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Near this cache site there is wonderful camping, swimming and fishing. The view is breathtaking and awesome from the cache site. Bald Eagles have been seen from here, as well as, other interesting wildlife. This is the place to come to if you visit Odell Lake. During the 1920's, there was a building which the railway workers working on the railway would come to visit the local painted ladies of the night. They would also visit the speakeasy that was located here.
Odell Lake is one of the largest lakes in Oregon with 3,558 acres in size and 287 feet deep, the lake is approximately 6 miles long and 1 1/2 miles wide with many bays. Odell Lake was named in July 1865 after William Holman Odell, a pioneer and surveyor, originally from Indiana. It is a deep lake formed as a consequence of glacial activity in the Oregon Cascades.
The lake is oriented east-west and its position at Willamette Pass funnels consistent winds through the pass and promotes large seiches in the lake. Odell Lake is subject to wind forces from 24-30 mph. These strong breezes create whitecaps which occur almost every afternoon. Boaters should be aware of this and take precautions against being caught on the lake unless their crafts are large enough not to be endangered by the waves. This lake is gaining in popularity for wind surfing since there is nearly always an afternoon wind. Odell Lake was classified as oligotrophic by state biologists in 1941.
One of the outstanding attractions of the lake is fishing. It provides an ideal habitat for Kokanee Salmon, Bull Trout (dolly Varden), Whitefish, Mackinaw Lake Trout, and Native Rainbow Trout. Mackinaw Lake Trout were introduced prior to 1917. They are now maintaining themselves in satisfactory numbers. There is a small, but determined effort for these trophy fish which weigh up to forty pounds. Although rainbow trout are also in the lake, they are considered insignificant to the Kokanee and Mackinaw Lake Trout. The Oregon State Wildlife Commission stocked this lake annually until 1986. Since then the populations have come from natural spawning. Approximately 75 percent of the catch occurs each year from mid-May to mid-July. The short harvest period is due to a change in Kokanee feeding habits after mid-July.
Odell Lake has several true firs growing around its shores, including Pacific silver fir, Shasta red fir, subalpine fir and white fir. Engelmann spruce, western and mountain hemlock, Douglas fir, ponderosa, lodgepole and white pine also thrive in a climate that has an annual precipitation of 38 inches. The luxuriant growth of various plants helps to create a favorite retreat for many forest visitors.
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