Myrtle Creek is a city in Douglas County, Oregon, United States.

A Myrtle Creek post office was established in 1854 with Lazarus Wright as postmaster.

In 1862, Wright sold the land for a town site to John Hall, who laid out Myrtle Creek in 1865.

At 42 feet (13 m) long, it is one of the shortest covered bridges in Oregon and the only one with a kingpost truss.

[8] Myrtle Creek lies along Interstate 5 south of Roseburg and slightly north of Tri City and Canyonville in southern Douglas County.

[10] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.51 square miles (6.50 km2), all of it land.

[11] This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C).

26.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.