Local Waters
Hills Creek Reservoir (Packard Creek)
Oakridge, OR · about 75 min from Eugene (typical, off-peak)
Lane County 65 leftover — the Oakridge USFS reservoir.
Salt River / stream Lake / pond Shop (desk) Guide only Parking Stay State access Private — ask first
- Season
- Legal on many waters. West-side streams drop and warm. Fish dawn. Confirm ODFW. Official rule
- License
- Oregon angling license (ODFW)
- Park
- USFS Packard Creek Campground ramp and day-use on Forest Rd 21, 7.4 miles southeast of Oakridge. Forest day-use fee. C.T. Beach is the other public lot.
- Walk in
- Short from Packard Creek to the ramp and swim area.
- Wading
- Ramp bank and boat.
- Usual window
- Trout, crappie, bass. Confirm ODFW.
- Saturday conditions
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S 2 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 78° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:21 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 11:04
- Wind at dawn
- S 2 mph · Partly Cloudy · 58°F
- Wind later
-
- dawn: S 2 mph
- 10am: SSW 2 mph
- 2pm: SW 5 mph
- dusk: W 8 mph
- A setup that belongs here
- 5-wt.
- Notes
- ODFW 65 Lane County. Named USFS campground ramp. Confirm ODFW.
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Shops
Guides
Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.
No desk pinned yet. Ask the shop above who they trust here.