Inn. Turn right on Forest Service Road 4750 then right again on Road 4750-001 into the campground. The site is equipped with a central group gathering area, several picnic tables, flush toilets and plumbed sinks in the bathroom, and a few drinking water spigots throughout camp.

Note the group site specs indicate it is able to accommodate up to 70 people but there are only about 10 individual campsites. I advise no more than 25 people to be able to comfortably spread out and have room to park cars. Access to the North Umpqua River is within walking distance and has an access area at the lower campground for sitting in the sun or splashing in the water while staying away from the fast moving current.

The most popular trails on this trip were Twin Lakes and eastern segments of the N Umpqua Trail. The N Umpqua Trail west of camp has been burned and is very exposed to the hot sun.

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