Army Corps of Engineers · Fall Creek Lake · Lowell, OR

Cascara Campground

This recreation area is part of Fall Creek Lake

First-come, first-served

More like this: first-come in Oregon

2fires
active
Camas Ts Rx (prescribed burn) · 35 mi away
1 more within 50 miles
Incident details ↓

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Cascara Campground40°50°60°70°January: 6.06 inches of precipitationFebruary: 4.64 inches of precipitationMarch: 5.14 inches of precipitationApril: 4.83 inches of precipitationMay: 3.52 inches of precipitationJune: 2.04 inches of precipitationJuly: 0.51 inches of precipitationAugust: 0.56 inches of precipitationSeptember: 1.63 inches of precipitationOctober: 3.65 inches of precipitationNovember: 6.41 inches of precipitationDecember: 7.04 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 42.0°F averageFebruary: 44.1°F averageMarch: 47.0°F averageApril: 50.5°F averageMay: 55.8°F averageJune: 60.8°F averageJuly: 67.2°F averageAugust: 67.3°F averageSeptember: 63.2°F averageOctober: 55.0°F averageNovember: 46.7°F averageDecember: 41.5°F average0 in2 in4 in6 in8 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Lookout Pt Dam, 6 miles from the campground at 712 feet, station USC00355050 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 46 inches a year.

Getting there

Nearest townLowell, Oregon
Coordinates43.9718° N, 122.6662° W · Directions ↗

Fire nearby

  • Prescribed
    Camas Ts Rx

    35 mi from the campground

  • Prescribed
    Rx Cold Springs

    49 mi from the campground · 158 acres

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.

Supplies & services

Dump stationThe RV Store ↗15.4 mi
RV sales & serviceOregon West RV ↗17.4 mi
Outdoor gearCabela's ↗20.1 mi

Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Call ahead; hours change seasonally.

Limited data for this unit

No site-by-site records, no amenities, no fee schedule, no directions or photos in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.

Checked nightly. Modules appear as soon as the record fills in.

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Trails nearby

Forest Service trail data →
  • 2.4 mi
    Fall Creek National Recreation ↗
    13.7 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike · national_recreation_or_other
  • 4.3 mi
    Clark Creek Nature Trail
    0.9 mi trail · hiking, bike
  • 4.6 mi
    Clark/Fall Tie
    0.1 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
  • 4.6 mi
    Clark Butte
    2.1 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike

Trailheads within three miles

Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.

Public land it sits in

On Wilderness Atlas →

This campground sits inside Willamette National Forest.

Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.

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Reference

Questions people ask

Do I need a reservation at Cascara Campground?

No. Cascara Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.

Source: Fall Creek Lake Website

Is there cell service at Cascara Campground?

FCC coverage maps show Verizon 4G LTE and AT&T 5G at the campground point. Terrain changes that from one site to the next.

Source: FCC Broadband Map

What is the nearest town to Cascara Campground?

Lowell, Oregon.

Source: Getting there

What if Cascara Campground is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Dolly Varden (2.6 mi), Broken Bowl (2.9 mi), and Clark Creek Organization Camp (4.2 mi).

Source: Campgrounds nearby