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Lake Information for Wirth Lake
Walter Wirth Lake (aka Lake Wirth) is a lake in Salem, Oregon, United States. Walter Wirth Lake is wholly contained within Cascades Gateway Park. The park and lake began development in 1957 with the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce working with the State Highway Department to convert a gravel burrow pit into a park. Original development of the park included a swimming area, paddle boats, a children's zoo, and concession stands. In 1976 a Department of Environmental Quality Study determined the lake to be suffering the effects from upstream polluters closing the lake to swimming. Since that time the lake has held numerous programs in canoeing, sailing, and fishing.
There are restrooms at several locations in the park. The park is a day use area with picnic facilities, playgrounds, horseshoe courts, and an 18-hole disc golf course.
Fees: None.
Additional Activities: Cascade Gateway Park is located on the south side of Salem. There are numerous restaurants, movie theaters and shopping opportunities in the general area. Nearby state parks: Willamette Mission State Park.
For More Information:
ODFW North Willamette Watershed District Office – (971) 673-6000
Walter Worth Lake is stocked from April through June with legal- and trophy-sized rainbow trout. There are also warmwater gamefish in the lake.
Tackle & Techniques: Standard trout fishing methods such as worms, PowerBait, spinners and fly casting work well at Walter Wirth Lake. For warmwater fish use worms on a bobber or a grub/jig set up.
Walter Worth Lake is located in Cascade Gateway Park in the City of Salem. Go south on Turner Road SE off Hwy 22 just west of I-5.
Businesses Located Nearby
Boat Rental
- Garmin at
- 2345 Turner Rd Se - Salem, OR
- (503) 581-8101
- Boat Tops & More Incorporated
- 3399 Hawthorne Ave Ne - Salem, OR
- (503) 375-9105
- Salem Honda/Bmw/Ducati
- 1515 13th St Se - Salem, OR
- (503) 364-6784
Vacation Rental
- Blue Pacific Vacation Rentals
- 1174 Cornucopia St Nw - Salem, OR
- (503) 362-2965
- Echo Vacation Rentals
- 293 N Westview Dr - Otis, OR
- (541) 557-2277
- Frs Vacation Rentals
- 4264 Harvey Way - Lake Oswego, OR
- (503) 697-7224
Bar and Restaurant
- Chaima Bar & Retaurant
- 2865 Liberty St Ne - Salem, OR
- (503) 399-8282
- Cocos Bar and Restaurant
- 300 Liberty St Se - Salem, OR
- (503) 689-1230
- Anthony's Restaurant & Bar
- 3301 Market St Ne - Salem, OR
- (503) 370-7997
