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Gold Lake is located about 28 miles east of Oakridge and 68 miles from the Eugene area, near Willamette Pass. Gold Lake is situated at an elevation of 4800 feet.
To reach Gold Lake from I-5 travel east on Highway 58 approximately 62 miles to the crest and watch for Forest Road 500. Turn left onto Forest Road 500 and follow this gravel road 2.2 miles to the end.
FACILITIES: Gold Lake Campground is a 21 unit campground located on the edge of the lake. There is well water available, vault toilets, garbage service and a boat ramp.
ACTIVITIES: Gold Lake is very popular for fishing Brook and Rainbow trout. Each season anglers anxiously await the snow melting so they can be one of the first to drop their line in the lake.
The lake is for non-motorized craft.
There are several trails for hiking and cross-country skiing in the area.
SERVICES: Closest available at Crescent Lake Junction.
ABOUT the LAKE: Gold Lake is a popular campground situated in an open alpine forest. There are several lakeside camp units. Although motors are not allowed on this small lake, canoes, rafts and rowboats provide excellent fishing access.
Located very near the lake is Gold Lake Bog. This special area offers the visitor the opportunity to view deer, elk, and other smaller wildlife.
In the late spring and summer this area is abound with wild flowers and huckleberries. This is a popular area to pick huckleberries in the late summer.
A primitive log shelter built by the CCC in the early 1940's provides a dry picnic site or overnight protection for cross country skiers.
COMMENTS:
Non-motorized craft only.
(Data provided by the US Forest Service (Willamette National Forest)