Review: Detroit Lake State Recreation Area

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Natalie Hougan

1 year ago
3/5

Entrance was easy to find. $5 parking fee, no attendant so you have to pay with card. Arrived at 12:30 on a Saturday and found no parking spaces closest to the lake. Had to drive back up to where the boat trailers park. The walk wasn’t that bad. The shoreline is pretty rocky and not a lot of flat spaces to lay out towels but we did find a nice flat space to set up. The lake temperature was perfect, not too cold at all. The water was pretty muddy and the ground first walking in was kind of squishy (good thing I had water shoes on). Overall, this was a good place to hang out and swim. I give 3 stars for limited parking, not a lot of flat space to lay out, and muddy water. Obviously this is part of nature and not all lakes are going to be crystal clear or free of rocks. I’ve just experienced better areas than this one, right outside of Portland, to go swimming. The drive from Portland was exactly 2 hours, probably wouldn’t make the drive again.

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