This is a busy, raucous area, with smoke from bacon grease, echoes from chopping axes, and screams from happy children filling the air. The sites fill up fast, so reservations are encouraged. Detroit Lake is a wheelchair accessible location. Additional camping locations can be found up the Breitenbush River and along the N. Santiam river. The Breitenbush River and the North Santiam River provide river angling options, while a few miles north from Detroit lake you'll find Elk Lake.
Elk is smaller and quieter than Detroit.
20 west over the Santiam Pass. At Santiam Junction, veer right on State Hwy. A few miles past the town of Idanha you'll come to Detroit. All rights reserved.