Sports & Outdoors
Elijah Bristow State Park
Check pricesAn 847-acre Oregon state park on the Middle Fork Willamette River, known for trails, wetlands, and river access.
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Sports & Outdoors
Lowell State Recreation Site
A day-use state recreation site on the northern side of Dexter Lake, with picnic areas, a swim beach, a marina, and a boat launch.
Lowell, OR
About Lowell State Recreation Site
Lowell State Recreation Site is a day-use park on the northern side of Dexter Lake, beside the town of Lowell in Oregon. Visitors can use a reservable picnic shelter with lake views, a wooded picnic area, a playground, a basketball court, and a restroom. A grassy lawn with picnic tables leads down to a swim beach. Boaters can use a marina with rentable moorage, a large courtesy dock, and a four-lane launch ramp. The lake stays at full level year round, which suits sailing, water skiing, angling, paddling, and rowing. Rowing groups hold spring regattas here, and drag boat races take place in summer. Bald eagles are often seen in the park, and migrating waterfowl gather on the lake in winter. A life jacket loaner station is on site.
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