Facilities
Schwarz Park offers several single and double-family campsites and six group sites. Flush toilets, drinking water, showers and a dump station are provided. Younger campers love the park's big playground.
Upcoming Availability
Campground guide
What to know before booking
Schwarz Campground is located below Dorena Lake in Oregon's Southern Willamette Valley. Schwarz Park offers several single and double-family campsites and six group sites. Dorena Lake is situated in the low foothills of the Calapooya Mountains.
max Stay
14 nights
Official campground details, summarized
Concise planning notes based on the public Recreation.gov campground information.
Natural Features
Dorena Lake is situated in the low foothills of the Calapooya Mountains. The campground is surrounded by a diverse mix of marshland, coniferous forests and grasslands. The weather is generally mild during the recreation season with temperatures ranging from the low 50s to the upper 90s. Chances of precipitation are high from May through mid-June.
Recreation
Dorena Lake is a great location for boating, water skiing, fishing and swimming. Nearby Baker Bay County Park offers a boat ramp and marina. The Row River Trail stretches 14 miles from downtown Cottage Grove, past the Dorena Dam and along the entire north side of the lake. This popular path is open tor hiking, biking and horseback riding. The Cottage Grove Scenic Byway Tour meanders past seven historic covered bridges in the area. The bridges were built in the 1920s and 30s, and some are still in use today.
Campsite map
Site markers come from Recreation.gov campsite coordinates.
Campsites
A sample of official campsite metadata for scanning equipment fit before booking.
Site 00E
SPAR
100 ft
vehicle
50
people
Yes
shade
Site 00B
SPAR
100 ft
vehicle
50
people
Yes
shade
Site 041
SPAR
60 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Site 00A
SPAR
100 ft
vehicle
50
people
Yes
shade
Site 032
SPAR
56 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Site 051
SPAR
54 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Site 067
SPAR
40 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Site 020
SPAR
49 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Site 069
SPAR
53 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Site 003D
SPAR
58 ft
vehicle
16
people
Yes
shade
Site 015
SPAR
54 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Site 031
SPAR
60 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Site 055D
SPAR
56 ft
vehicle
16
people
Yes
shade
Site 061
SPAR
49 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Site 057
SPAR
54 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Site 078
SPAR
49 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Site 053
SPAR
54 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Site 038D
SPAR
60 ft
vehicle
16
people
Yes
shade
Site 080
SPAR
60 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Site 005D
SPAR
58 ft
vehicle
16
people
Yes
shade
Site 068
SPAR
67 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Site 052
SPAR
54 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Site 050
SPAR
54 ft
vehicle
8
people
—
shade
Site 007
SPAR
53 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Important notices
Alcohol is prohibited at all U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Dorena Lake lands and areas, including Schwarz Park (Campground) and lease areas.
Two (2) vehicles per site allowed for single sites, included with reservation fee. Four (4) vehicles per site allowed for double sites. No additional vehicles permitted, including visitor vehicles. Extra vehicle passes cannot be purchased. Purchasing campsites for the purpose of obtaining extra vehicle passes and/or parking additional vehicles on the site without occupying the site overnight with camping equipment is prohibited.
This campground requires you to reserve 2 nights on weekends, and 3 nights on holiday weekends for single sites or double sites.
There is no electricity, water or sewer site hook-ups at this campground.
Surrounding campgrounds
Other tracked campgrounds within driving distance, nearest first.
Common questions
How do I book Schwarz Park?
Reservations are handled by Recreation.gov, not by Kestrel. Use the official reservation link on this page to book. Kestrel only watches availability and tells you when a site frees up.
How quickly will I hear about a cancellation?
Kestrel rescans every two minutes, and every 30 seconds during the provider's daily release window. Alerts go out by email as soon as a matching site appears.