PORTLAND DISTRICT

For more information about Dexter Park, call 541-937-1173 or visit the Oregon State Parks website, http://www.oregonstateparks.org/ or click the link below:

• Dexter Park

Dexter lake and shoreline lands total about 1,300 acres. The northeast shoreline provides a mosaic of quality wildlife habitat that supports migratory and resident songbirds, osprey and eagles. The reservoir is a designated stop along the McKenzie Loop of the Willamette Valley Birding Trail.  This trail is a self-guided driving itinerary that includes 138 birding hotspots.

Oregon Cascades Birding Trail

For information about Lowell Park, call 541-937-1173 or visit the Oregon State Parks website, http://www.oregonstateparks.org/ or click the link below:

• Lowell Park

No fees. Orchard Park is is open from May 8-Sept. 13, 2015, and closed daily from dusk until 8:00 a.m. This minimally developed park is located on the northeast end of the lake and includes a vault toilet and picnic tables. There are no reservable group picnic areas or shelters.

For more information, call the Willamette Valley Project Park Ranger Office at 541-942-5631.

Dexter lake and shoreline lands total about 1,300 acres.  Stewardship projects include wetlands restoration and management of invasive species.  The northeast shoreline provides a mosaic of quality wildlife habitat that supports migratory and resident songbirds, osprey and eagles.  The reservoir is a designated stop along the McKenzie Loop of the Willamette Valley Birding Trail.  This trail is a self-guided driving itinerary that includes 138 birding hotspots.

Restoration of degraded uplands, wetlands and streams on Corps lands is a central focus of the Willamette Valley Environmental Stewardship program.  Recent efforts to improve habitat quality for wildlife on Corps’ lands in these areas center on replacement of exotic and invasive plants with native trees and shrubs, and restoration of hydrology and topography to support native plant communities and wildlife habitat. 

To mitigate impacts of Corps dams on Chinook salmon and the Middle Fork of the Willamette River, the Corps constructed the Willamette Fish Hatchery near Oakridge and the holding ponds downstream of Dexter Dam. These facilities are operated by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife with funds provided by the Corps.  Additionally, the Corps supports ongoing efforts for the recovery of the Oregon chub and bull trout within the Middle Fork Willamette River basin.

Dexter shoreline management plan

 Oregon Cascades Birding Trail