Southshore At Detroit Lake - Willamette

About

Southshore Campground provides a quieter alternative to the more crowded camping areas around Detroit Lake. Located on the lake's south shore near Piety Knob Island, the campground features two loops with 25 single sites and 5 double family sites. Sites 4-11 are designated walk-in tent-only sites where RVs and trailers are prohibited. The remaining sites accommodate trailers and RVs up to 30 feet in length. The campground offers a mix of wooded and open sites surrounded by Douglas fir groves. Amenities include vault toilets, drinking water via individual faucet risers, trash receptacles, and fire rings and picnic tables at every site. No hookups or dump station are available. Coin-operated showers can be found a mile away at Cove Creek. Detroit Lake spans 3,500 acres and is popular for boating, jet skiing, swimming, and fishing for rainbow trout, kokanee salmon, and catfish. The adjacent day-use area has approximately 1,000 feet of shoreline and a boat ramp with courtesy docks. Hiking trails to Dome Rock and Needle Rock are accessible across the lake, and the Cascading Rivers Bikeway draws cyclists.

Directions

From Detroit, Oregon, travel east on State Highway 22 for 2.7 miles to Blowout Road (Forest Service Road 10). Proceed on Blowout Road 4.7 miles to Southshore Campground on the right.