Blackberry Campground is an excellent base camp for fishing the Alsea for salmon, steelhead and trout.

Fish habitat is extremely important in Oregon.  Take time to explore and learn about local salmon and trout and protecting their habitat on the Alsea River.  Fall Creek Hatchery and Research Center is just a few miles east of Blackberry Campground.

Long, level parking pads

Some campsites are reservable during the summer months. Others are left for first-come-first-served campers. 

There are a few pull-thru campsites in Blackberry.  Campsites are roomy with distance between. 

New, clean, well-vented, vault toilets

Kids love to play in the Alsea River from Blackberry Campground.  The newts are fun to catch but wash your hands after you play with them.  Their slime can be toxic. 

Apparently adults like to catch them too.  I'm not sure who is cuter!   Remember to wash your hands after handling as their secretions can be toxic. 

Waldport is just 18 miles from Blackberry.  The harbor seals are always fun to watch from the Alsea Bay Bridge. 

Hwy 34 is an old logging road from Philomath to Hwy 101 on the Oregon Coast.  It is well maintained and a beautiful drive.  Take your time and enjoy the ride!

Drift boats navigate this stretch of the Alsea River.   But people also fish from the shoreline of the campground.

​Day Use parking for beach access just south of Waldport, Oregon.

​This is looking north from Governor Patterson State Park.  The water is where the Alsea Bay flows out into the Pacific Ocean.

​There are 3 or 4 small eateries here and around the corner.

​Picnic tables, parking, boat launch, kayaking, eating.  Rent a crab pot, crab off the dock and they'll cook'em up for you at the Dock of the Bay Marina.

​Crabbing, shrimping, kayaking, birding and

watching all of the above

Reservable sites are marked with an R on the map.