Zane Grey Camp sign at Fisher Creek, Mott Segment, North Umpqua Trail (bobcat)

• Hikes to this destination:
  • Zane Grey Campsite Hike   (TH | <—   —> | LOG)

• Weather forecast: NWS/NOAA
• Maps: Oregon Hikers Maps Google Maps
• Latitude, Longitude: 43.3402, -122.7623
• Elevation: 1085 feet

Description

Zane Grey, who had previously fished and popularized the Rogue River, camped here in 1932 and returned every year for five years. The well-known author of Riders of the Purple Sage and other westerns vowed never to make the "secrets" of the North Umpqua public after seeing a tourist deluge on the Rogue because of his writings. In 1937, however, he suffered a stroke while at the fishing camp and became partially paralyzed and so never returned.

All that you can see today is a sign denoting the camp spot. Large Douglas-firs tower overhead and Fisher Creek flows into the North Umpqua here. There is poison oak-free river access under a shady canopy of alders.

More Links

• North Umpqua Trail #1414.02 Mott Segment (USFS)
• Biography of Zane Grey (Zane Grey’s West Society)
• Zane Grey (Wikipedia)

Contributors

• bobcat (creator)