Fall Creek Lake – North Shore Day Use

Fall Creek National Recreation Area is one of the great summer destinations to the east of Eugene. Fall Creek Reservoir was originally built for flooding control but is also used for recreation activities in the summer. There are numerous swimming spots but if some places are too crowded, you can find your secret swimming hole along the 13.7-mile Fall Creek National Recreation Trail that runs from the Dolly Varden Campground to Tiller Creek.

Fall Creek Lake is surrounded by day-use parks and campgrounds managed by the State of Oregon. Fall Creek Lake North Shore is one of the 5 day-use sites that features a swimming area, picnicking, and boating. Located near Fall Creek Dam, the North Shore Day Use Site has both high and low-water ramps.

The standing water of Fall Creek Lake is usually warmer than in the creek.

There are other excellent swimming spots along the Fall Creek Lake and Fall Creek:

• Fall Creek Lake – Lakeside 1 & 2
• Fall Creek – Day Use Area
• Fall Creek – Bedrock
• Fall Creek – Big Pool
• Fall Creek – Broken Bowl
• Fall Creek – Clark Creek

From I-5,

• Take Exit 194 A for Highway 126 East
• Follow on Highway 126 for 6.8 miles to Bob Straub Parkway
• Continue 7.6 miles straight onto Bob Straub Parkway, then Highway 222 South and Jasper/Jasper Lowell Roads to Place Road
• Turn left onto Place Road/Big Fall Creek Road and continue 4.5 miles
• Bear left after passing Winberry Creek Road and follow 1.9 miles to North Shore Park on the right.

Phone: 541-937-1173

GPS: N 43°57.408', W 122°45.287' | 43.9568, -122.75478