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STRATEGIC PLAN FOR WATER-BASED TOURISM IN CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON THE WATER
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This section is home to the Upper Clackamas Whitewater Festival. For the last 34 years river lovers from across the western United States meet here to compete, collaborate,
celebrate, and share. The festival became an independent Non-Profit organization in 2013 and is “dedicated to promoting river education, safety, competition, camaraderie, and
stewardship.” The event attracts approximately 125 registrants and 800 spectators over two days.

Timothy Lake
Timothy Lake is a stunning 2.1 square mile lake on the eastern edge of Clackamas County. The
lake was formed in 1956 by the Timothy Lake Dam at Portland General Electric (PGE) Oak Grove –
Clackamas River Hydroelectric Project #2195, located on the Oak Grove Fork of the Clackamas
River. Timothy Lake is the most upstream storage reservoir with gross storage capacity of 69,000
acre-feet. It does not generate power rather is used to regulate flow to Harriet Lake
approximately 8.4 miles downstream.

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The following inventory and capacity utilization rates were obtained from PGE reports . Timothy
Lake has seven developed campgrounds: Pine Point, Cove, Hoodview, Gone Creek, Oak Fork,
North Arm and Meditation Point. There are five day-use areas: West Shore and Pine Point,
Hoodview, Gone Creek and Oak Fork. There are also dispersed camping opportunities
surrounding the entire lake. Users of the dispersed sites typically hike or boat in, but some sites
are accessible by vehicle. There is a 12-mile trail that goes around the entire lake and
accommodates hikers, bikers and equestrians. Most of the campgrounds have dedicated on-site
staff during the summer season. Park staff also patrols day use areas and monitors the trails.
There is a fee associated with parking and using the day use areas. Facilities are typically open
from mid-May to late September.

Campgrounds

The following campground data and capacity estimations are provided by PGE and taken from the
FERC license reporting requirements, (form 80 report):
Pine Point Campground: 24 sites available each night. The average number of sites occupied during non-peak weekends was 15. This yields a capacity utilization of 61%.
Cove Campground: 10 sites available each night. The average number of sites occupied was 4, yielding a capacity utilization of 35%.
Hoodview Campground: 41 sites available each night and the average number of sites occupied was 35. This yields a capacity utilization of 86%.