Haystack Reservoir

Haystack Reservoir was built to store irrigation water for Jefferson County farms in 1956/57.  It was the only lake for the kids for quite a while and was popular for boating, water skiing, fishing and just family fun picnics and swimming.

Today the Reservoir is still used for the same thing with campgrounds on the East and West shores and South shore for group camping.  There is a fishing platform for the disabled and youth on the north end not to far from the dam.

They still hold hydro plane boat races there every year and people love to camp on the West shore where these photos were taken.

Many times Haystack freezes over in winter but people still camp on the west shore. The east shore campground and south shore is closed.

Haystack has a lot of colors and is good fishing a lot of times. It has trout, catfish and bass. It is fun to just go and watch the birds and the chipmunks.

Haystack is located between Madras and Redmond near Juniper Butte just about 4 miles east of highway 97. There is also a KOA Campground about half way between the reservoir and the highway for your camping pleasure.