Cavitt Creek Falls Recreation Site

🏊Swimming at Cavitt Creek Falls Recreation Site

Swimming happens in a pool formed at the base of a six-foot waterfall on Cavitt Creek. Camper reviews describe the water as cold but a welcome relief on hot days, with a rock ledge/waterfall used by some visitors for cliff-jumping. The spot is described as family-friendly and heavily used by local residents, especially on summer weekends when it can get crowded.

📍How to get to this swimming hole

From Roseburg, Oregon, travel east on Highway 138 for 16.5 miles, turn right onto Little River Road and continue 6.7 miles, then turn right onto New Bridge Road (which becomes Cavitt Creek Road) and continue 3.2 miles to the recreation site.

Parking: On-site parking at the campground/day-use area; one reviewer noted the access road in is rough, and large RVs are not recommended (34-foot max vehicle length).

🥾The walk in

No real hike here. The water is a short walk from where you park. This is a drive-up recreation site, not a hike-in swimming hole. A stairway connects the day-use parking area down to the creekside swimming pool at the base of the six-foot waterfall, a short walk by all accounts. There is no named trail for this access route. (Separately, the Wolf Creek Falls Trail, a 1.2-mile hike to a 75-foot waterfall, starts about 1.2 miles away but is a different destination, not the route to this swimming hole.)

💬What regulars say

Campers and day visitors describe it as a locals' favorite that gets crowded with day-use visitors on summer weekends, with informal cliff-jumping off the rock ledge and waterfall. The gravel access road in is rough and not RV or trailer friendly; vault restrooms sit up the hill from the lower campsites, which have no water or power hookups; and cell coverage is spotty (Verizon shows some LTE coverage, T-Mobile and AT&T show none).

📜Backstory

The BLM describes it as historically the Roseburg District's least wheelchair-accessible recreation site due to its three terraced levels, prior to recent accessibility renovations that improved parking, campsite, restroom, and falls-viewing access (though the water play area itself remains non-accessible).