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LOCAL POINTS OF INTEREST
The Oregon Experience is based in Mill City and is an easy drive from
Portland, Salem and Eugene. There are many things to do in the area,
and we highly recommend exploring several of the local state parks.
Closest to our home base is the North
Santiam State Recreation Area, a wonderful place for light hiking,
exploring along the river or picnicking with family. For more extensive
hiking trails, impressive waterfalls and camping, visit Silver
Falls State Park. Located in a temperate rainforest, the Canyon
Trail follows the river and will bring you to waterfalls ranging from
27 to 177 feet high. In neighboring Silverton is the Oregon
Garden, a botanical garden that hosts the Oregon Garden summer concert
series.
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For anyone interested in water sports, the Detroit
Lake State Recreation Area is a must. Boats, water skiing and personal
watercraft are all allowed on the 9-mile long lake, while the visitor
center, playgrounds and large campground make it an ideal place for
families. The Detroit
Lake Recreation Area Business Association Website is loaded with
valuable area information, maps and photographs. To get a taste of the
more remote parts of Oregon, the Willamette
National Forest is home to eight wilderness areas that can be accessed
only by foot or horseback.
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WHERE TO STAY
Mill City is located 30 miles east of Salem and approximately 15 miles
west of Detroit. In the Detroit Lake area, we recommend both Denny's
Place and Repose
& Repast B&Bs. For an extensive selection of local motel,
inn and B&B listings, please visit the Travel
Oregon website. Fisherman's
Bend Campground and Detroit
Lake State Park Campground both offer individual, group and RV camping
facilities.
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The Santiam River is a crystal clear mountain stream that flows out
of Santiam Lake in the heart of the Oregon Cascades. The river spills
and tumbles for nearly 100 miles and merges downstream with the larger
Willamette and ultimately the mighty Columbia. The river corridor provides
habitat for beaver, otter, mink, geese, osprey, herons and many other
species. For the fisherman, varieties of trout, winter steelhead, spring
Chinook and summer steelhead provide a year round supply of action.
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The Oregon Experience
P.O. Box 526 Mill City, Oregon 97360 (503) 897-3291 Site
by: Zynk
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