Southshore at Detroit Lake - Willamette in OR -- Campground & RV Camping

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Southshore at Detroit Lake - Willamette in OR

CampgroundUSFS

15 mi from Mill City

Maps 1,598 ft

Official campground & reservations ↗

801-226-3564

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Road Access

Moderate
  • Road difficulty 2 of 5: a moderate drive in.
  • Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel, pitching to 8%, 20% of it on a shelf.
  • Overhead clearance here is posted at 12 ft, set by the tightest site.

Rig fit

  • Maximum published vehicle length: 98 ft.
  • Longest published RV site: 30 ft.
  • Longest published trailer site: 30 ft.
  • 10 pull-through sites.
  • Driveway grade: severe.
Drinking waterVault toilets

Campground details

33 sitesFires allowed

Setting

Little privacy

Southshore Campground features 30 reservable sites—25 single and 5 double—set among open and wooded Douglas fir groves on the 3,500-acre Detroit Lake. Sites 4 through 11 are walk-in, tent-only spots, while other loops accommodate trailers up to 30 feet long. On-site amenities include picnic tables, fire rings, vault toilets, drinking water faucets, and a day-use area with 1,000 feet of shoreline. The site has a boat launch with two courtesy docks for water activities like fishing for trout and salmon. Additional trails to Dome Rock, the town of Detroit, and the Cascading Rivers Bikeway are nearby.

Getting there: From Detroit, Oregon, travel east on State Highway 22 for 2.7 miles to Blowout Road/Forest Service Road 10. From Idanha, Oregon, travel west on State Highway 22 for 0.7 miles to Blowout Road/Forest Service Road 10. Proceed on Blowout Road 4.7 miles to Southshore Campground on the right.

  • Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 33-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Blowout Cliff stands 2,117 ft above the map pin, 1.4 miles southeast.
  • The Detroit Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
  • 7 hike-in sites, with 21 on the water and most of them shaded.

Rules

  • Reservation: Reservation required.
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 41–61°F, 7.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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Starlink Radar

Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy

Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 99 of 100.

Tree cover57%30m sat. est.
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