Whitewater Lake
- May–Oct
- best months
Is Whitewater Lake open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Detroit Ranger District. It doesn't name Whitewater Lake, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).
Beachie Creek and Lionshead Fires Closure
Agency closure covering Detroit Ranger District · Order 06-18-04-26-14 · USFS · Detroit Ranger District
Cedar Creek Fire Closure
Agency closure covering Willamette National Forest · Order 06-18-10-26-04 · USFS · Willamette National Forest
FIRE CLOSURES: Current wildfire closures on the Willamette National Forest
Agency alert covering Willamette National Forest · USFS · Willamette National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Detroit Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Whitewater Lake is a 7-acre lake near Idanha, Oregon, at about 3,800 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Local outfitters
- Lower Deschutes Outfitters30 mi away
- The Fly Fishers Place32 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- WhitewaterHiking1.4 mi
- Woodpecker RidgeHiking1.5 mi
- Whitewater CreekCanoeing1.9 mi
- Pamelia CreekCanoeing3.2 mi
- Triangulation PeakSummit3.7 mi
- Bear PointSummit4.1 mi
- Riverside CgCamping5.4 mi
- Gooch FallsWaterfall8.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Bear LakeLake fishing · ~7 min drive
- Suttle LakeLake fishing · ~33 min drive
- Metolius RiverRiver fishing · ~27 min drive
- Hunts LakeLake fishing · ~8 min drive
- Lake SarahLake fishing · ~12 min drive
- Upper LakeLake fishing · ~13 min drive
- Francis LakeLake fishing · ~13 min drive
- Marion LakeLake fishing · ~16 min drive
- Pine Ridge LakeLake fishing · ~17 min drive
- Triangle LakeLake fishing · ~20 min drive
Also worth it near here
Climber's TrailHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: Nwcamera1, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount JeffersonSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: Jsayre64, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
PCT: Mt HoodMountain biking · ~8 min drivePhoto: EncMstr (talk · contribs), CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Riverside at Detroit CampgroundCamping · ~9 min drive
Best time to visit Whitewater Lake
Best months: May–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
38° / 24°
Feb
41° / 24°
Mar
44° / 26°
Apr
49° / 29°
May
58° / 35°
Jun
65° / 38°
Jul
76° / 42°
Aug
76° / 42°
Sep
69° / 39°
Oct
56° / 33°
Nov
42° / 28°
Dec
36° / 23°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Santiam Junction, OR, 18.1 mi away at 3,750 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
