Description

Detroit Lake State Park is located along the north shore of Detroit Lake. The park offers a variety of campsites, modern restrooms with electricity and showers, boat ramps, boat moorage and an accessible fishing dock. Detroit Lake is known for its fishing, boating of all types, water skiing, jet skiing, scenery and wildlife. The campground offers daytime and evening programs, children's crafts, and a Junior Ranger program. There are facilities for playing horseshoes, volleyball and basketball; two playgrounds and two designated swim areas. Firewood and ice are available for sale.
The park's Visitor Center offers a free cup of coffee and an assortment of items for sale including: park souvenirs and apparel, games, educational books and toys.

If you choose to pay in full we will send you our Express Check In package. Detroit Lake visitors are encouraged to opt for this in order to bypass sometimes long lines. Upon arrival use the center lane and drop your card in the kiosk. You will bypass the booth completely, proceeding directly to your site. Less time in line and more time enjoying our beautiful park. Those who need to register extra vehicles or have reserved boat slips will need to come to the registration booth. Check in time is 4pm.

Services & Amenities:

Distance Less Than 1 Mile
Hiking Difficult	Trails, Difficult Hiking
Distance Less Than 3 Mile
Bilge Pump Station Cafe/Restaurant Cash Machine/Atm Emergency Services Fishing River Fuel, Vehicles Houseboating Ice Sales Marina Paddle Boating Picnicking	Propane Rent Canoes/Kayaks Rent Fishing Equipment Rent Houseboats Rent Jet Skis Rent Paddle Boat Rent Patio Boat River Soda Pop Store, Convenience Stream/Creek
Distance Less Than 20 Mile
Dump Station
Distance Varies
Amphitheater Boat Launch Ramp Boating Canoeing Dock, Boat Docks, Fishing/Crabbing Drinking Water Evening Programs Fire Rings Firewood Sales Fishing Lake Fuel, Boats Horseshoe Pitching Jet Skiing Junior Ranger Program Kiosk	Lake Moorage Newspapers Picnic Tables Recycling Station Sail Boating Scuba Diving Showers Skiing - Water Sunbathing Swimming - Lake Telephone Toilet, Accessible Toilet, Flush Volleyball Walking

Alerts and Important Information

Detroit Lake State Park will be part of a tree thinning operation this fall.
The thinning is part of the US Forest Service natural resource management plan for the area. Approximately 30% of the trees in the campground will be carefully removed for the health of the forest. This project will not affect reservations.
The park closes for the season October 1, 2008 and opens March 1, 2009.
Spring 2009 reservations begin in April.
For more information, please contact the Oregon State Parks Information Center at 1-800-551-6949.

Boat slips at Detroit Lake will be closed to reservations during August and September due to unpredictable water levels. They will be available on a first-come, first serve basis at the park.

Getting There:

Detroit Lake
Po Box 549
Detroit OR 97342

Detroit Lake State Park is located just off highway 22, milepost 48. 48 miles east of Salem Oregon or 2 miles west of the town of Detroit Oregon