Sawyer Rapids is a stretch of rapids in Douglas County, Oregon, in the Coast Range region. It lies about 17 miles west of Drain and roughly 38.2 miles southwest of Eugene as the crow flies.
The Coast Range is a belt of steep, deeply dissected hills along the Pacific, wrapped in dense temperate rainforest of Douglas fir, western hemlock, Sitka spruce and red alder. Heavy winter rain feeds short, fast creeks lined with ferns, salmonberry and moss that drop steeply toward the ocean or the Columbia.
There are 7 recorded rapids in Douglas County. Sawyers Rapids, is under a mile away. Smith Ferry Rapids, is about 8.2 miles away. Churchill Rapids, is about 22.5 miles away.
Sawyer Rapids is located at 43.6821° N, 123.6570° W. The listing is based on the USGS Geographic Names Information System, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this rapid yet.