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template: byway.jade
id: "2147"
name: "Rogue-Umpqua Scenic Byway"
distance: "172"
duration: Eight hours to drive this byway
description: "From rolling, oak-covered hills to towering coniferous forests; from roaring whitewater rapids to incised inter-canyon lava flows; the Rogue-Umpqua Scenic Byway invites you to experience 172 miles of diverse river and mountain landscapes. Drive alongside the Upper Rogue and North Umpqua Wild and Scenic Rivers, both of which contain world-class fisheries."
contact: "**Medford Visitors and Convention Bureau**  \r\n 541-779-4847  \r\n\r\n**Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest**  \r\n541-618-2200\r\n\r\n**Roseburg Visitors and Convention Bureau**  \r\n 541-672-9731  \r\n 800-444-9584 \r\n\r\n**Umpqua National Forest**  \r\n 541-672-6601  \r\n\r\n"
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websites: 
  - url: "http://www.blm.gov/or/resources/recreation/byways.php"
    name: BLM Back Country Byways in Oregon
  - url: "http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/index.php"
    name: BLM Medford District
  - url: "http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/roseburg/index.php"
    name: BLM Roseburg District
  - url: "http://www.nps.gov/crla/"
    name: Crater Lake National Park
  - url: "http://www.visitmedford.org/"
    name: Medford Visitors and Convention Bureau
  - url: "http://www.tripcheck.com/Pages/RCMap.asp?curRegion=0&mainNav=RoadConditions"
    name: "Oregon Department of Transportation - Trip Check"
  - url: "http://traveloregon.com/getting-around/"
    name: Other Scenic Byways in Oregon (Travel Oregon)
  - url: "http://www.pcta.org/"
    name: Pacific Crest Trail Association
  - url: "http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/rogue-siskiyou/index.shtml"
    name: "Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest"
  - url: "http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/umpqua/runsb/index.shtml"
    name: "Rogue-Umpqua National Scenic Byway"
  - url: "http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/roseburg/recreation/ScenicByway/"
    name: "Rogue-Umpqua National Scenic Byway Interactive Brochure"
  - url: "http://www.visitroseburg.com/"
    name: Roseburg Visitor and Convention Bureau
  - url: "http://www.southernoregon.org/"
    name: Southern Oregon Visitors Association
  - url: "http://www.fs.usda.gov/umpqua/"
    name: Umpqua National Forest
  - url: "http://shadycoveupperrogue.org/"
    name: Upper Rogue Regional Tourism Alliance
designations: 
  - National Scenic Byway
  - National Forest Scenic Byway
  - Oregon State Scenic Byway
states: 
  - OR
ll: 
  - -123.34316299999995
  - 43.21339000000006
bounds: 
  - - -123.34316299999995
    - 42.43117900000004
  - - -122.12439699999999
    - 43.34571100000005

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From rolling, oak-covered hills to towering coniferous forests; from roaring whitewater rapids to incised inter-canyon lava flows; the Rogue-Umpqua Scenic Byway invites you to experience 172 miles of diverse river and mountain landscapes. Drive alongside the Upper Rogue and North Umpqua Wild and Scenic Rivers, both of which contain world-class fisheries.