Whittaker Creek Recreation Site is a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) campground and day use area. The campground has 31 sites. Campground amenities include vault toilets, potable water, picnic areas, a children's play area, an Old Growth Ridge National Recreation Trail (2.5 miles), and a swimming area. Whittaker Creek Watchable Wildlife Site is located here. In the fall, winter, and spring, busloads of middle school students visit the Watchable Wildlife Site to learn about spawning salmon and trout and to assist with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's breeding progra
Map of Kentucky Falls Trail #1376, North Fork Smith Trail #1351 in the Kentucky Falls area in Siuslaw National Forest (NF) in Oregon. Published by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS).
Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) of the southern part of Central Coast Ranger Districts (RD) in Siuslaw National Forest (NF) in Oregon. Published by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS).
Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) of the northern part of Central Coast Ranger Districts (RD) in Siuslaw National Forest (NF) in Oregon. Published by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS).
Northern part of the Coos Bay Trasportation Systrem Map in the BLM Umpqua Field Office area in Oregon. Published by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
Brochure and Map of Whittaker Creek Recreation Site (RS) in the BLM Northwest Oregon District area in Oregon. Published by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
Whittaker Creek RA
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Whittaker Creek Recreation Site is a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) campground and day use area. The campground has 31 sites. Campground amenities include vault toilets, potable water, picnic areas, a children's play area, an Old Growth Ridge National Recreation Trail (2.5 miles), and a swimming area. Whittaker Creek Watchable Wildlife Site is located here. In the fall, winter, and spring, busloads of middle school students visit the Watchable Wildlife Site to learn about spawning salmon and trout and to assist with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's breeding progra
WILD ROGUE
Welcome to Whittaker Creek Recreation Area!
This quiet recreation site offers family camping in a wooded riverside area. A 2.5 mile moderately
difficult hiking trail winds through old growth Douglas fir and climbs 1,000 feet above the campground
and the Siuslaw River. The campground has 31 sites and includes vault toilets, potable water, picnic
areas, a children’s play area, horseshoe pits, and a summer swimming area.
Know before you go
open hours: The day use area and campground are open from Memorial Day
to Labor Day. This is a first-come, first served campground opportunity.
fees: There is no fee for day-use. Camping is $10 per site and $5 for each extra
vehicle.
pets are allowed but must be leashed (max. 6 feet) in the parking lot. Please
dispose all pet waste in trash receptacles.
directions
Whittaker Creek is located in Lane County, west of Eugene, off of Highway 105 on
the banks of the Siuslaw River. Travel west from Eugene on Highway 105 through
the forested foothills of the Coast Range. Turn left on Siuslaw Road (about 40 miles).
Travel 3 miles, watch for signs to the campground located on your right.
Contact info
point of interest
3106 Pierce Parkway
Springfield, OR 97477
(541)683-6600
BLM_OR_NO_Mail@blm.gov
The area is home to one of Oregon’s premier
salmon spawning grounds. Here, annual
runs of chinook, coho salmon, and steelhead
can be in the fall, winter, and spring.
