Casey State Recreation Site
About
Casey State Recreation Site is an 84-acre park in southern Oregon, less than a mile from the town of McLeod. It's a small, compact stop that works well as a base for exploring the trails close by. Typical averages from the Lost Creek Dam weather station, about 2 miles away, show hot, dry summers. July and August highs reach around 90°F with lows near 52°F and only two or three wet days a month. Late spring and early fall are milder. May averages about 72°F, September about 84°F and October about 70°F, and rain is still fairly infrequent. Winters are cool and wet, with highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s, lows around 31°F and wet weather on 14 to 18 days a month from November through February. The station records no typical snow days in any month. Several trails start within a few miles. Viewpoint Mike Trail is 0.7 miles away and Trail A is 1.5 miles away. Yellow Rock Trail is about 2.6 miles out, and the Rogue River Trail lies roughly 4 miles from the park.
Park size
84 acres
Location
Casey State Recreation Site
Oregon
Data source: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (Protected Areas Database, public domain)
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: Apr–Jun. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 63–80°F and lows of 37–47°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Lost Creek Dam, OR weather station, 1.7 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.
- Jan49° high31° low
- Feb54° high31° low
- Mar59° high34° low
- Apr63° high37° low
- May72° high43° low
- Jun80° high47° low
- Jul90° high52° low
- Aug90° high51° low
- Sep84° high45° low
- Oct70° high38° low
- Nov55° high34° low
- Dec47° high31° low
Where it is
- Casey State Recreation Site · Public land
- Nearest town
- Trail, Oregon · 5.6 mi
- Managed by
- City Land
Nearby
- Viewpoint Mike TrailHiking0.7 mi
- Trail AHiking1.5 mi
- Yellow Rock TrailHiking2.6 mi
- Rogue River TrailHiking4.2 mi
- Trail CreekCanoeing7.3 mi
- (1)Aurora ButtressRock climbing9.3 mi
- (2)Cloud ButtressRock climbing9.3 mi
- (3)Long WallRock climbing9.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)