Contact(s):
Eugene Water & Electric Board, 541-685-7471
Carmen Diversion Reservoir and Forest Service Roads 750 and 751 will be closed beginning today and continuing through April 11, 2021. During the closure, the reservoir will be drained to allow the Eugene Water & Electric Board to address sinkhole concerns. McKenzie River Trail and the Ice Cap Creek Day Use Area will remain open.
Contact(s):
McKenzie River Ranger District (541) 822-3381
Boat Launch Status
•Bruckart Boat Launch- Fully accessible
•Paradise Boat Launch - Fully accessible
•McKenzie Bridge Boat Launch - As of April 2, the boat launch is fully accessible
•Frissell Boat Launch - Fully accessible
•Olallie Boat Launch - Unknown -- may be accessible from the east but egress may not be possible back to Oregon State Highway 126 beyond the boat launch.
Starting March 15 there will be logging trucks on the south end of Forest Service Road (FSR) 19. Additionally, Patterson Mountain Road (FSR 5840) and Crale Creek Road (FSR 5835) will both be actively hauling. Please use caution.
Helicopter logging will take place starting Oct. 29 in the Oakridge community, east of Camp Six in units 12 and 13. This is part of a broader effort to reduce fuels around the Oakridge and Westfir communities. For more information on this project, visit:https://go.usa.gov/xPEbu
Area(s):
Smith Reservoir Area, Lakes End Campground, Trail Bridge Campground
Date(s): Aug 22, 2017 - Mar 27, 2021
Contact(s):
Eugene Water & Electric Board, 541-685-7471
Beginning March 27, and continuing for the next five years, the Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) will launch a project to retrofit, refurbish and upgrade equipment at its Carmen-Smith Hydroelectric facility along the upper McKenzie River, about 70 miles east of Eugene off of Highway 126.
In order complete the project safely, EWEB will close public access to Trail Bridge and Lakes End campgrounds, the Trail Bridge Reservoir boat launch and Smith Reservoir. In addition to the campground, reservoir and boat launch closures, Forest Service Roads 690, 730, and 689 will be closed to all public use during the reconstruction project. Trail Bridge and Smith reservoirs are popular fishing spots.
The five-year closure – through 2021 – is necessary because it is not possible to maintain safe public access through or around the construction areas.
You've decided to take a trip to the Willamette National Forest. Do you know what roads and campgrounds are open? What the fire restrictions are? Below are links to help you prepare and "Know Before You Go".
The Terwilliger closure area includes the closure of National Forest System roads, trails, and developed sites on the Willamette National Forest. This closure is enacted to provide for public and employee safety in the affected area. See order for legal area description and map.
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