Recreation

LAKES
Cottage Grove Lake

Cottage Grove has two lakes (Cottage Grove & Dorena) that are within minutes of downtown. Both offer waterskiing, fishing, sailing, camping and picnic facilities.

Dorena Lake
(180-degree view of Dorena Dam - MPG Movie)

HIKING & CYCLING

Row River Trail System -- Maps and info
BLM acquired a portion of an abandoned Oregon and Southern Eastern railway line in 1994. It was once used to haul ore, logs, supplies, and passengers between Disston and Cottage Grove. As part of a rails-to-trails project, about 15.6 miles of multiple-use trail was developed, including five miles that run alongside Dorena Lake. The paved trail is attractive not only to mountain bicyclists and horseback riders, but also to road bicyclists and even a few in-line skaters.

This is a beautiful bend in the Row River, just below the Dorena Dam.

Cottage Grove BMX track
Row River Road - One mile east of I-5

GOLFING

Middlefield Village Golf Course
541-942-8730

Emerald Valley Golf Course
541-895-2174

Hidden Valley Golf Course
541-942-3046

OTHER PLACES OF INTEREST

Lane County Parks

Oregon Recreation, Inc.
Economic, Recreation/Tourism and telecommunications development
E-Mail: dhale@oregonrecreation.com
541-942-8250

Sharp's Creek Campground

Siuslaw National Forest

Umpqua National Forest

Willamette National Forest

COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON LINKS