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2024 Map of Culp Creek

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Culp Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

The Row River corridor defines this portion of Lane County, where the historic communities of Dorena, Culp Creek, and Disston sit along the valley floor. These settlements, linked by Row River Rd and the Row River Trail-Asphalt Trl, reflect a landscape shaped by the timber and mining economies of the Cascade foothills. The terrain rises sharply from the riverbanks toward prominent summits like Hawley Butte and Green Mtn, while Wildwood Falls marks a notable hydraulic feature on the eastern edge of the quadrangle.

Waterways like Sharps Creek and Layng Creek cut through the timberlands, providing a network for early transit and resource extraction. The presence of the Po at Culp Creek underscores its role as a local hub. For those tracing the evolution of regional infrastructure, the detailed survey of forest roads such as Brice Creek Rd and Sharps Creek Rd illustrates how access to these remote drainages has been maintained into the twenty-first century.