Sharps Creek Recreation Site (BLM), Lane County, OR
Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon. Recreation site.
Details
- Where
- Cottage Grove, Lane County, OR. No street address stated. Directions
- Getting there
- Take Cottage Grove exit 174 from Interstate Highway 5. Turn left onto Row River Road and follow signs to Dorena Lake (Approximately 4 miles). Continue straight on Shoreview Drive for 6.6 miles to rejoin Row River Road (covered bridge to the right). Continue traveling east 4.2 miles to Sharps Creek Road. Turn right and continue 3.1 miles.
- Fees
- Campsite fee includes one vehicle per site. Extra camping vehicle fee of $5 each is collected at the site. Cash or check, made out to Bureau of Land Management, is accepted. Fee envelope receipt stub must be displayed on the dash.
- Access
- Vault toilets and running water at the campground; no cellular service at the site.
- Walk-in or reserve
- No reservations through Recreation.gov; non-reserved campsites pay on arrival.
- Phone
- 503-375-5646
- Managed by
- Springfield Office of the Northwest Oregon District of the Bureau of Land Management.
- Coordinates
- 43.6659, -122.80733.
Step 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.
Notable Events
- 1863Fleeing into the Calapooya Mountains, James Johnson found gold quartz while dressing a deer; the country became known as Bohemia Johnson's Mines and later the Bohemia Mines. spiritofbmd.com
People
- James H. "Bohemia" Sharp, College-educated civil engineer who built the first road into the Bohemia Mining District; the district's first postmaster; Sharps Creek named for him (1837-1917).
- William Oglesby, Prospector, physician, and later mayor; among the first white men to find gold in Sharps Creek; discovered the Annie Mine and built Cottage Grove's first water system (1837-1920).