Pine Point (Timothy Lake) Day Use/Picnic Area (recgovnpsdata)

Beautiful lake. Spots are fairly large but not much privacy. Our spot was not by the water but the walk to the lake was very short. Great for kayaking and paddle boarding. Very clean water. Very clean campground. Also great hiking in the area (little Crater lake) and around the lake. We had a great time.

The water was opalescent and warm, the banks were just big enough for our day trip supplies, and the camp sites had super easy to access to parking/bathroom/shore. My group enjoyed this spot so much we actually want to come back tomorrow, next weekend, and on every summer holiday! Just know, it's popular and can be a challenge to find a spot on a holiday. Also, there's toxic algae to beware of (it's foamy and pea green) but we did not see any whatsoever. This is also a great place to kayak/sail/paddle board. The inner tubes were wonderful there, but there was a fairly strong current that was a challenge to swim against lol!

I hiked around the lake and the views were spectacular. A lot of people camping and making great use of the lake. Pack a lunch and spend the day exploring the beautiful lake.

I love this lake! It’s one of my absolute favorites near Mt. Hood. I’m writing this review for the terribly designed day use areas near the dam. I had my Mom and my very pregnant friend with me and we got some great parking in the lot and took several heavy trips to bring our lake play stuff (a cooler, picnic, shade tent and several floaties and SUP’s) down to our “spot” right by the lake. The only problem is that there is no swimming or putting floaties or SUPS into the water here. We would have to walk them kinda far away to another part of the lake to use them. Our group couldn’t be together ever bc someone had to always be guarding the belongings. This rule feels new this year and feels like we need to move the day use areas (and parking!) to a part of the lake where we are actually al

The place is super peaceful, where you can sit and enjoy the water, swim or hike. Area is clean, and well maintained. It's also a great place for fishing kayaking, or just relaxing