Horseshoe Lake
- May–Oct
- best months
Caution today
Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 4 h ago
Is Horseshoe Lake open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Clackamas River Ranger District. It doesn't name Horseshoe 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.
Horseshoe Lake is a 16-acre lake near Detroit, Oregon, at about 5,330 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Local outfitters
- Lower Deschutes Outfitters26 mi away
- The Fly Fishers Place36 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Horseshoe SaddleHikingPhoto: U.S. Forest Service- Pacific Northwest Region, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)0.1 mi- Horseshoe Lake (Olallie)Camping0.2 mi
- Gibson LakeHikingPhoto: U.S. Forest Service- Pacific Northwest Region, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)0.3 mi
- Breitenbush LakeCamping0.8 mi
- South Fork North Fork Breitenbush RiverCanoeing2.5 mi
- Bear PointSummit3.7 mi
- Potato ButteSummit4.1 mi
North Fork Breitenbush RiverCanoeingPhoto: EncMstr, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Upper LakeLake fishing · ~3 min drive
- Suttle LakeLake fishing · ~42 min drive
- Metolius RiverRiver fishing · ~32 min drive
- Deschutes RiverRiver fishing · ~1h 16m drive
- Lake SarahLake fishing · ~3 min drive
- Francis LakeLake fishing · ~4 min drive
- Bear LakeLake fishing · ~6 min drive
- Triangle LakeLake fishing · ~9 min drive
- Whitewater LakeLake fishing · ~12 min drive
- Hunts LakeLake fishing · ~18 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Horsehoe Lake CampgroundCamping · Next door
- Horseshoe SaddleHiking · Next doorPhoto: U.S. Forest Service- Pacific Northwest Region, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Pyramid ButteMountain biking · ~2 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 Horseshoe 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, 24.9 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.
