Upper Lake
- May–Oct
- best months
Is Upper Lake open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Clackamas River Ranger District. It doesn't name Upper Lake, so check the source for the area it covers.
Clackamas River RD Fires
Agency closure covering Clackamas River Ranger District · Order 06-06-05-26-20 · USFS · Clackamas River Ranger District
Tamanawas Falls Trail closed due to instability hazards
Agency alert covering Mt. Hood National Forest · USFS · Mt. Hood National Forest
Emergency fire closure on FR 57
Agency alert covering Clackamas River Ranger District · USFS · Clackamas River Ranger District
Eagle Creek Fire Area Closures
Agency alert covering Mt. Hood National Forest · Order 06-22-01-26-04 · USFS · Mt. Hood National Forest
Roadside Danger Trees Health and Safety Closure
Agency alert covering Clackamas River Ranger District · Order 06-06-05-26-02 · USFS · Clackamas River Ranger District
As of · Source: USFS · Clackamas River Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Upper Lake is a 15-acre lake near Detroit, Oregon, at about 5,380 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Local outfitters
- Lower Deschutes Outfitters27 mi away
- The Fly Fishers Place37 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Double PeaksHikingPhoto: BHunsaker, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.4 mi- Top LakeHikingPhoto: BHunsaker, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.7 mi
- Camp Ten (olallie)Camping1.4 mi
- Peninsula (olallie)Camping1.4 mi
- Pyramid ButteSummit2.5 mi
- South Fork North Fork Breitenbush RiverCanoeing2.7 mi
North Fork Breitenbush RiverCanoeingPhoto: EncMstr, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.5 mi- Bear PointSummit3.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Bear LakeLake fishing · ~6 min drive
- Suttle LakeLake fishing · ~45 min drive
- Metolius RiverRiver fishing · ~35 min drive
- Deschutes RiverRiver fishing · ~1h 17m drive
- Lake SarahLake fishing · ~6 min drive
- Francis LakeLake fishing · ~7 min drive
- Triangle LakeLake fishing · ~7 min drive
- Whitewater LakeLake fishing · ~13 min drive
- Hunts LakeLake fishing · ~19 min drive
- Elk LakeLake fishing · ~26 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Double PeaksHiking · Next doorPhoto: BHunsaker, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Camp Ten CampgroundCamping · ~2 min drive
Pyramid ButteMountain biking · ~4 min drivePhoto: EncMstr (talk · contribs), CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Olallie ButteSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: M.O. Stevens at en.wikipedia, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Upper 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, 25.7 mi away at 3,750 ft. The station sits about 1,600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
