Recreation
Community Swimming Pool
Sweet Home's community swimming facility is at the Sweet Home Senior High School. The indoor pool is open eleven months out of the year provides a variety of opportunities for the public to take advantage of the water and engage in aquatic fitness and good wholesome family fun.
Natural Recreational Opportunities
There are many natural recreational activities in the Sweet Home area throughout the entire year. At the top of the list are fishing, boating, kayaking, water skiing, swimming, hiking and snorkeling. Clear Lake, Green Peter and Foster Reservoirs provide these beloved activities in a stunning setting. With plentiful deer and elk, this region provides ample recreation for local and non-local hunters. With Sweet Home located at the entrance to the Cascade Range the setting is ideal for the hikers, campers, skiers, bird watchers and observers of nature. Fossilized leaves, petrified wood, crystal geodes and agates draw rockhounders to the region.
Quartzville Recreation Corridor and Back Country Byway - About 50 miles in length and connecting U.S. Highway 20 near Sweet Home and Highway 22, 19 miles east of Detroit, the Quartzville Recreation Corridor and Back Country Byway is managed by a partmentship of public land management agencies and private land owners. Numerous recreational activites available throughout most of the year include: camping/picnicking, swimming, fishing, hiking, boating, wildlife viewing, huckleberry picking, recreational mining and off-highway vehicle use. Some activities have some restrictions and users should contact the appropriate agency to get more information.
Developed facilities are available for camping, boating and picnicking. Most of the sites open in May and close in September.
The following facilities and managers are:
Lewis Creek - Linn County Parks Department;
Sunnyside - Linn County Parks Department;
Whitecomb - Linn County Parks Department;
Thistle Creek - Linn County Parks Department;
Dogwood - Bureau of Land Management;
Yellowbottom - Bureau of Land Management;
Riverside - U.S. Forest Service;
Marion Forks - U.S. Forest Service;
Contacts and Phone Numbers:
U.S. Forest Service, Sweet Home Ranger District 541-367-5168;
Bureau of Land Management - Salem District 503-375-5646;
Linn County Parks Department - 541-967-3917 http://www.co.linn.or.us/parks/
Hiking Opportunities are abundant in the Quartzville Area. Many are moderate to difficult. There are maps for 13 of these trails. Some trails require Trail Park Passes that may be purchased at the National Forest Ranger District Office.
|
