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Lakes and rivers
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outh Lane County offers the water enthusiast several unique opportunities for fishing, sailing, swimming, windsurfing, boating and more. Two popular lakes and a number of streams are located minutes from Cottage Grove.
Cottage Grove Lake, on the Coast Fork of the Willamette River, is about five miles south of Cottage Grove. The lake is three miles long and covers an area of 1,158 acres when full. The Army Corps of Engineers manages five parks around the lake. For information call 541-9425631. Shortridge Park, primarily for day use, has restrooms, drinking water and picnicking facilities. Wilson Creek Park offers an unsupervised swimming beach, boat ramp, restrooms, drinking water and picnicking.
541-726-7689 541-942-9635 Eugene/Springfield Cottage Grove
Lakeside Park has restrooms, drinking water, picnicking, unsupervised swimming and a boat
ramp.
Photo by Nick Snyder
Pine Meadows Campground has overnight camping and has sites that can accommodate RVs without hookups, an unsupervised swimming beach, drinking water, showers and restrooms. Primitive Campground has a vault toilet, drinking water and camp sites. Dorena Lake, is located in rolling, partially wooded hill country about six miles east of Cottage Grove. The lake is five miles long and covers 1,900 acres when full. Dorena Lake has four parks, including Baker Bay Park, operated by Lane County, and Harms, Bake Stewart and Schwarz parks, operated by the Army Corps of Engineers. At Baker Bay, overnight
