For release: August 14, 2015
Release No: OR-100-FY2015-026
Contact: Max Yager
(541) 440-4930
BLM Opens Limited Areas along the North Umpqua River
Roseburg, Ore. – The Roseburg District Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will open up limited
recreation use areas along the North Umpqua River and sections of the North Umpqua Trail
starting Saturday, August 15, 2015. This area is currently under a closure due to the recent Cable
Crossing fire and associated suppression and rehabilitation efforts.
The following areas and trail sections open August 15, 2015 to public use:
• The north side of the North Umpqua River adjacent to Highway 138 is open; this includes
vehicle pullouts and fishing access to the north side of river only. Starting at Idleyld Park
southeast to end of the active closure area.
• The North Umpqua River is still under a closure for boating at this time from Baker
Wayside to Deadline Falls.
• Swiftwater Day-Use is open.
• Swiftwater Trailhead and North Umpqua Trail to Deadline Falls is open. The trail is closed
to all public access past Deadline Falls.
• The North Umpqua Trail is open from the Tioga Bridge to Bob Butte. The trail is closed
from Bob Butte west (downriver) to Deadline Falls.
• The Swiftwater County Park is open.
All closure areas associated with the Cable Crossing Fire other than the above listed remains in
effect for public safety and ongoing fire related activities. Please see attached map for complete
closure overview of the area. Please respect closure signs and travel safely through the area.
For more information about the Cable Crossing overall closure and Roseburg BLM visit:
www.blm.gov/or/districts/roseburg
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Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. The BLM's mission is to manage and conserve the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations
under our mandate of multiple-use and sustained yield. In Fiscal Year 2014, the BLM generated $5.2 billion in receipts from public lands.
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United States Department of the Interior
Bureau of Land Management
Roseburg District
777 NW Garden Valley Blvd
Roseburg, Oregon 97471
Date: 8/14/2015
No warranty is made by the Bureau of Land Management as to the
accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data for individual or
aggregate use with other data. Original data were compiled from
various sources and may be updated without notification.
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