Hart-tish Day Use

Hart-tish is a well-developed and popular recreation site with an extensive day use area, and an adjacent boat ramp and a small campground. Hart-tish park is one of the few Forest Service campgrounds with several acres of beautifully groomed lawn sloping down to the water's edge. From Hart-tish one can look south across the lake to the peaks of the majestic Red Butte Wilderness. Many picnic sites are available in shaded areas next to the beach. There are wheelchair accessible facilities.

Facilities

3 picnic sites
No fire pits
Drinking water
2 flush toilets
Garbage disposal during operating season

General Information

early May - mid-September

50% discount, for day use fee, with any of these passes: Interagency Annual, Interagency Senior, Interagency Access, Golden Age, Golden Access and Interagency Military.

Day use:
$5 per vehicle per day
Boat Launch Fee: $7 per boat per day

Day use: $7
Boat launch fee: $10

Getting There

Latitude / Longitude

Latitude: 42.05218863

Longitude: -123.129962

Directions

From Jacksonville, OR, travel south 6.5 miles on Highway 238 to Ruch, OR, and turn left on to Upper Applegate Road (County Road 859). Continue 16 miles to Hart-tish, about 0.5 mile past (south) dam.