Oregon hiking trails - Straight Creek Trail, Southern Cascade Range, Douglas County

   
  Perfect wilderness hiking trails in Oregon are in abundance; one of them being Straight Creek Trail in Douglas County. Going for a backcountry hike here in Oregon never gets boring. There are numerous wilderness hiking trails in Oregon, and each one is well worth a backcountry hike. Being 8.6 miles long it's a mid length trek. For the period of the months of summer here at Straight Creek Trail, high temperatures typically reach the 80's. Through the moonlight hours it's ordinarily in the 40's. Daytime highs during the wintertime are in the 40's while
    the cold winter nights at Straight Creek Trail are in the 30's. Different parts of Straight Creek Trail are at very different elevations, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations. This wilderness hiking trail sometimes gets very dry, so do
check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. The time needed for this backcountry hike is roughly 7.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Great outdoors hiking trails like this one here in the Southern Cascade Range are the best way to enjoy these highlands. When was the last time you got out in the fresh air a bit? if you happen to be in Douglas County of Oregon,  
Straight Creek Trail is an outstanding local great outdoors hiking trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. This wilderness hiking trail is a mid length wilderness hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes it an outstanding backpacking and hiking trail for experienced trekkers in brilliant shape. This great outdoors trail has a total elevation difference of 2,918 feet which is a higher than average number. Straight Creek Trail is a great outdoors hiking trail relatively far from Medford, but it is an outstanding shelter from the settlement. Outdoors people generally like this part of Oregon. There are not too many backpacking and hiking trails in this vicinity. Straight Creek Trail is a two ended great outdoors trail with two trailheads, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can backcountry walk it just one way. Now this wilderness hiking trail is pretty long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. Straight Creek Trail is a quite wet site ordinarily with a large amount of rainfall; November is when you get the most rain here while July is usually the driest month.

Briefly about the general area:
There are some glorious whitewater spots on Umpqua River - South, and there's some flowing water nearby, West Creek is a stream you can stop at while here. If you came to camp Tiller RV Park is a delightful site to do that.
Straight Creek Trail is good enough to spend more than a day at, Shadow Falls Campground is a good local campground; Straight Creek is one of the streams close by that might be worth taking a look at. Man, is there a lot of enjoyable things to do in the Southern Cascade Range. It's always brilliant to have a look at Johnnie Spring, and there's whitewater on Little River for all you adrenaline rush seekers.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 43.073, Longitude -122.8239
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Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 43.1083, Longitude -122.8808
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Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 4.3 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.5 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 4 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 2.5 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 4.3 miles
Total climbing distance = .8 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace: 3 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 8.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.3 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 7.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 4.5 hours

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 8.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.3 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 7.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 4.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 2918 feet


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 Trails Near Straight Creek Trail:
Freezeout Trail, Douglas County County , 8 miles away, 4.8 hiking miles, 583 feet elevation difference
Red Butte Trail, Douglas County County , 8 miles away, 8.6 hiking miles, 1909 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Straight Creek Trail:
Tiller RV Park, Tiller, 6 miles away
Shadow Falls Campground, Douglas County, 7 miles away
Tiller Ranger District, Tiller, 11 miles away
Smith Springs Campground, Douglas County, 11 miles away
Buckhead Mountain Campground, Douglas County, 16 miles away
 Whitewater Near Straight Creek Trail:
Umpqua River - South, Douglas County County , 4 miles away, Class III-IV - 12 miles long (Campbell Falls to Three C Rock)
Little River, Douglas County County , 8 miles away, Class -blank- - 8 miles long (FS Road 165 to White Creek Campground)
Jackson Creek, Douglas County County , 9 miles away, Class III-IV - 8 miles long (Cover Camp to FS 31)
Umpqua River - South, Douglas County County , 9 miles away, Class III-IV - 8.5 miles long (Three C Rocks to MP 22)
Umpqua River - North, Douglas County County , 13 miles away, Class III - 25.5 miles long (Soda Springs to Deadline Falls)
 National Parks Near Straight Creek Trail:
Crater Lake National Park, Crater Lake - OR , 51 miles away
 Hotels Near Straight Creek Trail:
Best Western Canyonville Inn & Suites, Canyonville , 31 miles away
La Quinta Inn and Suites White City, White City , 34 miles away
Howard Johnson Express Inn - Roseburg, Roseburg , 35 miles away
Travelodge Roseburg, Roseburg , 35 miles away
Holiday Inn Express ROSEBURG, Roseburg , 35 miles away

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