Swimming holes in Oregon
Swimming holes in Oregon, each compiled from its own sources: access, legality, water season, and the walk in. No ratings; every entry carries its status.
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- Cantrall-Buckley ParkRuch · County parkA county park of 88 acres on the Applegate River near Ruch, Oregon, laid out around a pioneer swimming hole and run for twenty years by its neighbors.
- Cavitt Creek Falls Recreation Site (BLM), Douglas County, ORGlide · Recreation siteA ten-site BLM campground near Glide, Oregon, built on three terraces above a six-foot falls on Cavitt Creek, where salmon and steelhead leap from September through April.
- Dabney State Recreation AreaTroutdale · State recreation areaA state park on the Sandy River outside Troutdale, Oregon, where a summer swimming beach, an 18-hole disc golf course and the take-out for a seven-mile float share the same shaded bank.
- Divers Hole Day Use (USFS Rogue River-Siskiyou NF), Josephine County, ORSelma, Oregon · Day-use recreation siteA free, unimproved swimming hole 8.5 miles west of Selma, Oregon, where the Wild and Scenic Illinois River widens into a deep pool beside Forest Road 4103.
- Forks State Park, West Fork Illinois RiverCave Junction · State park near medfordA day-use state park just south of Cave Junction, Oregon, where the east and west forks of the Illinois River meet, enlarged in the 1970s by a lawyer's gifts of land.
- Loon Lake Recreation Site (BLM), Douglas County, ORReedsport · BLM lakeside recreation site with a warmA BLM campground and swim beach on Loon Lake in Douglas County, Oregon, where a sandstone landslide dammed a Coast Range canyon about 1,400 years ago.
- Lower Lake Creek Falls (BLM), Lane County, ORTriangle Lake · Watchable wildlife and recreation siteNatural bedrock slide with cascades spilling into Triangle Lake; popular swimming and slide area on Lake Creek, about a half mile walk from the parking lot.
- Macks Canyon Recreation Site (BLM), Deschutes River, Sherman County, ORLower Deschutes River · BLM recreation siteThe Macks Canyon archaeological site is a large, prehistoric village locale overlooking the Deschutes River in north-central Oregon. The site is characterized by shallow, circular, semi-subterranean house depressions, surface artifacts, and riverine shell deposits.
- Priest Hole Recreation Site (BLM), Wheeler County, ORMitchell · Recreation sitePriest Hole is a local favorite for fishing and swimming. Stopping here is a natural part of a visit to the Painted Hills, a gateway to the "John Day Country" of eastern Oregon.
- Scaredman Recreation Site (BLM), Douglas County, ORRoseburg · Swimming hole / BLM recreation siteMinimally developed BLM campground along Canton Creek with riverside picnic sites and outstanding undeveloped swimming holes along both Canton and Steamboat Creeks.
- Sharps Creek Recreation Site (BLM), Lane County, ORCottage Grove · Recreation siteStep off the beaten path and explore a delightful gem nestled in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains with ties to the historic Bohemia Mining District, 18 miles southeast of Cottage Grove. The site offers a 12-unit campground, day-use picnicking area, and a nearby swimming hole formed naturally among rounded boulders at the base of an overlook extending above Sharps Creek.
- Shotgun Creek Recreation Site (BLM), Lane County, ORMarcola · Day-use siteThe refreshing location with its lush, forest setting, coupled with comforts normally associated with an urban park, blend seamlessly at this popular day-use site. Here, one can immerse in the enjoyment of surrounding hiking trails, a swimming area, meandering creeks, and picnicking units.
- Steelhead Falls Trail (BLM), Deschutes River, Crook County, ORTerrebonne · TrailA 20-foot cascade tumbles over a rocky stretch in the Deschutes River.
- Tamolitch Falls (Blue Pool), USFS Willamette NF, Lane County, ORMcKenzie Bridge · Swimming holeA cliff-rimmed basin on the McKenzie River where the river resurfaces at the base of normally dry Tamolitch Falls, fed by underground springs. Renamed 'Tamolitch' in 1933 by William Parke, a Willamette National Forest recreational engineer, after the Chinook jargon word for bucket.
- TouVelle State Recreation SiteCentral Point · Day-use state recreation siteA Rogue River day-use park at the foot of Table Rock with picnicking, fishing, boat launch, swimming, and a 2-mile trail
- Yellowbottom Recreation Site (BLM), Linn County, ORSweet Home · BLM recreation site with a swimming hole on quartzville creekA beautiful swimming hole on the Wild and Scenic Quartzville Creek with a one-mile trail to old-growth trees; vault toilets and a day use area.
Swimming Holes in all eleven states; next door in Washington and California.