Description:
Fern Ridge Lake, a popular recreation area for
sailing, power boating and water skiing, is
just 12 miles from downtown Eugene. Six park
sites and several remote access points around
the lake offer a variety of day use recreation
opportunities such as picnicking, swimming,
fishing, hunting and wildlife viewing. A private
concession on the peninsula at the south end
of the lake has overnight camping sites. The
Fern Ridge Dam was completed in 1941 and provides
needed flood control. The area includes extensive
wetlands and provides unique habitat for a variety
of wildlife and wintering waterfowl populations.
Recreation:
Boating, Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting,
Picni,c Restaurant/Snack Bar, Recreational Vehicles,
Museum/Visitor Center, Water Sports & Wildlife
Viewing
Location:
12 miles west of Eugen, Oregon on OR 126.
(Information
provided by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)