Southern Highlights
South Douglas County is home to many breath-taking locations, including Myrtle Creek, Cow Creek and South Umpqua Falls. Explore rural southern Douglas County to find quiet and peaceful painting locations.
Myrtle Creek
Check out the Myrtle Creek Bridge or Millsite Park, which is the most used and recognized park in the City of Myrtle Creek.
Island Creek Day Use
The Island Creek Day Use Area is a great stop to stretch your legs, pan for gold, or have a creek-side picnic while you paint your surroundings.
Cow Creek
Get ready for a beautiful drive through history as you follow the winding Cow Creek Back Country Byway. The route is 45-miles long and parallels Cow Creek most of your journey.
Stanton Park
This park and campground is a great home base for exploring the Umpqua National Forest and Southern Oregon. Check out Herbert’s Pond Park, Pickett Park, and beautiful views of the South Umpqua River right behind the Stanton Park.
South Umpqua Falls
This location features a waterfall cascading fifteen feet over a wide slab of bedrock and is a unique local attraction. Like a little taste of Yosemite tucked away in the Umpqua Valley, South Umpqua Falls also has a nearby campground that is for open meadow camping.
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Land acknowledgement
UVA acknowledges, honors and respects the indigenous people of this region, the Umpqua People, on whose ancestral lands the UVA building now stands. These include the Nahank’ uotama (Cow Creek Takelma) and the Upper Umpqua Peoples who later became the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians and were incorporated into the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde.
The Cow Creek Tribal areas include the Cascade and Coast Ranges in Southwestern Oregon, along the South Umpqua River, and its primary feeder stream, Cow Creek. This tribal area includes the Umpqua watershed and surrounding areas. The Indigenous peoples of the Umpqua Valley never surrendered lands or resources to the United States and there are Indigenous communities nationwide that are actively fighting for the preservation of sacred lands.
UVA gratefully recognizes that the Umpqua Valley is made up of many diverse communities of indigenous peoples who continue to live, work and thrive in these lands today.
We invite you to join us in acknowledging all of the above as our shared responsibility and to consider our roles in healing the wounds of the past, so we continue to build a brighter tomorrow.
Land acknowledgement
UVA acknowledges, honors and respects the indigenous people of this region, the Umpqua People, on whose ancestral lands the UVA building now stands. These include the Nahank’ uotama (Cow Creek Takelma) and the Upper Umpqua Peoples who later became the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians and were incorporated into the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde.
The Cow Creek Tribal areas include the Cascade and Coast Ranges in Southwestern Oregon, along the South Umpqua River, and its primary feeder stream, Cow Creek. This tribal area includes the Umpqua watershed and surrounding areas. The Indigenous peoples of the Umpqua Valley never surrendered lands or resources to the United States and there are Indigenous communities nationwide that are actively fighting for the preservation of sacred lands.
UVA gratefully recognizes that the Umpqua Valley is made up of many diverse communities of indigenous peoples who continue to live, work and thrive in these lands today.
We invite you to join us in acknowledging all of the above as our shared responsibility and to consider our roles in healing the wounds of the past, so we continue to build a brighter tomorrow.