Established Camping
Shady Cove Campground
About
National Forest
Willamette National Forest
Overview
This location is available on a first-come, first-served basis only. Visitors are required to physically arrive at the campground to purchase and claim a site. Once on-site, you may be able to pay for your campsite(s) by scanning a QR code using the Recreation.gov mobile app, and the Scan and Pay feature. If this option is available, you will need to first download the free Recreation.gov mobile app https://www.recreation.gov/mobile-app prior to your arrival as some remote areas have limited or no cellular service.
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
Stay Connected
- WiFiUnknown
- VerizonUnknown
- AT&TUnknown
- T-MobileUnknown
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Group
Features
For Campers
- Trash
- Toilets
Beautiful day use area on Odell lake
This site is 5-10 minutes away from Princess Creek Campground and near Blue Pools campground. It does not have WiFi access, and the sites are walk-in. A national forest pass is required to use the day use area. There is plenty of parking for trailers, boats and extra cars at this site and it has a beautiful jetty with a bench to watch the waves. Odell lake has a rock bottom versus a mud bottom and is great for swimming. A fish fillet station is available at the day use area. You are near the road, but the sound was not as bad as I thought it may be.
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A Peaceful Bliss
This area is within an old-growth forest, magnificently quiet yet loud with rushing water and hawks above you. The campground is on a first-come first serve basis so make sure you research a second campground nearby or are willing to sleep in a car for a night or two as there are no reservations.
The hikes are amazing and the water is absolutely gorgeous and clear, even if it never warms up. Get your bugspray and hammock and head that way today!!
Great place to cool off in the summer
Had a great time at Shady Cove. This review is for site 11 specifically. Perfect spot on the river with shade and privacy around. The other spots are pretty open to eachother, but 11 and 12 are more hidden. Vault toilets and no drinking water, but we brought plenty and my morning coffee was fine with boiled river water. Saw some kids jumping from a rope swing on the bridge into the cool clear water. The site is also only a mile from 3 Pools, so a great place to cool off. I was there on a Tuesday and we just got lucky enough to grab the best site as the last group was leaving so I imagine the weekends to be crazy there.
Location
Shady Cove Campground is located in Oregon
Coordinates
44.84493 N
122.30044 W