Rockhounding Areas

• Cottage Grove Ranger District

  Enjoy lush mixed conifer forests, mountain creeks, and waterfalls while visiting the northernmost ranger district of the Umpqua National Forest. Cottage Grove Ranger District offers opportunities for camping, hiking, mountain biking, fishing, trail riding, and even renting an old Guard Station. 

  The District Ranger Office is for administrative use only. No in-person visitor information services like map and permit sales or recreation information are offered at this location. For a list of other office please click here. 

• Diamond Lake Ranger District

  Diamond Lake Ranger district boasts multiple recreation opportunities year round, including camping, hiking, mountain biking, rock climbing, and fishing, as well as excellent snowshoeing and snowmobiling. Meanwhile, with Umpqua’s tallest mountains, largest lakes, and access to three different wilderness areas, Diamond Lake Ranger Districts is home to some of the best views in Umpqua National Forest.

• North Umpqua Ranger District

  Located in the heart of the forest and centered around the beautiful North Umpqua River, North Umpqua Ranger District offers up a cornucopia of recreational activities: fishing, rock climbing, mountain biking, horse riding, nature viewing, OHV trail riding, hiking, and boating. We know—it’s exciting.

• Tiller Ranger District

  With its sheer cliffs, dense conifer forests, summer wildflowers, and sub-alpine meadows, Umpqua National Forest’s southernmost ranger district has offerings for hikers, bikers, climbers, and horseback riders. This district also borders the beautiful Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness.